Pope Francis blasts "ailments" of Vatican bureaucracy
In Christmas greeting, pontiff delivers withering criticism of Roman Curia, which runs the Holy See, as an organization suffering from "spiritual Alzheimer's"
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Terrorists forced to face victims on Iraqi reality TV
"In the Grip of the Law" brings together convicted militants and those affected by their terrorist acts; human rights groups question the airing of detainee confessions
Spain's Princess Cristina facing serious charges
Judge orders King Felipe's sister to stand trial along with her husband
2014 The year in photos
A look back at some of the most memorable news images of the past year
China not criticizing North Korea for Sony hack
And warns against suggesting Beijing played a role; Pyongyang threatens to strike "the whole U.S. mainland, that cesspool of terrorism"
North Korea snubbing milestone U.N. meeting
Security Council taking up Pyongyang's human rights record for first time; North calls those who aided probe "human scum"
Man staging protest scales facade of St. Peters
The Italian entrepreneur had climbed the building on four previous occasions
Driver plows into crowd in southern France raising extremist fears
The out-of-control motorist injured 11 people at a time when tensions are heightened over Islamist threats
Iraqi Kurds use U.S.-led airstrikes in push for Sinjar
U.S.-led coalition launches 13 total airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, as fight to rescue Yazidi hometown heats up
Nicaragua canal to break ground, hoping to rival Panama
Anger is growing as Chinese-led $50 billion project readies to displace thousands, wipe out villages, and shake up international trade
Pakistan makes several arrests over school massacre
In addition to several public hangings of Taliban members, the Pakistani government moves to quell public outcry over massacre response
The World War I Christmas truce
The story of a Yuletide football match between British and German troops on the frontlines of battle is so good, it's still being told, embellished and re-lived 100 years later
Boko Haram releases video of apparent civilian massacre
Nigerian extremists seen in video with so many corpses gunmen have trouble reaching bodies still twitching with life
U.S. sends some Gitmo detainees back to Afghanistan
4 Afghans from detention facility returned to home country as end of U.S. combat operations nears
N. Korea: U.S. may face "serious" consequences over Sony
Response comes after U.S. blames dictatorship of Kim Jong Un for hacking that escalated to terrorist threats
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
2 Native American women make history in midterms
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy
Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit
Mamdani says Democrats must keep their "foot on the gas"
Trump touts White House ballroom after GOP midterm losses
