

Pope Calls for Reconciliation in Annual Christmas Message
Pope Francis delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the...


FDA Eases Restrictions, Allowing Gay Men to Donate Blood
A nurse draws a blood sample in September 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has overturned a 30-year ban on blood donations...


Air France Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya after Bomb Scare
Airport workers are seen near the Air France Boeing 777 aircraft that made an emergency landing at Moi International Airport in Kenya's...


Democratic Rivals Highlight Need to Focus on Economy, Islamic State
The Democratic presidential candidates said in their final debate of the year Saturday they are focused on the U.S. economy and defeating...


Panel: UN's Response to Peacekeeper Abuses in CAR 'Seriously Flawed'
U.N. peacekeeping troops take part in a ceremony in Bangui, Central African Republic, Sept. 15. 2014. A dozen allegations of sexual...


Iran's Rouhani: Sanctions to be Lifted Soon
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech after the closure of Iran's nuclear probe at the IAEA meeting,...


Le Pen's National Front Shut Out of French Regional Governments
Marine Le Pen, leader of the French National Front. France’s National Front failed to win any regional assemblies in runoff elections...


Global Climate Delegates Adopt Historic Agreement
French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius, center, president-designate of COP21, and Christiana Figueres, left, executive secretary...


France Urges EU to Act Faster Against Extremist Finances
France's Finance Minister Michel Sapin, right, talks with European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici...


10 Million in Ethiopia Face Hunger After Worst Drought in Decades
A mother quenches her malnourished child's thirst while waiting for food handouts at a health center in drought-stricken remote Somali...















