VATICAN CITY (Reuters)- Pope Francis is studying how to speed up the handling of allegations of sexual abuse by clergy, the Vatican said Wednesday, after a high-profile case in Chile put a new spotlight on the scandal. The topic was a main point of discussion in three days of meetings...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP)- The office of Nigeria's president says police and civil defense forces are ordered to defend all schools in "liberated areas" of the northeast to avoid further attacks on schools by Boko Haram extremists. Many in Africa's most populous country are outraged by the...

British foreign minister Boris Johnson praised social reforms in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, seeking to neutralize any potential criticism over human rights and the war in Yemen ahead of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to London next week. Prince Mohammed will arrive in...

Representatives for thousands of Ethiopian Jews announced Wednesday they will stage a mass hunger strike if Israel eliminates funding to allow them to join their families in that country. Hundreds gathered at a synagogue in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to express concern that...