Pope Francis denied a meeting with the Dalai Lama in Rome this week, saying he would not meet with the Tibetan leader due to the leader\'s relationship with China.

Confronting a diplomatic dilemma, Pope Francis has chosen not to meet the visiting Dalai Lama in Rome, despite the "very high regard" he holds for the Tibetan exile and Buddhist leader and his well known enthusiasm to meet other religious leaders.

A medical alliance is reportedly set to buy millions of doses of an ebola vaccine once one is approved by the World Health Organization as safe and effective.

Oscar Pistorius is heading back to court as Judge Thokozile Masipa has ruled that the athlete's acquittal on the more serious murder charge can be appealed.

A newborn baby in China reportedly survived being flushed down the toilet by its mother, and was saved from a nearby sewer when passerby heard crying.

An Israeli company is seeking recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records after claiming to have created the smallest New Testament Bible.

A Chinese baby who was buried alive after her parents thought she had died has been declared healthy at a local hospital.

In a meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraq\'s prime minister told the U.S. that although the Islamic State\'s power is on the decline, the Middle Eastern country needs more assistance to fully defeat the terrorist organization.

The death toll for Typhoon Hagupit rises in the Philippines with 21 people already confirmed dead and a million others affected. Hundreds of thousands are seeking help as they are left without food while their homes have been destroyed.

A sigh of relief reverberated throughout the Philippines late on Monday after the much feared Typhoon Hagupit weakened considerably and spared the storm-battered country of further destruction.

A United Nations peacekeeper working in Liberia has reportedly contracted the deadly Ebola virus.