As many as 30 people have been killed in violence related to the Koran burnings.
The unregulated sale and transfer of weapons harms the poor and threatens peace and security around the world, said the Vatican's UN representative.
The Mayan human rights activist Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez of Guatemala is the winner of Japan’s Niwano Peace Prize.
A World Bank report offers rare good news on global poverty. But is it cause for celebration?
Discussing or promoting military options [in Iran] at this time is unwise and may be counterproductive,” said Bishop Richard E. Pates.
Famine and state-building in Somalia is a top priority for the new Caritas Internationalis secretary general, Michel Roy.