Blasphemy is the gravest sin, Pope Francis says
During his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis discussed the incomprehension Christ faced during
Letters: Cult of Corbyn numbs critical faculties of the Dear Leader’s devotees
SIR – The frenzied and frequent applause, standing ovations and bursts of “Oh, Jeremy Corbyn” during
U.N. nuclear agency chief to visit Fukushima plant for check
The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency will visit Japan next week to meet with Japanese leaders and se
Regulations eyed to protect elderly from dubious support services
Unscrupulous businesses are reportedly preying on elderly people who live alone, prompting the gover
Cardinal George Pell's abuse convictions overturned by Australia's High Court
After an ordeal that began nearly four years ago, and more than 13 months of imprisonment, Cardinal
Dentsu official admits part of bid
A former official with advertising giant Dentsu Inc. may challenge part of the indictment against hi
Typhoon No. 7 makes landfall in western Japan, threatens damage
More than 800 flights were cancelled and tens of thousands of homes lost power as a slow-moving typh
Letters: The police must deal with crime, not adjudicate on feelings of hatred
SIR – The whole concept of hate crime is flawed and should be binned. If there is no substantive cri
New McCarrick lawsuits brought as New Jersey litigation window opens
Two new lawsuits were filed against Theodore McCarrick and New Jersey dioceses this week, after the
More nuclear challenges await Japan after Fukushima water release
Twelve years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan has started to release treated radioactive
Former Olympic official: Rigged bids needed for successful Games
A former senior official of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee who admitted to a bid-rigging cha
Letters: Brexit is difficult because Britain is not negotiating with nice people
SIR – There are complaints that negotiations with the EU are slow, that Theresa May doesn’t know wha
Young man healed by Padre Pio recounts story of miraculous cure
Matteo Pio Colella was just 7 years old when he contracted a deadly disease. Doctors believed there
Letters: It’s time to start building truly low
SIR – Oliver Letwin discusses Britain’s housing crisis, and how to solve it.People repeat the mantra
Letters: Britain’s Armed Forces are no longer capable of protecting our shores
SIR – The new Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, states that “Britain will never be intimidated” a
Man dies on Fukushima mountain in area with toxic fumes
INAWASHIRO, Fukushima Prefecture--A 73-year-old man was found dead on July 13 near the foot of a fam
Engineers to build cyborg locusts, study odor
The inviting smell of a freshly baked cookie immediately triggers a motor response to search for th
Foreign educator blows whistle on teacher who was violent at school
An assistant foreign language teacher was stunned when a colleague pushed a student by the arm, viol
Letters: Mrs May is handing rule to unelected bureaucrats wedded to Brussels
SIR – Theresa May has made clear how Brexit is now to be managed. The Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab
Letters: Every piece of plastic should have recycling information on it by law
SIR – The huge majority of plastics are non-toxic, hygienic and, despite the suggestions of some of
Holy Sepulchre shut down to protest 'alarming' Israeli policies
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been closed indefinitely to protest two proposals
Letters: Get rid of the television licence fee and let subscribers fund the BBC
SIR – The solution to Lord Hall’s dilemma over whether to give free television licences to the over-
Police tap public in probe over headless body in love hotel
SAPPORO--With few clues to go on, Sapporo police are appealing for information from the public about
Poll: 75% say safety talks fail over Fukushima water release
Seventy-five percent of voters believe the government has made insufficient efforts to prevent reput
AP source: Patriots, Karras agree to 1
BOSTON — The Patriots have agreed to sign free agent center Ted Karras to a one-year, $4 million co