Pope Francis Saturday accepted the resignation as a cardinal of Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C. and one of the U.S. Catholic Church's most prominent figures, who has been at the center of allegations of sex abuse with minors and young seminarians. McCarrick was...

Gunmen raided a midwife training center in eastern Afghanistan Saturday in an ongoing attack that has left at least three people wounded and sparked fierce fighting with security forces, officials and witnesses said. At least 67 people, including students and teachers, were inside the...

Tens of thousands of Russians took part Saturday in rallies across the country organized by Communists to protest against highly controversial plans to hike the pension age. In Moscow, organizers said up to 100,000 people gathered for a permitted rally against the government-backed...

An Arab-led coalition launched heavy airstrikes on Yemen’s main port city of Hudaida Friday, in an apparent resumption of military operations on the city after the Houthis attacked two Saudi oil tankers, residents said. The coalition on July 1 halted an attack on the Houthi-held city to aid...