Monica Cantilero
'Big, powerful' China has no right to 'throw elbows, push people out,' says Obama
Speaking in plain language, US President Barack Obama castigated China for its aggressive action in Southeast Asia as it pursues its land reclamation projects in the South China Sea.
ISIS suicide bomber thwarted by Kansas student who sacrificed himself to save hundreds in mosque
An engineering student from Wichita State University has sacrificed himself while averting an attempt by a suicide bomber from Sunni-dominated Islamic State from killing people praying at a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia.
Christian college drops Dennis Hastert's name from Chicago center after indictment
A Christian college in Chicago on Sunday dropped the name of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert from an academic research center following a federal indictment accusing him of violating bank laws when he paid $3.5-million hush money to cover a "prior misconduct."
China admits some Communist party members have become believers
Religious activities pose a threat against communist ideology, saying they will lead to "disastrous consequences," warned the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
US-China war inevitable? Beijing won't budge on sea row, puts weapons on artificial islands
China has strategically positioned weaponry in one of the artificial islands it built in the highly contested waters of the South China Sea, further increasing the demand for U.S. intervention by South-east Asian countries with competing claims.
Prayers of millions answered: Monsoon rains set to bring relief to heat wave-baked India
Prayers of the millions who suffer from the deadly heat in India have been finally answered as a monsoon is seen to likely hit the country by the end of the week.
Horror at sea: Thousands of Asian refugees held hostage by traffickers in 'camp boats'
Thousands of Bangladeshi and ethnic Rohingya migrants are literally caught between the devil and the deep blue sea as trafficking syndicates, who refuse to abandon their business, held their captives instead in "camp boats" in the sea.
ISIS supporters blamed for chemical weapons threats on jetliners flying over US airspace
Sympathizers of the Islamic State have been blamed as possible culprits behind the over a dozen threats to international flights using U.S. airports or flying over American airspace in the last couple of days.
Vatican 'shadow council' mulls support for gay unions, Communion for divorcees as Synod meets
A "shadow council" held a closed-door meeting last Monday to consider contentious issues such as support for gay unions and Communion for the divorced and remarried while the Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops was meeting Pope Francis.
Pope fleshes out love between man and woman days after Irish gay marriage vote
Saying there is no such thing as "express marriage," Pope Francis expounded on the love between a man and a woman during his weekly general audience following Ireland's recent vote in favour of gay marriage.
'Charlie Charlie' game poses real danger - Vatican exorcist warns against summoning demons
A Vatican-approved exorcist has warned against the dangers of playing the game known as "Charlie, Charlie," which has in the past gained popularity among young people on social media.