World

Barack Obama is staging a late comeback, thanks to successes in Iraq, China, Cuba and the US. He could be setting the Democrats up for a win.

The United Nations set eight ambitious goals for 2015 to dramatically improve global health and welfare. How close will it come to hitting its targets?

Newsmaker, Dec. 30: Russian authorities detain a symbol of anti-Putin dissidence

A U.S. trip will reveal the rift between him and his conservative bishops

Pope uses his holiday greeting to enumerate the 15 sins of the Curia

The public is outraged—count Judd Apatow among them—and promoters are nervous. Here’s Jonathon Gatehouse on the Cosby No Show

Scott Gilmore: ’Someone just taught the world a valuable lesson’

Ever since Islamic State began making headlines, everyone using the ISIS moniker had to decide whether to share the name

For years, Reverend Canon Andrew White worked in Baghdad—until Islamic State forced him away from his flock

Washington concedes its Cuba policy has failed, and it finally seems ready to change tack