Two months after Mormon Kate Kelly led hundreds in a demonstration to shed light on gender inequality in the religion — defying church orders to stay off Temple Square — the founder of a...

Pope Francis has presided over a scorching hot audience in St. Peter's Square in seemingly good form after cancelling two days of meetings due to an illness.   Francis began his weekly...

"Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling waded into the world of Muggle politics Wednesday, announcing a 1 million pound ($1.68 million) donation to the campaign against Scottish...

A study has found more children toiling in harsh and dangerous work in Philippine villages hit by Typhoon Haiyan last November, the United Nation's labor agency said Wednesday.   The...

A teen gunman armed with a rifle shot and killed a 14-year-old student Tuesday and injured a teacher before he likely killed himself at a high school in a quiet Columbia River town in Oregon,...

One student and the suspected gunman are dead in a school shooting outside Portland, Oregon, police in the U.S. said Tuesday.   Police said the situation had stabilized after the school...

A federal jury in New York City awarded $4.7 million (€3.4m) to a clothing clerk who was tormented and eventually attacked by a co-worker because of his name and race.   Osama Saleh,...

Palestinian forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas broke up a Hamas protest, beating some of the participants despite a recent unity deal between the two rival factions, witnesses said...

Ukraine's new president has ordered security officials to create a corridor for safe passage for civilians in the country's east, which has been rocked for two months by a pro-Russian...

Fifteen crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry appeared at an emotional court hearing Tuesday to enter pleas on charges that they were negligent and failed to save the more than 300 people...