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According to reports, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama may team up to form a 2016 presidential dream ticket.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the late Hugo Chavez convinced Jesus to allow Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to become Pope Francis.

However, the controversial measure will almost certainly stall in either the U.S. Senate or House.

Ahmed is a historic figure in British political history since he was the first Muslim peer.

The world is just starting to get used to Pope Francis I, but there are already odds posted on his resignation.

Two Tunisian artists have been arrested for collaborating with rapper Weld El 15 on a music video insulting the police.

Prominent Chinese children are treated with special privileges. One of them, accused of rape, may have lied about his age for a more lenient sentence.

Prison officials say the hunger strike, which they claim has occurred before, is no big deal. But lawyers for the prisoners tell a different story.

Prouty told MSNBC he wanted to remain anonymous so the focus of the story would be on "Mitt Romney's words, and only Mitt Romney's words."

With the international media craze around Pope Francis I, the Vatican's Swiss Guards are on every TV screen. But who are they?

Italian authorities claim that since the alleged murders took place in international waters, the marines should face trial in Italy.

A series of bombings in Baghdad on Thursday appeared to be an organized attack.

Former Khmer Rouge senior leader Ieng Sary, who co-founded the brutal Maoist regime of Cambodia died Thursday.

Very few French citizens, an estimated 5 percent of the country, regularly attend Mass.

China has launched a probe against the American soft drinks giant Coca-Cola for its alleged spying activities in the country.

Xi Jinping, leader of the Chinese Communist Party, took charge as the president of China on Thursday, succeeding Hu Jintao.

The new proposal will give U.S. intelligence agencies unprecedented access to records at banks, wire transfer agencies and securities dealers.

Though a judge canned Mayor Bloomberg's large-soda ban, NYC government still has the power to battle obesity.

The number of Americans who identify as "strongly" Catholic has been declining steadily. Could Pope Francis I change that?

The Jesuits are known as the church’s smartest order, as well as the largest. But a sinister fame has kept them from the papacy –- until now.

U.S. lawmakers are sharing in the excitement over Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio's election as the new pope.

The name Francis in Roman Catholicism is most strongly associated with St. Francis of Assisi, who came from a wealthy family but shunned material possessions.

Argentina's Catholics reacted joyfully to news that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would become Pope Francis, but not everyone is quite so devoted.

Bergoglio holds conservative views on abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality and contraception.

The 76-year-old Pontiff, the first Jesuit pope, was born in Buenos Aires in 1936 to an Italian railway worker and his wife.

Republicans and Democrats have begun the familiar budget dance, but continued differences may mean more temporary fixes to keep the government going.

Former Nigerian State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha stole millions of dollars from the public but was pardoned by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez will make her first U.S. appearance Thursday as part of her world tour.

The heir to the British throne and the Duchess of Cornwall, are on an official visit to Jordan to examine the plight of the Syrian refugees housed there.