World Sep 28 PHOTOS: Views of last night’s supermoon eclipse Last night, skygazers enjoyed a celestial treat: a total eclipse of a supermoon -- a moon at its closest point to Earth in its orbit. The ruddy orb appeared larger than usual in the nighttime sky.
World Sep 28 U.N. General Assembly speeches in 2015 focus on Iran deal, migrants More than 150 world leaders are gathering at U.N. headquarters in New York this week with a migrant crisis, cyber warfare and raging Syrian conflict as the backdrop.
World Sep 25 Full text of Pope Francis’ speech to United Nations Pope Francis’ address to the United Nations on Friday as prepared for delivery and translated by the Vatican: Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel…
World Sep 25 Quiz: How well do you know the pope? Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba and the Eastern United States took up much of the week. See how much you know about the Holy Father in our five-minute quiz.
World Sep 24 Colombian president and rebels prepare for peace After a five-decade-long civil war, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, better known by his alias Timochenko, said they are prepared to declare peace.
World Sep 24 Full text of Pope Francis’ remarks to Congress Read Pope Francis' remarks to Congress as prepared for delivery on Thursday and released by the Vatican press office.
World Sep 21 WATCH: Pope Francis’ historic trip to the U.S. Pope Francis met with inmates and lawmakers, celebrated Mass in three different cities, and addressed world leaders during his first visit to the United States, and the first by any pope since 2008. Watch videos of all the events.
World Sep 18 Quiz: Test your brain on this week’s world news The week of international news began with the fallout from Egyptian security forces accidentally firing upon a tourist convoy, followed by a major earthquake on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Take our five-minute quiz about these events.
Nation Sep 17 Taliban captive Bergdahl ‘snuck off’ his military post, prosecutors say U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl intentionally left his outpost in rural Afghanistan in 2009, resulting in his capture by the Taliban, prosecutors said at his preliminary hearing on Thursday.
World Sep 16 Assad says refugees fleeing Syria because of ‘terrorism’ Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian media Wednesday that Syrians are fleeing to other countries because of terrorism and that “Western propaganda” is pinning the blame on the Syrian government.