SAINT-MARTIN-EN-VERCORS, France -- When a lowly Roman Catholic father rebels against the church hierarchy, publicly castigating a prominent cardinal's handling of child sex-abuse cases, is that an act of backstabbing against the institution he serves or a brave solo effort…
Indian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex, in Mumbai, Sept. 6, 2018. Getty NEW DELHI -- India's top court on Thursday…
People head to safari parks to get up close and personal with animals usually seen only in photos. But, these tourists got a bit too close to a lion when it climbed right into their safari vehicle. A video released…
People look at an area damaged by an earthquake in Sapporo in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 6, 2018. KYODO / REUTERS A Japanese government spokesman says two people have been confirmed…
An injured boy is held up outside a hospital following a deadly attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2018. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul KABUL, Afghanistan — A coordinated attack in Afghanistan Wednesday shed new light on the difficulties faced by the…
LONDON — A tentative deal was reached Wednesday to resolve a conflict dubbed the "Scallop Wars" over fishing rights off France's coast, British and French officials said. Officials and industry representatives said after talks in London that "an agreement on the…
MIAMI -- Florence became the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season Wednesday as it moves on a path that could take it toward Bermuda. The Category 3 hurricane's maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 120 mph. Hurricane Florence…
Afghan security forces stand guard near the main gate of Paghman district compound after a suicide bomb attack, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, in a 2015 file photo. REUTERS A deadly suicide bombing hit a sports club in western Kabul on…
United Nations Security Council, FILE photo Neptuul, via Wikimedia Commons The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says President Donald Trump will chair a Security Council meeting on Iran during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York this…
A passenger ferry crosses as rescuers search in the Brahmaputra River after a boat capsized on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Sept. 5, 2018. AP GAUHATI, India -- Police were searching Wednesday for 22 people who were missing after a…
Police secures the area at the "Hambacher Forst" in Hambach near Cologne, Germany, September 5, 2018, where protesters have built a camp with tents and treehouses to stop the clearing of a forest for open pit mining. REUTERS BERLIN --…
A photo provided by the London Metropolitan Police on Sept. 5, 2018, shows two Russian nationals, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who are charged with the attempted murder of ex-spy Sergei Skripal using the deadly nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury,…
In this photo released by the Press Information Department, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, attends a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan, Aug. 24, 2018. AP ISLAMABAD -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pakistan…
An aerial view from a Jiji Press helicopter shows a ship that collided with a breakwater due to strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Nishinomiya city, Hyogo prefecture, Sept. 5, 2018. Getty TOKYO -- One of Japan's busiest airports…
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seen Jan. 23, 2017. Getty Elon Musk is apparently renewing his claims that a British diver who assisted in the rescue of a youth soccer team from a Thai cave earlier this year is…
Ruling out a strike by space debris or a micrometeoroid, Russian engineers say a small leak in a Soyuz crew ferry ship docked to the International Space Station was the result of a hole drilled into the wall of the…
PARIS -- The French agriculture minister says the country's navy is ready to intervene to prevent further clashes between French and British fishermen who angrily bumped boats over access to scallop fisheries off the French coast last week. The minister,…
PARIS -- The French agriculture minister says the country's navy is ready to intervene to prevent further clashes between French and British fishermen who angrily bumped boats over access to scallop fisheries off the French coast last week. The minister,…
The U.S. Embassy complex in Cairo, Egypt, is seen in a 2013 file photo. State Department The U.S. Embassy in Cairo warned American nationals to avoid the compound in Egypt's capital city on Tuesday after a security incident outside. Local…
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syria against launching an attack on the country's last rebel stronghold with the help of Russia and Iran, saying the offensive could trigger a "human tragedy." Syrian forces are massing around…
An image taken from video posted on Twitter by Michael Standaert on Sept. 2, 2018, shows a pole dancer performing during a back-to-school ceremony at the Xinshahui Kindergarten in Shenzhen, China. Twitter/Michael Standaert BEIJING -- A kindergarten principal in China…
High waves triggered by Typhoon Jebi are seen at a fishing port in Aki, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo Sept. 4, 2018. KYODO/REUTERS TOKYO -- High winds and heavy rain whipped the Japanese cities of…
Monica Lewinsky at #IAmDancingMan party in Los Angeles in May 2015 Jonathan Alcorn / REUTERS JERUSALEM -- Monica Lewinsky said Tuesday that she stormed offstage at a Jerusalem speaking event because of an interviewer's "off limits" question about former President…
Counsel K.A Ramu, lawyer for American Gerald Mickelson, speaks to media after hearing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 4, 2018 Yam G-Jun / AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian court sentenced an American man to death by hanging…