WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. is prepared to help Iraq pursue a federal system that would decentralize power away from Baghdad.
In an opinion piece...
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Min-Koo has an easy reply to new American research that hits South Korea where it hurts — in the noodles. Drunk and hungry just after dawn, he r...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed thanks Wednesday for the prayers and condolences he has received following the death of his nephew’s wife and their two young boys ...
ROME — Pope Francis has confirmed he wants to come to the United States next year and is considering a three-city trip in September: Philadelphia for a family rally, Was...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets and Israel responded with airstrikes today after Egyptian efforts to mediate a lasting truce in ...
Journalist beheaded
WASHINGTON — In a horrifying act of revenge for U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq, militants with the Islamic State extremist group have beheaded Ameri...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Three relatives of Pope Francis died and a fourth was in serious condition Tuesday after their car crashed on a provincial highway in Argentina...
Militants deny claim
BAGHDAD — Boosted by two days of U.S. airstrikes, Iraqi and Kurdish forces today wrested back control of the country’s largest dam from Islamic milit...
SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis wrapped up his first trip to Asia today by challenging Koreans — from the North and the South — to reject the “mindset of suspicion and...
SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis beatified 124 Korean martyrs Saturday, telling hundreds of thousands of people who turned out for his open-air Mass that their ancestor...