"To have two experienced All Blacks in Cory and Israel re-extend deals with us through to 2017 is of major significance and we are delighted," said NZR CEO Steve Tew. "Together with Luke, we are now developing a core of players who are committing to …

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the former Vatican Secretary of State, has revealed that Pope Benedict XVI decided to resign in 2012, several months before he made that decision public. In an interview with the Italian daily Il …

Conservative Mark Harper, who held the post since 2012, said he believed the worker had the right to be in the UK – but further checks found she did not.

MIAMI (AP) — Facing a House ethics investigation, the Florida congressman who pleaded guilty to cocaine-possession charges last year will resign, his top aide said Monday, after several GOP leaders requested that he step down.

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In the end a national championship against USC in the 2005 Rose Bowl and a second trip to the national championship game a few years later, were not enough to save Mack Brown's job as head football…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Three Cabinet ministers resigned in Turkey on Wednesday, days after their sons were taken into custody in a sweeping corruption and bribery scandal that has targeted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's allies and rattled the government.

He's one of the most senior figures in the church and knows the Vatican like the back of his hand. He was even, for a short time in March of this year, mooted as a possible successor to Pope Benedict. And he was one of the select handful of senior …

Negotiator Mohammed Shtayyeh said the move was in response to “increasing settlement building (by Israel) and the absence of any hope of achieving results.” “Until now, president Abbas has not accepted our resignation,” he added. Shtayyeh held Israel …

The Cincinnati Reds made an offer Monday to keep center field Shin-Soo Choo for at least next season, but did not do the same for five others.The Reds made Choo a qualifying offer of $14.1 million and…