It is amid a mounting chorus of international condemnation and allegations of ethnic cleansing that Pope Francis makes his first visit to this troubled land.

To promote dialogue and reconciliation, the pope will have to move with great prudence.

Gen. Min Aung Hlaing wields great political power in the country.

Father John, in northern China, said he felt Xi had become "another Mao" Zedong.

The attack may have been carried out with the knowledge of two army commanders, a justice official said.

This is a book about war, about inhumane acts, about personal and institutional instincts of self-preservation.