DUBLIN — Missouri's attorney general launched a statewide investigation Thursday into sex crimes within the Catholic Church. The probe follows an investigation in Pennsylvania that determined more than 300 priests had abused more than 1,000 children. This weekend, Pope Francis is visiting…
A girl goes nose-to-nose with a Neanderthal statue at a museum in Germany. Ancient DNA research is increasingly revealing the genetic links between modern humans and our extinct ancestors, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. Neanderthal Museum (Mettmann, Germany) BERLIN -- Scientists…
ESCONDIDO, Calif. – A new report from the International Rhino Foundation found three of the world's five rhino species could be lost within our lifetime. Perhaps no species is closer to extinction than the northern white rhino. There are only…
ESCONDIDO, Calif. – A new report from the International Rhino Foundation found three of the world's five rhino species could be lost within our lifetime. Perhaps no species is closer to extinction than the northern white rhino. There are only…
Pope Francis will arrive in Ireland this weekend for an international Catholic gathering amid intensifying scrutiny over the church's handling of sexual abuse by priests. The scandal forced two U.S. cardinals to cancel their trips. The pope asked for prayers…
French police secure a street after a man killed two persons and injured an other in a knife attack in Trappes, near Paris, according to French authorities, France, August 23, 2018. REUTERS TRAPPES, France -- A man with severe psychiatric…
FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a media conference at the end of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on July 27, 2018. Getty Images LONDON -- South Africa accused United States President Donald Trump of sowing division Thursday…
A still photo from video posted on a militant website July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first…
NEW YORK — A new report from the UN's nuclear watchdog expresses "grave concern" that North Korea is continuing to develop its nuclear program, despite the regime's commitment to work towards denuclearization following June's summit in Singapore. The International Atomic…
FILE PHOTO: Author Kevin Kwan poses at the premiere for "Crazy Rich Asians" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 7, 2018. REUTERS SINGAPORE -- Singapore's government says the author of the book that inspired the hit film "Crazy Rich Asians"…
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem, August 22, 2018. REUTERS JERUSALEM -- President Donald Trump's national security adviser says there's no timetable for releasing the administration's much-anticipated Mideast peace plan. John Bolton said…
CAIRO -- It might have been another #MeToo moment: An Egyptian woman says a man stalked her at a bus stop, made inappropriate advances, and only backed off when she began filming him with her cellphone. But when she posted…
An Australian teen's mother passed away this June, before she could attend the concert of one of her favorite singers: Pink. But, Pink made sure the teen's night was extra special--just the way her mom would have wanted. Leah Murphy…
A new investigative report finds Facebook is struggling to tackle hate speech against the Rohingya community and other Muslims in Myanmar. According to the report, "Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar," Reuters found more than 1,000 examples of…
A new investigative report finds Facebook is struggling to tackle hate speech against the Rohingya community and other Muslims in Myanmar. According to the report, "Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar," Reuters found more than 1,000 examples of…
Dozens of South Koreans are in North Korea this week reuniting with family members they've been separated from since the Korean War in the 1950s. The emotional and time-limited reunion is being held at a mountain resort north of the…
Dozens of South Koreans are in North Korea this week reuniting with family members they've been separated from since the Korean War in the 1950s. The emotional and time-limited reunion is being held at a mountain resort north of the…
Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of clergy sexual abuse on his upcoming trip to Ireland, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The timing of the meeting will not be publicized until it's over, and it will be up to the…
Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of clergy sexual abuse on his upcoming trip to Ireland, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The timing of the meeting will not be publicized until it's over, and it will be up to the…
Britain wants the European Union to ensure its sanctions on Russia are sufficiently comprehensive in response to accusations Moscow poisoned a former Russian spy in Britain, using a nerve agent. In advance excerpts from his first speech in the U.S. as…
A general view in this image obtained from a video shows the area after several people were killed in mountain gorge flooding in the municipality of Civita, Calabria, Italy August 20, 2018. Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico via REUTERS…
NEW YORK -- The last Nazi war crimes suspect facing deportation from the U.S. was taken from his New York City home and spirited early Tuesday morning to Germany, the White House said Tuesday. The deportation of the 95-year-old former…
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, left, waves to the pilots of a fighter jet, before an inauguration ceremony of the aircraft, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. AP…
Smoke rises from the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan August 21, 2018. REUTERS KABUL, Afghanistan -- Rockets were fired toward the presidential palace in Kabul on Tuesday as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the…