In a blog post, Facebook said it will remove offers to sell guns without background checks or across state lines illegally. Facebook will notify users offering to sell guns of relevant laws and limit the visibility of posts and pages about gun sales to users 18 and ...

Congregants leave the church after Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist in Waynesboro. Ash Wednesday signifies the beginning of the Lenten season, the 40 days of reflection that lead up to Easter Sunday.

Paris — An impressive France proved too strong for the Netherlands in Paris on Wednesday as first-half goals from Karim Benzema and Blaise Matuidi sealed a 2-0 friendly win. Benzema volleyed home the opener just after the half-hour mark and Matuidi ...

A UN special envoy has cut short his mission in Crimea after being threatened by 10 to 15 armed men and ordered to leave the region, where Ukraine and Russia are locked in a tense standoff. After a confrontation at a cafe, envoy Robert Serry was driven to ...

An asteroid the size of a football field is passing close to Earth, but NASA isn't worried. The asteroid, named 2014 DX110, isn't expected to make impact or cause any damage as it sails past, at a distance closer than the moon. It was expected to be closest to ...

Where is sugar found in the diet and what does it do to your body? Continue reading the main story. Related Stories. Q&A: How much sugar should we eat? Sugar tax may be needed, MPs told · Five foods surprisingly high in sugar. People will be advised to ...

The Vatican could soon consider significant changes to the role of women in the church and the Catholic Church's approach to divorcees, Pope Francis says. America Magazine Editor-at-Large Father James Martin discusses on the News Hub. Photo: EPA.

Biggest election in history will see 814 million adults eligible to vote - 100 million more than 2009 elections. By AFP / Aditi Phadnis. Published: March 6, 2014. Tweet · Share this article Print this page Email. Various Indian national and regional political party ...

In the tense Ukrainian region of Crimea, a United Nations representative has been threatened by a group of pro-Russian protesters. Robert Serry was in the Black Sea peninsula to assess the situation for the UN when he was confronted by gunmen outside ...

Proving yet again that the leader of the western world's oldest institution is anything but old-fashioned, Pope Francis suggested this week that the Catholic Church could be open to civil unions for people in “diverse situations of cohabitation” – widely assumed ...

The Barcelona superstar posed for photos and lifted the youngster above his head - will he do the same with the World Cup trophy in four months time? AFP. Big Neym: One South African youngster had his dream come true. Neymar has been attracting ...

The digital news media app spectrum just downsized by one, but it will make a dent. More about Facebook's infrastructure: Facebook details two years of work to turn on default HTTPS · Facebook explains how 'TAO' serves social workloads, data requests ...

A newfound asteroid will buzz close by Earth Wednesday, flying safely between our planet and the orbit of the moon, and you can follow the space rock encounter live online. The asteroid 2014 DX110 will zip by Earth at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) today, just ...

Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience on March 5, 2014, at St.Peter's square in Vatican city. ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images. Shares. Tweets; Stumble. Email; More +. Pope Francis has famously declared a cessation of hostilities in the ...

A UN special envoy has cut short his mission in Crimea after being threatened by 10 to 15 armed men and ordered to leave the region, where Ukraine and Russia are locked in a tense standoff. After a confrontation at a cafe, envoy Robert Serry was driven to ...

Geneva — The World Health Organisation Wednesday said the recommended amount of sugar consumed daily should be halved as it stepped up its battle against public health problems like obesity and tooth decay. The UN health agency said it was ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Over 300 people had the sign of the cross imprinted on their foreheads in black at the St. George Ferry Terminal during the height of the Wednesday morning rush hour in an effort inspired by the Ashes to Go national movement of ...

Facebook announced today that it will crack down on posts promoting the sale of illegal guns, as well as those firearm-themed posts that target minors. The official announcement came in a somewhat convoluted post to the company's blog, but here's the Los ...

Yahoo!'s Marissa Mayer making her first keynote address as CEO at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Jan 7, 2014 in Las Vegas. Photo: AP. mail · print. View all comments. Share on Tumblr · Tweet. Published: March 6, 4:03 AM.

This afternoon, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced an agreement with Facebook to monitor and eliminate illegal gun sales on its sites, calling it “the strongest step ever taken to end illegal sales of firearms on social media sites.