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Gunmen have killed at least 20 people in an attack in a gold mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state,...

Two Mexican activists who publicized a grisly “extermination camp” linked to organized crime were killed on Thursday in Jalisco, according...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin is to be sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days...

William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway may have been happier than previously thought, according to new research. It has been...

Pangolins have two claims to fame: first, that they are the world’s only scaly mammal, and second, they are one...

A US cardinal accused of mismanaging clerical sexual abuse has been listed as playing an official role in the ceremonies...

Imposing a deadline on a negotiation for a deal you desperately want is a risky tactic if your only move...

The Israeli military acknowledged on Thursday that it was responsible for killing a United Nations aid worker in a strike...

The Dominican Republic deported dozens of pregnant women, mothers who had just given birth, and children, back to crisis-ridden Haiti...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite...