(CNN)Pope Francis has defrocked a Chilean priest formerly convicted of sexual abuse, the Vatican said in a statement Friday. "Pope Francis has dismissed from the clerical state Fernando Karadima Farina, from the archdiocese of

(CNN)Here's a look at the process of impeachment, a misconduct charge that leads to a trial to determine whether a public official is guilty of abuse of power or other offenses. A conviction leads

LONDON: A UN human rights mission to Yemen had its madate extended on Friday despite criticism from the internationally recognized government and the Arab military coalition that it is biased and relies on inaccurate information. The coalition battling

A town with prehistoric fossils should be able to capitalise on the world's fascination with dinosaurs. And Zigong in China - the world’s dinosaur replica capital - has for many years. But a very

An Iranian mayor apologised for a billboard in his city that mistakenly featured Israeli soldiers while attempting to mark the Iran-Iraq war. The billboard was installed in Shiraz showing three male soldiers standing on

Two thousand people accused of sorcery - most of them women - have been killed in rural India since the year 2000.

The Indonesian island of Sulawesi was slammed by a tsunami set off by a powerful earthquake that wiped out buildings, but it was unclear the severity of deaths and injuries. Indonesian disaster agency spokesman

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi dismissed fears on Friday that his country was seeking to overtake the United States as the pre-eminent world power, saying Beijing wants global harmony. Pointing to recent works of

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi model and Instagram star has been shot dead at the wheel of her Porsche in central Baghdad. Video footage obtained by Arab News showed the moment the gunman opened fire through

BAGHDAD: Iraqi model and Instagram starlet Tara Fares has been shot dead at the wheel of her Porsche convertible in central Baghdad, sending ripples through social media circles.The interior ministry opened a probe into