The United States announced Tuesday that after two years of negotiations, western powers at Iran have reached an historical nuclear weapons agreement.

Pope Francis spoke last week about the topic of greed and money, suggesting that unchecked capitalism can lead to the destruction of society.

At least 23 people died Friday when hundreds of eager shoppers rushed through gates at a free clothing giveaway in Mymensingh city in northern Bangladesh, causing a stampede with multiple fatalities and over 50 injuries.

Local officials in Afghanistan announced this week that two top leaders of the Islamic State were recently killed in Afghanistan, suggesting that the attack was part of a U.S.-led drone strike in the region.

Government officials in Chad announced Wednesday that the Boko Haram terror group had reportedly murdered 26 residents in the country over this past weekend.

A suicide bomber entered a church in Nigeria this past Sunday, killing a priest and four other Christians in an attack that media outlets suggest bears similarity to attacks carried out by the Boko Haram terror group.

Iraqi officials announced this week that an Iraqi military fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb over a Baghdad neighborhood, killing 12.

78-year-old Pope Francis said Friday at St. Peter\'s Square in Rome that he does not believe in the notion of \"leaders for life\" within the Catholic church, saying such a practice would be similar to a country dictatorship.

Witnesses in Nigeria are reporting that a teenage suicide bomber killed 12 Friday when she detonated her explosive device in a mosque in the northeastern village of Malari.

Authorities in Nigeria reported Thursday that the Boko Haram terror group reportedly gunned down 97 victims Wednesday evening as they participated in evening prayers at local mosques.

Five people were injured Wednesday when suicide bombers targeted a temple in Luxor, Egypt, but were stopped from entering by an alert security guard.