A group of Christians in Iraq officially celebrated mass in a church near Mosul for the first time in about two years on Sunday.
At least 43 woman were raped or sexually assaulted by security officials, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report Monday.
If the bill passes through the Australian High Court in November, it would act against article 31 of the United Nations’ 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
The Islamic State planned to bomb a World Cup qualifying game staged in Saudi Arabia.
The Mexican celebration begins at midnight on Oct. 31 to remember and honor the dead.
Voters in the former Soviet Union republican were essentially asked to choose between closer integration with Europe or turning back to Moscow, and many choose the later.
The Pope is hoping to help heal the rift in Christianity that began almost 500 years ago.
Michel Aoun is a former military leader and political leader who has both fought and supported Hezbollah.
The magician known for his dramatic escapes died on Halloween, 1926 at the age of 52.
Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced Maha Vajiralongkorn will take over as the monarch after the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The talks, scheduled for Tuesday come days after Pyongyang threatened Seoul of gruesome consequences if the latter continued with its psychological warfare tactics.
The Airbus A321 passenger plane was headed to St. Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh resort in Egypt when it crashed, killing all 224 on board.
According to a new report, about 600,000 children under the age of five die around the world due to causes related to air pollution.
The Oct. 16 attack involved a man pushing a teenage girl into a lake and fatally stabbing a teenage boy.
The festival symbolizes the victory of knowledge over ignorance and good over evil.
A man had a close encounter with the panda in a zoo in Nanchang, China, and was lucky to escape without any injuries.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a bill that seeks a ban on refugees who arrive by sea from ever visiting the country.
Roughly 77 percent of Americans believe aliens have visited Earth at some point.
The Pirate Party received 10 seats, up from three in the last election. The Left-Green Party also won 10 seats, while the Independence Party came in first with 21 seats, up from 19.
Maradona became coach of Argentina in November 2008 and took charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The warning was an update to previous State Department advisories of "increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey."
The tremor comes just days after two major quakes and about 60 subsequent temblors shook the country.
Among other things, the anti-establishment Pirate Party, widely expected to make big gains in the country’s parliamentary elections Saturday, wanted to grant citizenship to Edward Snowden.
Astronauts from Expedition 49 returned to Earth in an upgraded Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft, landing in Kazakhstan just before midnight Saturday.
Russia's Baltic neighbors are worried that they could be next amid a two-year struggle between pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine and Kiev.
The Indian festival is celebrated with lighting oil lamps, known as diyas, and candles, along with fireworks displays.
Two tests of the country's indigenous-built Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles failed earlier this month.
Celebrating the Day of the Dead is a global tradition. Here are how some countries party with their undead loved ones.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has completed sending over the last bit of information from its 2015 flyby of Pluto.
The festival of lights known as Diwali lasts for five days and has significance for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains.
