Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's day-long fast on Saturday in empathy with the Hyderabad students' fast for deceased Dalit student Rohith Vemula evoked a sharp reaction from the BJP. Read more here. 2. Why hasn't there been a crackdown on …

After four women reported they were raped in 2009, Dallas police collected DNA samples that could have identified their attacker. But the rape exam kits still hadn't been tested by 2013, when an Arlington woman reported a sexual assault. The next year …

SHARE: (Vatican Radio) In the first monthly Jubilee audience during this Year of Mercy, the Holy Father on Saturday spoke about the close relationship between mercy and mission. Recalling the words of Saint John Paul II, the Pope said that his …

The Irish referendum last year to legalise gay marriage was deemed a “defeat for humanity” by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state. The new bill represents an immense challenge to the authority of the Catholic church at a time when …

Leonardo DiCaprio, the Hollywood superstar, met Pope Francis privately to discuss what both of them passionately believe in: the environment. The head of Roman Catholic Church and the Oscar nominee met in Vatican, and exchanged meaningful gifts.

(NEWSER) – "I can't describe it in words … It was really unbelievable for me. It was absolutely amazing." That's how 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski describes his incredible, yet illegal, climb to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in broad daylight …

(NEWSER) – "I can't describe it in words … It was really unbelievable for me. It was absolutely amazing." That's how 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski describes his incredible, yet illegal, climb to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in broad daylight …

(NEWSER) – "I can't describe it in words … It was really unbelievable for me. It was absolutely amazing." That's how 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski describes his incredible, yet illegal, climb to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in broad daylight …

(NEWSER) – "I can't describe it in words … It was really unbelievable for me. It was absolutely amazing." That's how 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski describes his incredible, yet illegal, climb to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in broad daylight …

(NEWSER) – "I can't describe it in words … It was really unbelievable for me. It was absolutely amazing." That's how 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski describes his incredible, yet illegal, climb to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in broad daylight …