Political differences do not matter when it comes to the issue of childhood vaccinations, a new poll involving 1,000 American adults as respondents showed.Read More
Indonesian officials have dropped their proposal to require graduating female high school students to undergo virginity tests before they are allowed to receive their diplomas following a public outcry.Read More
A letter written by Kayla Mueller – the latest American citizen to have died while being held captive by Islamic State militants – was made public by her family on Tuesday after the White House confirmed her death.Read More
Pope Francis is set to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Sept. 24 this year, the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to do so, House Speaker John Boehner announced on Thursday.Read More
The World Health Organization has revealed that new cases of the Ebola virus have risen for the first time this year on the three most affected West African countries – Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.Read More
U.S. President Barack Obama called the visiting Dalai Lama a "good friend" during their first public encounter in Washington last week, a move that infuriated Beijing which described the American president as "playing with fire."Read More
Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner drew rebuke from Chinese netizens for mocking the accent of her hosts when she visited China last week to drum up financial support for her country.Read More
As more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree on a ceasefire during the 10 days of Easter observances.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.