YANGON, Myanmar — Facebook said Monday that it is banning Myanmar's powerful military chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and 19 other individuals and organizations from its site to prevent the spread of hate and misinformation. The social media giant…
In a May 13, 2016 photo, Filipino Catholic priest Rev. Amado Picardal gestures during an interview at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines office in Manila, Philippines. AP MANILA, Philippines -- A Roman Catholic priest who was one of…
Pope Francis refused to answer accusations that he knew about alleged sex abuse by a former cardinal, and allowed him to serve unpunished. While the pope was in Ireland and meeting sex abuse victims, a former Vatican official made the…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) is escorted by police officers to the police vehice, after his trial at a Moscow courthouse, Aug. 27, 2018. Getty MOSCOW -- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained Saturday outside his home in…
Experts from across the globe are meeting to discuss ways to define and deal with "killer robots" — futuristic weapons systems that could conduct war without human intervention. The weeklong gathering is the second this year at U.N. offices in…
A file photo shows U.S. soldiers at a defensive position inside an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost during a patrol outside Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank, near Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan. Getty KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. strike over the weekend killed…
The latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia go into effect Monday for its alleged role in the use of a chemical weapon to poison a former Russian spy. The State Department formally listed the sanctions on the federal register…
Pope Francis refused to answer accusations that he knew about alleged sex abuse by a former cardinal, and allowed him to serve unpunished. While the pope was in Ireland and meeting sex abuse victims, a former Vatican official made the…
Police say they are pursuing more charges against a man who rushed onstage during a Beyonce and Jay-Z concert in Atlanta. Atlanta Police officer Lisa Bender says that 26-year-old Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell ran on stage, approached Jay-Z and made…
An Iraqi vendor sells Iranian currency in a street in Najaf, Aug. 14, 2018. Getty THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Iran went to the United Nations' highest court Monday in a bid to have U.S. sanctions lifted following President Donald Trump's…
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Mai Tran, an American of Vietnamese descent grieves over the portrait of the late U.S. Senator John McCain during a memorial tribute at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi on August 27, 2018. Getty HANOI, Vietnam -- People in Vietnam are…
GENEVA -- Investigators working for the U.N.'s top human rights body said Monday that top Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The call, accompanying a first report by the investigators, amounts to some of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Lookouts use an early home run and a triple to beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2-1. Just two more home games remain for the Lookouts. Next up, Chattanooga hosts Jacksonville Monday at 7:15 p.m.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two University of Tennessee Chattanooga football players are facing multiple charges after being arrested Saturday night. The two have been suspended indefinitely, according to school officials. The arrest affidavit says that a Chattanooga Police officer saw…
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Pope Francis issued a sweeping apology Sunday for the “crimes” of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
ATLANTA (AP) - Police say they are pursuing more charges against a man who rushed onstage during a Beyonce and Jay-Z concert in Atlanta.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's Democratic candidate for governor says her party's fate in November rests with people who don't usually vote.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting in the 2000 block of Rawlings Street after the victim showed up at a local hospital.
KNOCK, Ireland — Pope Francis issued a sweeping apology Sunday for the "crimes" of the Catholic Church in Ireland, saying church officials regularly didn't respond with compassion to the many abuses children and women suffered over the years and vowing…
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will attend the second listening tour roundtable discussion on the delivery of the TNReady assessment in Hamilton County on Tuesday, Auguest 28th. The event, held at Soddy-Daisy High School on Sequoyah Access…
Pope Francis is set to deliver a homily at Mass in Ireland on the second and final day of his highly anticipated visit to the deeply Catholic country that has included meeting with victims of sexual abuse at the hands…
Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday at the age of 81, was tortured and held captive for five and a half years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, an experience that shaped the rest of his life.…
A former Vatican ambassador to Washington said Sunday that he told Pope Francis in 2013 about allegations of sexual abuse against a prominent priest – and that Francis took no action. Now, the former official, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, is…