Pope Francis: 10 years of papacy in 10 points
History’s first Latin American pope marks his 10th anniversary on Monday as head of the Roman Catholic Church
History’s first Latin American pope marks his 10th anniversary on Monday as head of the Roman Catholic Church
The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual worshippers, going to and from its churches in the sprawling monastic complex that is Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site. Also busy Friday were people in civilian clothes, loading cars with plasma televisions, furniture and other items from the buildings — helping the resident monks remove belongings of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, or UOC, before a threatened government eviction on March 29. There also were police officers checking the cars to make sure no one was removing items that belong to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra preserve, which oversees the complex.
Child taken to local hospital to be evaluated beforing being placed in ‘safe environment’
Earlier this year, Pakistan tightened its strict blasphemy laws
Two bungalows were left uninhabitable when a 2m (6.4ft) hole opened up in Cornwall.
Anthony Sargeant, 33, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting outside his mum's house in Birmingham.
It has been fascinating watching, over nearly three decades, the inexorable rise of Nicola Sturgeon as she became – in elections won if not in promises kept – one of Britain’s most successful-ever politicians.
The Colorado dentist and his wife were active church members, dedicated parents of six children, friends with his business partner and his wife, and all-around pillars of the community. He was also ordering poison and slowly killing her as he made future plans with an out-of-state mistress in a nefarious scheme that’s only now unravelling, according to Colorado authorities. Sheila Flynn reports
Sergey Cherkasov sent jubilant messages to his handlers, per US court documents, but a few years later his fake identity fell to pieces.
One expert told CNN many North Korean prisoners "just didn't have the concept of torture" and didn't recognize just how dehumanizing their treatment was.
Derek Franklin, who has died aged 91, served undercover infiltrating the Mau Mau during the rebellion against British colonial rule in Kenya in the 1950s.
When my grandfather died, we discovered he’d built a nuclear shelter in the cellar of his house by tunnelling through the wall, into the foundations. There, he stored food, some weapons and, curiously, his vast collection of model trains.
Jamie Masters and Wayne Lewis tried to blow up two ATMs in Essex to get to the cash inside, but failed and were left penniless and later jailed.
A new documentary explores a theory that a fifth plane was set to be hijacked on September 11, 2001. Io Dodds reports.
Modern slavery victims say the referral system is failing to protect them from being forced back into exploitation
The attempted burglary at a Co-op in Kent failed when their van's chassis broke.
Father-of-two Lee Stevenson, 27, died after the motorbike he was a passenger on crashed in Peterlee, County Durham, following a brief police pursuit.
At a hearing in January, their lawyers alleged the Home Secretary was failing to fulfil a commitment to help them rebuild their lives in the UK.
The Windsor framework offers hope for Northern Ireland, yet some, such as Boris Johnson, played with peace and voted against it
These are 9 of the most high-risk and dangerous prisoners to be jailed in HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire - from Charles Bronson to Ian Huntley
FROM the farrier who viciously attacked a horse with a hammer to the student police officer who perverted the course of justice, here are all the Herefordshire court cases we have reported on this week.