Pope Francis, in his strongest criticism of Islamist militants to date, said on Sunday no religious group which used violence and oppression could claim to be "the armor of God".
Afghanistan creates new executive position, shared-power agreement After a much-contested presidential election in Afghanistan, the two candidates created a shared-power agreement to move forward in the democracy, a move that has been applauded by the Obama administration.
Catalonia strives for independence, Spain to fight in court After the autonomous Catalan government voted in favor of consultation independence from Spain, a move that would recognize and support their thriving economy, unique culture, language and history, the Spanish government has said they will fight the vote in the country's Constitutional Court.
An Alaskan base scrambled two F-22 fighter jets to intercept a group of six Russian planes approaching the U.S. sovereign airspace near Alaska on Wednesday.
BBC: Most Japanese restaurant customers have never had real wasabi Wasabi has been deemed by experts as one of the hardest plants to grow commercially, and as a result it fetches a very high price, BBC reports.
Ancient peoples of South America believe Catholicism and annimism An ancient indigenous race in South America, the Aymara, combined their traditional beliefs of animism along with Catholicism, which was brought to the region by the Spanish in the 16th century, and currently live following the mix.
Agencies fighting Ebola virus outbreak need $1 billion A week after the World Health of Organization announced that fighting the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa would cost $600 million, the United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon announced it was in need of $1 billion to do so.
Putting aside their political affiliations, Congress has passed authorization to combat the Islamic State militant group before going on recess, and it is ready for President Barack Obama's signature.
The Iraq and Syria-based ISIS, or ISIL, has branched out from its beheading videos. Its new video is entitled 'Lend Me Your Ears, Messages from the British Detainee John Cantlie.'
The eight workers were attacked by villagers after they began spreading disinfectant around the village. The bodies were discovered by the government delegation sent on Thursday.
Despite delay, trading opened higher than expected Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba had its initial public offering debut delayed for two hours on Friday because of an imbalance of orders over the much-hyped IPO.
Scotland votes 55 to 45 in favor of staying in the United Kingdom, but Scots remind London of its promise for further autonomy if they remained in the Union.
The men planned gruesome attacks involving public beheadings in Australia's largest city, Sydney. The arrest involved around 800 law enforcement officers.
On Thursday, September 18, voters headed to the polls in Scotland for an historic referendum that will decide whether or not the country will declare independence from the United Kingdom.
Ukraine parliament grants some autonomy to eastern areas In a rare bit of cordiality between the two opposing nations, Russia said Ukraine took a "step in the right direction" by giving special status to two regions held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
With the 2014 World Cup now in the rear-view, Luke Dempsey's entertaining book "Club Soccer 101" helps new-school soccer fans and sports history wonks learn more about professional club teams from around the world -- including La Liga, Bundesliga, English Premier League (EPL), Liga MX, and Major League Soccer (MLS) -- with his new book further helping them understand the passion of "the beautiful game."
A month ago, Marina Silva entered the race to become the president of Brazil, after the candidate from her Socialist Party was killed in a plane crash. Now the candidate, who is in a head-to-head race against the incumbent, has given her first foreign interview since joining the race.
