Pope Francis is asking people to unite in prayers for peace on Tuesday, when he'll meet with leaders of other religions in the town of Assisi. Francis told the faithful in St. Peter's Square on...

Syria's state news agency is reporting that troops have regained control of areas they lost to the Islamic State group in the east of the country after an airstrike by the U.S.-led...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 17 September...

At least eight people were taken to a hospital with injuries after a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall on Saturday evening which ended with the suspected attacker dead inside the...

The strongest typhoon to hit China this year has left 28 people dead and 15 others missing in the east of the country. Typhoon Meranti made landfall early Thursday in Fujian province after winds...

An explosion in a crowded Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities called the blast an "intentional act," but said there was no terrorist...

 A terminally ill minor has been helped to die in Belgium for the first time since the country did away with age restrictions on euthanasia two years ago, according to the senator who wrote the...

Pope Francis has encouraged Europeans to welcome refugees, calling authentic hospitality "our greatest security against hateful acts of terrorism." Francis Saturday spoke to alumni of Jesuit...

European Union President Donald Tusk is predicting that Britain will trigger the start of its exit negotiations from the bloc early next year. Tusk said following an EU summit held without...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 16 September....