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...

 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...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran's Hassan Rouhani held a phone call in which the two leaders stressed the need for more joint efforts to resolve the Syria crisis and discussed economic ties, the Kremlin said Saturday. The Kremlin added that Putin congratulated Rouhani on his recent...

A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 14 people in Afghanistan on Saturday and fighting between militants and security forces left at least 36 people dead on the first day of Islam's holy Month of Ramadan. In eastern Khost province, an attacker detonated a car bomb near a soccer field...