Police: Suspect in Portland stabbings ranted about Muslims

  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who police say fatally stabbed two people who tried to stop him from yelling anti-Islamic slurs on a Por...

At least 28 killed in ambush attack on Christians in Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — Masked gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Coptic Christians to a monastery south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least 28 peopl...

Trump holds first face-to-face talks with Pope Francis

US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip. The Vatican said aft...

Brazil president seeks suspension of corruption investigation

Brazil's President Michel Temer says he will ask the Supreme Court to suspend an investigation against him, because vital evidence ...

Iran election: Hassan Rouhani says voters rejected extremism

Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows voters reject extremism and want more links with the outside w...

Iran election: Polls closed after five-hour extension

Polling has ended in Iran's presidential elections after being extended three times and by five hours. Long queues had formed outsi...

Turkey says 'pro-Kurd' US envoy Brett McGurk should leave

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused a senior US diplomat of backing Kurdish militants and said he should be sent home...

Pope Francis canonises two children at Portugal's Fatima shrine

Pope Francis was greeted by crowds of hundreds of thousands as he made saints of two shepherd children at the Fatima shrine complex in ...