Mother Teresa: ‘Saint of the gutters’ canonized at Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Elevating the “saint of the gutters” to one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society’s…
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Officials: Striking miners kill deputy minister in Bolivia
By CARLOS VALDEZ Striking miners in Bolivia armed with dynamite seized highways in a protest over mining laws and then kidnapped, possibly tortured and beat to death the county’s deputy…
Powerful earthquake shakes central Myanmar
By ESTHER HTUSAN A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 6.8 shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, damaging scores of ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist attraction,…
IS struggles to retain grip as it loses ground in Iraq
By BALINT SZLANKO As the Islamic State group loses ground in Iraq, the militants are showing strains in their rule over areas they still control, growing more brutal, killing deserters…
Under heavy security, Catholic pilgrims visit Lourdes shrine
By IAIN SULLIVAN and ANGELA CHARLTON Catholic pilgrims from around the world, many sick or disabled, converged Monday at a shrine in the French town of Lourdes under exceptional security…
DNC creates board to study cybersecurity
The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (All times EDT): 5:19 p.m. The Democratic National Committee is creating an advisory board on cybersecurity in the aftermath of an embarrassing email…
FBI: 1st US law enforcement officer charged in terror sting
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Prosecutors brought the first-ever federal terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging Wednesday that a patrol officer with the D.C. region’s Metro Transit…
Obama says Trump ‘unfit, challenges GOP to drop support
By JULIE PACE In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as “unfit” and “woefully unprepared” to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers…