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BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink, seen here in Paris in July, wrote in his annual letter to CEOs that climate change will soon cause "a significant reallocation of capital."

World's Largest Asset Manager Puts Climate At The Center Of Its Investment Strategy

"We believe that sustainability should be our new standard for investing," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says. The investment giant's move puts pressure on companies to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

In this courtroom sketch, Salah Abdeslam, right, and Sofien Ayari, left, appear at the Brussels Justice Palace on Monday to face charges related to a police shootout following the deadly attacks on Paris.

Sole Surviving Suspect Of Paris Attacks Makes Uncooperative Court Appearance

Salah Abdeslam refused to stand or answer questions during his first public appearance since the attacks. "I defend myself by staying silent," he said.

French police gather near the site of an attack near the entrance of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened an investigation after police shot and injured a man who had tried to attack officers with a hammer. One officer was slightly injured.

Paris Police Shoot, Wound Hammer-Wielding Assailant Outside Notre Dame

France's interior minister says a man yelled "this is for Syria" as he attacked officers with a hammer; the incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack. One officer suffered minor injuries.

"Little Dancer," a sculpture by French artist Edgar Degas, is seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2014.

'Little Dancer' Brings Us To See The Person Behind The Famous Degas Sculpture

Degas's sculpture "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" is known the world over. But who is that young lady he depicts? Camille Laurens aims to find out — and realizes something about herself in the process.

Pope Francis points at a tablet as he unveils Click To Pray, the official app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on Sunday.

Pray With The Pope, From Your iPhone

The pope brought a tablet to his usual Sunday address, as he announced the ClickToPray app for communal prayer around the world, with a call for young Catholics to engage.

Australian Attorney General Christian Porter (left) and Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield hold a press conference in Canberra. Australia's parliament has passed legislation punishing Internet platforms for failing to remove violent audio and video.

Australia To Criminalize Failure To Remove Violent Content From Internet Platforms

The bill that passed on Thursday is intended to hold companies responsible for videos and audio such as the livestream of two mosque shootings in New Zealand.

Demetria McFarland, who is spearheading the move to relocate the Confederate statue, says growing up in Marshall, Texas, "We always knew what it stood for. It was just one of those taboo things."

'We Always Knew What It Stood For': Small Texas Town Torn Over Its Confederate Statue

More than 60 monuments that celebrate the Confederacy and its military men have come down in cities all across America. But more than 1,700 remain, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah attends an event on Wednesday.

Death By Stoning Among Punishments In New Brunei Anti-LGBT, Criminal Laws

The punishments are part of Brunei's penal code, first announced in 2013. While the new laws stipulate the death penalty for certain offenses, Brunei has not executed anyone in decades.

Pictured here in 2018, the Crusader horsemen ride around the arena before the start of a Super Rugby semifinal match. The Crusaders announced Wednesday that the team will be considering a change to its name and branding following the Christchurch attacks on March 15.

After Mosque Shootings, A Rebranding Debate Over Christchurch's Rugby Crusaders

The Super Rugby team said Wednesday it would consider changing its name after shootings at two Christchurch mosques last month, as a result of its brand's association with religious war.

Wallace Broecker, a professor at Columbia University in New York, speaking during the Balzan Prize ceremony in Rome in 2008. Broecker, a climate scientist who popularized the term "global warming," died Monday.

'Grandfather Of Climate Science' Wallace Broecker Dies At 87

Broecker was an early advocate for reducing fossil fuels to avoid the disruptive effects of climate change and brought the term "global warming" into the mainstream.

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