Pope Francis on Thursday signed a declaration with the Grand Imam of Indonesia's Istiqlal Mosque warning against religion being used to stoke conflict.

A small, bright meteor lit up skies over the northern Philippines early Thursday as it burned up entering the Earth's atmosphere, the European Space Agency and witnesses said.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years and promised to help create a million jobs on the continent.

Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara were benched as New Zealand made five changes Thursday to their starting line-up for Saturday ...

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said Thursday it aims to carry out a trial removal of highly radioactive debris next week, after a previous attempt was suspended.

Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro will look to set up an all-American US Open women's final on Thursday after both players overcame serious tests to get to the semi-finals.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Thursday that his country's ties with Africa were in their "best period in history" as he addressed the opening ceremony of a huge summit in Beijing.

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda's Olympic Committee chief said on Thursday.

A French woman whose husband has admitted to drugging her repeatedly over 10 years so she could be raped by dozens of ...

African leaders in Beijing have secured a plethora of pledges for deeper cooperation in infrastructure, agriculture, mining, trade and energy at China's biggest summit in years.

Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to "thwart" a Gaza truce deal, after the Israeli premier said the Palestinian militant group has "rejected everything" in negotiations.

Japan vowed to bolster military ties with Australia during a high-ranking visit on Thursday, with Tokyo's top diplomat saying ...