Pope Benedict XVI said he shares the “dismay and sense of betrayal” that many members of the Irish catholic church have felt after it was revealed that several priests sexually abused young children in the past.

Israeli war planes fired at several targets in the Gaza Strip in an apparent retaliation to a rocket attack that killed a Thai migrant worker on Thursday.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the President Umaru Yar’Adua-appointed Cabinet in a move seen as the acting president’s way to assert power.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all! Today (March 17) millions of people in many parts of the world will go green and celebrate this holiday with parades, good cheer, and perhaps a glass of Guinness.

Riots erupted in east Jerusalem Tuesday as Palestinians hurled rocks and smoke bombs at Israeli police to protest the reopening of a synagogue after more than 60 years.

Imedi network reported that the Georgian president has been killed in an ongoing Russian invasion, causing fear among residents, who 18 months ago saw Russia’s tanks roll into Georgian territory.

Prisoners in the country of Georgia may suddenly find themselves praying in the monasteries with their palms pressed together instead of rubbing them at jail bars.

The protesters want Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down, dissolve the government, and call an early election.

United States President Barack Obama donated his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize among 10 charities Thursday, March 11, 2010. Meanwhile, the Internet and its users have been accepted as a possible nominee for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize award.

Buildings swayed as seven aftershocks, the strongest of which at 6.9 magnitude, struck one after the other while President Sebastian Pinera was being inaugurated.