A U.S. ally in the war on terror is collapsing into chaos as rebels have overrun another key city.
A year-long investigation by The Associated Press found connections between modern-day slaves in Indonesia and supply chains of seafood reaching markets around the world.
A Christian pastor in China is facing one year in jail for asking questions about the forced removal of crosses from church rooftops in the country.
At least 700 people are searching for answers at the site of Tuesday's crash of Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French Alps that left all 150 passengers dead, including two Americans.
The refugee crisis caused by Christians and other minorities fleeing ISIS is threatening to overwhelm Kurdistan, with the more than 1 million displaced people placing a huge burden on the state's resources.
U.S. Christians are sometimes insulated from the high cost many believers around the world must pay for their faith. Heidi Mund, the woman known as the "brave German," is now experiencing this firsthand.
A whopping 367 out of 435 members of the House co-signed a letter to the president saying any deal with Iran will have to close the path to a nuclear bomb. Only then will Congress consider lifting economic sanctions.
The United States will keep the current number of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015, instead of cutting the number by about half as originally planned, the White House announced Tuesday.
Islamic State terrorists are stealing tens of millions of dollars from the Iraqi government.
About 150 people are feared dead in a plane crash in the French Alps Tuesday. French President Francois Hollande warned that there are probably "no survivors."