World News Pope says men who pay for sex are 'sick,' says prostitution is torture Pope Francis condemned forced prostitution as torture in a speech at the Vatican on Monday, describing men who frequent prostitutes as criminals with a "sick mentality." 19/03/2018
World News Navratilova says McEnroe paid ten times more by BBC Tennis legend Martina Navratilova criticized the BBC for paying John McEnroe at least "10 times more" than she was for his commenting role at Wimbledon. 19/03/2018
World News Assad greets Syrian troops on front line in rare public appearance "We are proud of you," said President Bashar al-Assad, who flashed smiles and stopped for chats with soldiers in eastern Ghouta. 19/03/2018
World News Putin poised to sweep to victory in Russian election After nearly 14 years as president, and two other stints as the country's prime minister, another six-year term will extend his lock on power to 24 years. 19/03/2018
World News Cambridge Analytica chief appears to have misled Parliament on data and Russia Alexander Nix may have misled a U.K. probe when he said his company had "never worked for Russia" or used data harvested from millions of Facebook users. 18/03/2018
World News Voter turnout key for Kremlin as Russia heads to polls With President Putin's victory all but assured as Russians head to the polls on Sunday, only one thing remains uncertain and potentially damaging for the Kremlin. 18/03/2018
World News UK accuses Russia of stockpiling nerve agent used in spy attack Britain's foreign minister said Sunday that he has evidence Russia has been stockpiling a nerve agent in violation of international law. 18/03/2018
World News North Korea uses pirate tactics to earn millions from sanction busting U.N. expert Hugh Griffiths says North Korea has borrowed tactics used during 18th century piracy to evade sanctions and earn millions. 17/03/2018
World News Russia to expel 23 British diplomats in spy poisoning standoff Russia said it would also withdraw permission for Britain to open a general consulate in St Petersburg and would close the British Council in Russia. 17/03/2018
World News Israel says 2 soldiers killed in Palestinian car-ramming Two Israeli soldiers were killed and another two wounded in Friday's Palestinian car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank, the military said in a statement. 16/03/2018
World News Putin critic's pal was strangled, British police say Nikolay Glushkov, a friend of a Vladimir Putin critic who was found dead with a rope around his neck, was strangled, police said. 16/03/2018
United Kingdom Teen set off bomb on London's subway because he was 'bored and stressed' The bomb partially exploded on a London Underground train at Parsons Green station on Sept. 15, leaving 23 people with burn injuries. 16/03/2018
World News 'Islam does not belong to Germany,' says new German interior minister Horst Seehofer set out a range of hard-line immigration stances in a newspaper interview, setting him on a collision course with Chancellor Angela Merkel. 16/03/2018
World News U.S. troops who repelled Russian mercenaries prepare for more attacks The Feb. 7 clash in Syria was the first time in 50 years that American troops and Russians have engaged in direct combat. 15/03/2018
World News Gold bars worth millions rain down on Russia A total of 172 gold bars weighing 3.4 tons were later recovered from around an airport in Yakutsk in eastern Siberia. 15/03/2018
World News Tillerson firing stirs unease — and some hope — among U.S. allies and foes Trump's 14-month presidency has had more than two dozen high-profile departures from some of the most senior administration positions. 15/03/2018
World News Saudi crown prince vows to develop nuclear bomb if Iran does Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear bomb if its rival Iran does so, Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a preview of a television interview released Thursday. 15/03/2018
World News U.S. officials: Saudi crown prince is hiding his mother from his father, the king Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman kept his mother apart from his father, the king, as he amassed power, more than a dozen former and current U.S. officials said. 15/03/2018
World News Euroviews. Gina Haspel's complicity in torture makes her unfit to lead CIA |View Trump's appointment of the CIA veteran suggests America has learned nothing from a torture program that was morally and professionally indefensible, writes Karen J. Greenberg. 14/03/2018
World News Euroviews. Trump's 'blame Russia last' attitude damages America and her allies From hacking the DNC to chemical attacks in the U.K., the president always seems unsure of what Russia is truly capable 14/03/2018