
Surge in divorce applications after change to law
England and Wales saw a 50 per cent surge in applications for divorce after new rules making the process easier came into effect earlier this month.

England and Wales saw a 50 per cent surge in applications for divorce after new rules making the process easier came into effect earlier this month.

New figures on suicide among people diagnosed with severe health conditions point to a need to improve care and support, not change the law on assisted suicide, campaigners have said.

Pope Francis’ agenda was cleared on Friday for needed medical checkups, a Vatican spokesperson said. The 85-year-old pontiff has been suffering from pain in his right knee, causing him to take smaller roles in some Vatican liturgies and to remain seated more often.

Four groups of rows in the ground appear to represent more than 200 mass graves in the Ukrainian town of Manhush, about 12 miles west of the southeastern port city of Mariupol. U.S.-based Maxar Techno...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter to the Israeli government requesting that it transfer control of a historic church in Jerusalem to Russian custody.

When Mark Nelson coded on an Easter weekend more than a decade ago, his whole life flashed before him. He heard blood-curdling screams and felt kicks and punches, and then something happened that's nothing short of a miracle.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter to the Israeli government requesting that it transfer control of a historic church in Jerusalem to Russian custody.

A regular feature at UN climate summits is a special presentation by indigenous groups or representatives from developing nations warning that climate change is a threat to their way of life. But talk to leaders from the developing world and you hear a different concern; How being forced to use green energy will make it even harder for millions to escape poverty.

An explosion has rocked a marketplace in Nigeria’s northeast killing six people, police and emergency response services told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Imagine spending 42 nights in a basement because the Russians took over your city. That was the case for Anya and her 11 foster children who lived in Berdyansk, a city west of devastated Mariupol.