Francis was elected on March 13 2013 as the 266th pontiff and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American choice.

The Foreign Secretary has said it would be “wrong” for Vladimir Putin to place conditions on a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. David Lammy said a pause in fighting would be a “first step” to ...

Life-saving research in rare cancers would be encouraged under a proposed law aiming to improve access to clinical trials in the UK, according to a Labour MP. Scott Arthur said his Rare Cancers Bill ...

The death of Anne Marie Hochhalter from sepsis in February raised the toll of the deadly spree at the Colorado school to 14.

Hassan Sentamu has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years for murdering the 15-year-old in Croydon.

The Ukrainian army’s seven-month foothold in the region has been under intense pressure for months from a renewed effort by ...

Syria’s interim president signed a temporary constitution on Thursday that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five ...

The Ukrainian army’s seven-month foothold in the region has been under intense pressure for months from a renewed effort by ...

Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company Huawei, which is suspected of bribing EU ...

Trials have taken place in London as supporters of the project seek to use an alternative to antidepressants to help people with mild symptoms.

Stephen Ireland, 41, co-founder of Pride in Surrey, and David Sutton, 27, were accused of ‘targeting children for their sexual proclivities’.

Tens of thousands of local government workers are considering strike action over a pay dispute, a union has announced. More than 70,000 local government workers, represented by Unison, are being ...