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Pope Francis, who succeeded a resigning pontiff just two years ago, told a Mexican television network that he expects his pontificate will be brief.

Three New York foreign residents plead not guilty in a US court to charges that they attempted to provide support for Islamic State (IS) militants.

WASHINGTON -- A knife-carrying Army veteran who scaled a White House fence and dashed into the executive mansion before being caught took a plea deal Friday. Omar Gonzalez, 43, pleaded...

Comic Relief raises more than £78m - its highest ever total for Red Nose Day.

Myanmar draws protests from Beijing after its bomb falls in Chinese province, kills 4

Chief Jon Belmar 'honestly couldn't tell you for sure' but remains unapologetic about raid as police still have no suspects in shootings of two officers Police searching for the shooter of two officers in Ferguson, Misso...

Thousands of supporters across Brazil march to reject calls for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff over a scandal at oil company Petrobras.

"We need to expose just how murderous and psychopathic these individuals are"

Scientists cheered by birth of 6 endangered Pinzon tortoises in wild on Galapagos island

Woman breaches San Francisco airport security, gets on runway with plans to stow away on jet

State of emergency declared as warm temperatures and strong winds fan flames spreading towards the Pacific.

A woman who says Bill Cosby victimized her decades ago asked Nevada lawmakers on Friday to support a bill removing the state's statute of limitations on sexual assault -- a provision that prevented her from pursuing a cr...

French prosecutors on Friday announced a formal investigation against two men with ties to Amedy Coulibaly who was gunned down by police after killing five people in Paris on Jan. 9. The men are believed to be criminally...

Des Bishop, who left Flushing, Queens, for Ireland and then Beijing, is back in his hometown with language skills, a one-man show and a hope to build a comedy scene.

Sheikh Abdel Sattar Abdul Jabbar urges authorities to prevent Shia militias from carrying out revenge attacks on Sunnis in Saddam Hussein's hometown A prominent Iraqi Sunni preacher has urged authorities to prevent Shia ...

Mexican gov't may pay tens of thousands of dollars in damages to army-slayings victims

UN prepares response units saying it "fears the worst" after Category 5 storm hits the small Pacific island nation.

Los Angeles police say 14 teens under investigation for sex assaults at high school

A man's body is found after an empty kayak was spotted floating in the Firth of Forth.

Rosie Swale Pope pounds the pavement with purpose. Each step is a labor of love for this 68-year-old from Wales. She's on a journey to run across the U.S. to honor her late husband and others who have lost their lives to...

In a South by Southwest session, top casting directors break down the costs of hiring top actors for independent films and discuss YouTube's role in hiring Four top casting directors revealed some of the secrets of their...

What could have caused 3 deaths in Kansas