Pope Francis in Ireland Sunday "begged for God's forgiveness" for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy. Francis is due to speak in front of some 500,000...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani  on Sunday rejected the resignations of the intelligence chief and the interior and defence ministers, as the government faces fierce criticism over an increasingly deadly insurgency. Ghani called on Defence Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami, Interior Minister...

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that the United States could reach a "big Trade Agreement" with Mexico imminently. "Our relationship with Mexico is getting closer by the hour. Some really good people within both the new and old government, and all working closely together,"...

A senior US diplomat visited Kurdish-held territory in Syria on Saturday as the minority negotiates with Damascus over the future of its semi-autonomous region. Ambassador William Roebuck was in the town of Shadidi in the northwestern province of Hasakeh after visiting the towns of...