Saudi Arabia's king has ordered an investigation into safety at the annual Hajj pilgrimage after a stampede left more than 700 people dead.
800 others...
Pope Francis has angered people who suffered sexual abuse by the clergy by praising American bishops for their “generous commitment” to helping victims.
Advocates hit...
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has reportedly pardoned prisoners including Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy.
Egypt’s state-run news agency MENA says Mr Fahmy is among...
Pope Francis has arrived in the United States.
His chartered airplane touched down at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington after delivering the leader...
Pakistan has postponed the execution of the country’s first known paraplegic on death-row, about an hour before he was to be hanged.
The man’s family...
