The Chinese government has responded to the massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, saying it won't reverse its decision to screen candidates.
Rescue workers suspended their search for victims near the summit of a Japanese volcano that erupted over the weekend.
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong continue defying government orders to disperse and go home.
Terrorist violence threatened the Afghanistan presidential inauguration Monday.
Canon Andrew White, the Anglican priest known as the Vicar of Baghdad, says he predicted the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq would bring disaster.
Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian mother who was once jailed and sentenced to death in Sudan for her faith, was honored at the Values Voter Summit.
US-led coalition forces carried out more airstrikes on Islamic State positions in northern and eastern Syria on Monday. Meanwhile, President Obama admitted his administration underestimated the terror group.
Hundreds of Palestinians are missing and may have drowned as boats carrying them away from the Gaza Strip sank in the Mediterranean.
U.S. coalition-led warplanes struck jihadis attacking a town near the Turkish border for the first time Saturday, as well as positions including wheat silos in the country's east, activists and a Kurdish official said.
Colorful parades and festivities throughout Mexico and Central America marked the region's Independence Day celebrations this September.