Pope Leo XIV has thanked Italy for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain open to welcoming ...

Only in America do parents have to send their children to school with the fear that they may not come home because of a ...

Chances are you know someone who is training for a marathon or another endurance race. Harry Bullmore asks athletes and adventurers whether these events will really satisfy our deep-rooted desire for ...

EVERY day that female genital mutilation persists in Nigeria, many girls lose sensitive body parts, their dignity, and the ...

Switzerland's first team is now so well established it surely merits golden-generation status with a spine featuring class ...

Human-caused global warming, agriculture and deforestation are threatening the environments these creatures need to survive.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has existed as a unified territory since European colonisation, but achieved true democracy only on 27 April 1994, when all South Africans voted in the country's first ...

McDermott, now nine seasons in as head coach of the Bills, has built an AFC contender year after year -- led by quarterback ...

Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards names boxers from history who would trouble Terence Crawford, tells fighters the true value of ...

This is the second time that the Luo community has seen plans for a high-profile burial to take place within 72 hours of death, a significant departure from traditions. The last time this happened was ...

The usual processions, overnight vigils, and lavish spending have been replaced by a calm, tightly coordinated service.

Four rowers became the first from South Africa to compete in the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston as part of ...