Bashar Assad said the U.S. lacked "the will" to join forces with Russia in fighting extremists.

“A world without color would seem dead,” she said in a 1972 interview. “Color, for me, is life.”

The Democrats are still favored to win, but they risk being caught off-guard by a desire for change.

The White Helmets were cited for "for their outstanding bravery, compassion and humanitarian engagement in rescuing civilians from the destruction of the Syrian civil war."

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria is "willing to bend over backwards" to win the girls' freedom.

"Today, as in the past, religions are being manipulated to incite intolerance and hatred against individuals, groups or entire populations."

A Facebook page isn't enough.

Recently, some Catholic leaders seem jittery about protests, exercising free speech and community organizing.

The newspaper carries both local and international church news and has been published in English since 1920.

Competing statements this week affirm and critique the church's position on contraception.