Between January 1980 and February 2015, 4,444 people made allegations of child sexual abuse that related to more than 1,000 institutions.

Barbara Blaine said her decision to leave the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests had nothing to do with the legal action.

Chinese officials say the country has stopped using executed prisoners as organ donors, but the international medical community remains skeptical.

In just over a week Francois Fillon's chances of winning France's presidency have nosedived amid a string of allegations.

The campaign features a new letter each day from Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh scholars.

Trump's recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies produced fears that more immigration restrictions are coming.