The Vatican has announced a breakthrough "provisional agreement" with China on the appointment of bishops, an issue that for decades has caused tensions between the Holy See and Beijing. Beijing's long-held insistence that it must approve...[...]

The family of an Australian filmmaker pardoned by Cambodia after being jailed on espionage charges said on Saturday it was happy the "nightmare" came to an end, while the Australian foreign minister thanked the government in Phnom Penh for his...[...]

Brazilian police on Friday arrested a Lebanese citizen on suspicions of raising funds for Lebanon-based Shiite military group Hezbollah, which the United States considers a terrorist group. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function...[...]

Women foreign ministers from around the world kicked off a first-of-its-kind meeting on Friday, bringing together more than half of the world's top women diplomats in Montreal. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function...[...]

German authorities said Friday they were blocking a plan to rebuild part of the Berlin Wall for a massive film-art project in the German capital. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function (medianetNativeAdOnArticle) {...[...]

The walls are crumbling, the windows shattered, and the boys sit three to a desk. But by being enrolled in classes at all, the pupils are among the luckiest children in war-torn Yemen. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function...[...]

One of the largest swinging bells in the world, weighing 55 tons (7,850 stone), was unveiled in the Polish city of Krakow on Thursday ahead of being installed at a major pilgrimage site in Brazil. The "Vox Patris" bell, four metres (13 feet) in...[...]

More than 290,000 people have signed a petition in support of a Paris bus driver facing disciplinary action after he was filmed slapping a teenager. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function (medianetNativeAdOnArticle) {...[...]

Macedonia is set to vote on a name change. The process is turning out to be surprisingly fraught—even drawing Russian interference.Load...[...]

UN statistics show the total cocaine production area rose to its highest recorded level in 2017.The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the acreage under coca cultivation rose to 171,000 hectares in 2017, a 17% increase from...[...]

The number of deaths and attacks attributed to terrorism significantly decreased in 2017 according to a new report by the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"],...[...]

Countries that prevent refugees from working waste tens of millions of dollars and endanger the futures of these displaced populations for years, according to a new study.Countries that ban refugees from working eventually spend much more money than [...]

George W. Bush's decision to invade Afghanistan and Iraq in the aftermath of 9/11 was the “worst single mistake” in U.S. history, Donald Trump claimed.Trump bashed Bush’s still-controversial decision to send troops to Iraq and Afghanistan in the [...]

President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian plane, which was accidentally hit by Syrian anti-aircraft fire while seeking to intercept Israeli missile fire. "This unfortunate incident was the result of Israeli...[...]

Ismail al-Ithawi was the highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to stand trial in Iraq.Ismail al-Ithawi was part of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s inner circle and was responsible for religious edicts, finances and designing the educational curriculum...[...]