• Catholic World Leaders Unite to Make Appeal For Bold Climate Change Agreement

  Roman Catholic leaders from around the world on Monday made a joint appeal to a forthcoming United Nations conference on climate change to produce a "fair, legally binding and truly transformational" agreement.

  

• Pope Francis Condemns Xenophobia Against Europe's Gypsies But Says They Must Obey Laws

  Pope Francis condemned xenophobia and discrimination against Europe's gypsies on Monday but said they also must do their part by respecting the law and sending their children to school.

  

• At Least 100 Killed in Afghanistan Following Deadly Earthquake, Death Toll Expected To Climb

  A powerful earthquake struck a remote area of Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and killing at least 24 people while 76 were killed in neighboring Pakistan, officials said.

  

• Former Guatemalan TV Comedian Wins Presidency in Landslide

  Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who has never held office, swept to power in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday after milking public anger over a corruption scandal that deepened distrust of the country's political establishment.

  

• Seven ISIS Militants, Two Turkish Police Killed in Firefight Following House Raid

  Two Turkish policemen and seven Islamic State militants were killed in a firefight after police raided more than a dozen houses in Turkey's southeast early on Monday, security sources and government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday.