The mysterious planet has always been termed 'Planet X', X being the roman numeral for ten, suggesting a tenth planet. But when Professor Brown and his team published the paper in January, they controversially named the planet 'Planet Nine' instead of …

Former rivals-turned-allies Donald Trump and Chris Christie brought their brand of brash, New York-area “telling it like it is” to North Carolina on Monday in an attempt to win more evangelical votes ahead of its primary. They appeared on stage Monday morning at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C., to bash socialism, praise Christianity, and rationalize […]

The Vatican vigorously responded to the BBC's attempt to air a documentary dubbed The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II. According to its content, the documentary explains the Pope's close relationship with Anna- Teresa Tymienieka, a Polish-born …

The Vatican has distanced itself from an upcoming BBC Panorama documentary that is expected to examine the relationship between Pope John Paul II and a US academic, with a source describing its content as being “more smoke than fire”. The Secret …

The PM says Corbyn’s plan to let thousands of Calais migrants cross the Channel would only act as a ‘magnet’ for more to make the dangerous journey from the Middle East.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Tuesday dismissed Lockheed Martin Corp’s (LMT.N) protest of a $6.75 billion Army contract for next-generation Humvees to Oshkosh (OSK.N) after Lockheed said it would take the issue to federal court. The GAO said its decision to dismiss the protest was based on Lockheed’s announcement that it would file a […]

Boris Johnson tries on virtual reality goggles on a visit to Google's offices in Tel Aviv. 'Why boycott Israel?' the mayor asked. Photograph: Dan Balilty/AP. Ben Quinn. Monday 9 November 2015 16.43 EST Last modified on Monday 9 November …

Hillary Clinton says she doesn’t know what to expect when she testifies before the House Select Committee on Benghazi this week, but it’s clear the panel “ended up becoming a partisan arm of the Republican National Committee” determined to derail her 2016 presidential bid.

The address marked the beginning of the Synod on the Family at the Vatican, the second conference Francis has convened in as many years to discuss family-related issues such as priestly celibacy, divorce, and same-sex relationships, among other topics.

The Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office today after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality. Monsignor Krzystof Charamsa was removed from his position at the …