Peace in conflict-affected areas in Southern Philippines remained hanging in the balance as a group of Muslim rebels clashed with members of an elite police force on Sunday, killing at least 49 police commandos and eight rebels.
Malaysia's top court has denied the Catholic Church's final attempt to be allowed to use the word "Allah" in its local language newspaper amid increasing religious tensions.
Pope Francis is encouraging families to learn how to talk to each other again amid the proliferation of modern gadgets.
A National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft is set to start its long-awaited mission of taking photographs of Pluto after nine years of traveling into space.
Google Inc. is set to sell mobile phone plans directly to consumers after striking separate deals with wireless carriers Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. The move is seen to likely push the wireless industry to lower current prices and improve speeds, The Wall Street Journal reported, based on ...
The Republican Party-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday shelved a controversial legislation prohibiting "late-term" abortions, approving instead a measure denying public funding for the said procedure or insurance policies covering such.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have started to prepare for an assault by summer to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, from its Islamic State occupiers, America's top commander in the Middle East said.
The Doomsday Clock moved to three minutes before midnight on Thursday due to "unchecked climate change and global nuclear weapons modernization."
Lower revenues from decreasing oil prices in the global market could affect Iraq's military campaign against the Islamic State.
Sitting for hours can lead to death, even if you exercise, a new study by researchers from Canada has shown.
Actor Liam Neeson has been criticized by the gun manufacturers that provided the guns for his film "Taken 3" after his remarks against gun proliferation in the U.S.
LANCASTER, Pa. — Four years in the making, the production “David” opened at Sight & Sound Theatres this year and explores the journey of an unassuming shepherd boy who became a king.
The Presbyterian Church in America has voted to leave the National Association of Evangelicals due to the ...
Secular intolerance has a “chilling effect” on Christians who are having to practice “various forms of self-censorship” as they're finding it difficult to express their faith freely in society, according to a new report detailing accounts from four countries.
Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.
For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation.