VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the center of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his "supreme" authority to stiffen a sentence originally handed down by a Vatican court in 2011. In…
NEW YORK-- Given the Trump administration's goal of a complete, verifiable denuclearization of North Korea during President Trump's first term, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is eager to maintain U.S.-North Korean engagement. As he prepares for upcoming discussions with the…
A map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the epicenter of 7.5 magnitude earthquake which struck Indonesia on Sept. 28, 2018. USGS Last Updated Sep 28, 2018 7:06 AM EDT JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian officials issued a tsunami warning…
People are evacuated from an Air Niugini plane crashed in the waters in Weno, Chuuk, Micronesia, September 28, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. James Yaingeluo/REUTERS WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Everybody survived a plane's crash landing in a…
Hurricane Rosa, now a Category 4 storm, churns about 600 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean, early on Sept. 28, 2018. NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center Last Updated Sep 28, 2018 3:53 AM…
Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Rosa in the Pacific (L) and Tropical Storm Kirk in the tropical Atlantic (R) as of Thu., Sept. 27, 2018. NOAA Tropical Storm Kirk dropped heavy rain and unleashed flooding as it passed through the eastern…
A B-52 Stratofortress and F-16 jets taking part in multinational exercises over Jordan in 2015. Jordan Pix, Getty Images BEIJING—China on Thursday labeled a recent mission by nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 bombers over the disputed South China Sea as "provocative," and…
A B-52 Stratofortress and F-16 jets taking part in multinational exercises over Jordan in 2015. Jordan Pix, Getty Images BEIJING—China on Thursday labeled a recent mission by nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 bombers over the disputed South China Sea as "provocative," and…
Tropical Storm Kirk is seen in a satellite image at 9:15 a.m. ET on Sept. 27, 2018. NOAA Last Updated Sep 27, 2018 11:05 AM EDT MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Kirk is on a path to dump heavy rains that…
A man was slapped in the face with an octopus whipped at him by a seal, while he was kayaking in New Zealand. @BareKiwi and @taiyo_masuda A kayaker in New Zealand has become a viral sensation after a seal slapped…
UNITED NATIONS -- Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro showed up unexpectedly at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to "defend his country" as six nations accused him of crimes against humanity and President Donald Trump hinted at taking military action.…
Ruslan Boshirov London Metropolitan Police MOSCOW -- An investigative group in Britain says it has identified one of the two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. as a highly-decorated colonel in the Russian military intelligence agency…
A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Kirk as of Wed., Sept. 26, 2018. NOAA Tropical Storm Kirk, which lost strength and had dissipated earlier this week as it crossed the tropical Atlantic, has strengthened and reemerged Tuesday, according to the…
Hurricane Rosa is seen in an infrared satellite image captured at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sept. 26, 2018. NOAA Tropical Storm Rosa became a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday morning, forecasters said. It is expected to strengthen…
WARNING: Footage seen in the video at the top of this story is disturbing. While it does not show anyone being killed, some viewers may find it difficult to watch. A video that circulated on social media starting in July…
Tuberculosis remains the most lethal of infectious diseases worldwide, killing more than 1.6 million people a year. But researchers say a new vaccine might prevent half of full-blown illnesses in infected people who receive the shot. "We found that the…
Without naming President Trump, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blasted the United States during his U.N. General Assembly address on Tuesday, suggesting Mr. Trump had "xenophobic tendencies resembling a Nazi disposition," among other criticisms. In response, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Throughout the summer, federal officials repeatedly indicated there were no long-term plans to continue operation of a temporary "tent city" for unaccompanied migrant children. The facility opened on June 14, and officials said they expected it to close on July 13.…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen, convicted of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall last year, lost his appeal against his life sentence Wednesday, shortly after he apologized to the victim's family. The 47-year-old listened quietly…
Pope Francis loses his skull cap in the wind during the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, Sept. 26, 2018. REUTERS ROME -- Pope Francis called sex abuse "monstrous" on his return flight from a four-day…
UNITED NATIONS -- "Moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and, frankly, are our friends," President Trump declared Tuesday before the U.N. General Assembly. "We are taking a hard look at U.S.…
Bolton to Iran: "We are watching and we will come after you" Mr. Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton issued stern warnings to Iran in a speech at the UN on Tuesday, slamming the Iran nuclear deal as the "worst…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that in private messages from Kim Jong Un to President Donald Trump, the North Korean dictator has been "very consistent" that he's "intent on denuclearizing" the Korean Peninsula. "He understands that, he understands the…
UNITED NATIONS -- Even as world leaders step up to the podium at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, the lion's share of attention will be down the hall, where President Trump will be chairing the Security Council. It will…