Pope Francis prayed Saturday for the Coptic Christians killed a day earlier in Egypt by Islamic extremists, saying that today there are more Christian martyrs for the faith than in ancient times. During meeting with clergy in the Italian port city of Genoa, Francis urged them to pray "for...

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Saturday that 52 of its fighters were killed as they repelled rival militias in fierce clashes in the capital Tripoli. Apart from sporadic gunfire in southern Tripoli, calm returned to the city Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy month of...

 G7 countries will on Saturday recognize the deadlock about taking collective action on climate change as US President Donald Trump mulls his position, officials said. "The United States is evaluating its policy with regard to the climate, so the six other G7 countries will reaffirm...

A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed fighting ISIS west of the Iraqi city of Mosul, the Tehran-based Tasnim news agency reported Saturday. It is the first time Iran has announced the death of a senior commander during the operations launched in...