UNITED STATES

It's not just Catholics who are excited to meet the pope. Muslim leaders also look forward to welcoming a man who they say has mended rifts between the two faith communities.

The pope will tour the National Mall after he meets with President Barack Obama.

Pope Francis was formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Traffic to 4Chan slowed to a crawl days after the controversial site was sold to a Japanese entrepreneur.

While European markets appeared on the mend, U.S. stock futures pointed to a strong opening after Tuesday's fall.

A top legal counsel at the European Court of Justice has said that the agreement, which allows U.S. companies like Facebook and Google to transfer data of European citizens, is invalid.

In his first speech on his U.S. visit, Xi Jinping defended China's crackdown on graft, the intervention in stock markets to prevent "panic," and pledged a more open economy.

The grinning selfies of the rare crested macaque were taken in 2011 during British nature photographer David Slater’s trip to Sulawesi island.

The group has been linked to attacks on several secular bloggers in the past two years, especially those who are critical of Islam.

The new service is expected to help the San Francisco company cope with growing competition from local players.

Outside computer specialists said the FBI knows how to salvage deleted e-mails and recovered Clinton emails that had been deleted, Bloomberg reported.

India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has stepped up its defense purchases -- from Rafale jets to Apache choppers.

China's factory sector shrank at a faster pace than expected in September, falling to its weakest level in over six years.

The incident happened last Friday at the Sogan colliery in Aksu, a report said, citing police from the area.

Native American activists have questioned the proposed sainthood of Serra, who helped the Spanish colonize California.

A lawsuit had challenged Warner/Chappell Music’s attempt to charge a group of filmmakers $1,500 for use of the 120-year-old tune.

China's President Xi Jinping, after arriving in the U.S. on Tuesday, said his country is a strong defender of cybersecurity -- and a victim of hacking.

Amid news that some Volkswagen Group vehicles deceive emissions testers, those who own the autos must decide whether to drive them while awaiting a recall.

Last week, the Democratic presidential candidate expressed impatience with the White House for delaying its final judgment on the project.

The United Nations launched an initiative Tuesday to help companies and individuals "offset" their carbon dioxide emissions.

The ride-hailing app has become a new landing strip for top engineers and developers at other tech companies.