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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Fighting to save his job amid a mushrooming corruption scandal, Brazilian President Michel Temer told the nation Saturday that an incriminating audio recording of him had been doctored....
SANDY, Utah (AP) -- As Utah Republicans met for their annual state convention Saturday, the party faithful both gave Rep. Jason Chaffetz a warm send-off and occasionally expressed disappointment at his abrupt departure from Congress and key role investigating the White House....
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Ignoring President Donald Trump's past admonition, U.S. first lady Melania Trump did not cover her head Saturday when they arrived in Saudi Arabia on the opening leg of his first international tour since taking office....
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- President Donald Trump basked in Saudi Arabia's lavish royal welcome Saturday as he left behind, at least temporarily, the snowballing controversies dogging him in Washington. Trump rewarded his hosts with a $110 billion arms package aimed at bolstering Saudi security and a slew of business agreements....
(Vatican Radio) The chief of Europe's top human rights body says laws in several European countries that prevent migrant children from reuniting with their families or force them to leave when they turn 18 create a "huge security risk". Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland made the comments amid international concern about the treatment of asylum seekers in countries such as Hungary. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: Jagland said in published remarks that several European countries are effectively forcing young people into crime and extremism by preventing them to reunite with their families. When they turn 18, he said, they are told to leave the country, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation from human traffickers who could push them into crime or the illicit sex trade.The rights official called that a security risk for Europe and a self-inflicted wound many of them people will become in his words "criminals and maybe also terrorists.&...
Pressure is mounting from his coalition allies for Brazil`s President Michel Temer to resign amidst corruption allegations, which he denies. James Blears reports the opposition is demanding he step down and elections be brought forward. Listen: The most damning evidence against President Michel Temer comes from Joesley Batista the owner of meat packing company JBS, who`s dishing this up a plea bargin for himself. An audio tape of the two men allegedly discusses payments of bribes to Eduardo Cunha, the ex Speaker of the House of Representatives, who`s now serving 15 years for money laundering and tax evasion. Batista says huge payments were made to Temer starting in 2010 in the guise of election contributions. Temer denies any wrong doing and in a national broadcast he says he`s definitely staying put. The opposition says they`re pushing for his impeachment. Temer became President after Dilma Rousseff was impeached last year, casti...
Rome, Italy, May 20, 2017 / 11:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Held this year on May 20, Rome’s seventh annual March for Life was a chance for pro-life advocates of any faith to share their convictions about the sanctity of life and how it is founded in a love of life and family.“It is the seventh edition of the March and as in the past years, we expect thousands of people to come and create a joyful atmosphere,” Alessandro Elia, one of the event’s organizers, told CNA ahead of Saturday’s event.“In fact, we are against abortion because we love life and we love the family, a natural institution which is fundamental for every human society.”This year was Rome’s sixth – and Italy’s seventh – annual March for Life. The event’s tagline was “For life without compromise.”Pope Francis gave his apostolic blessing to participants in the pro-life event. In a written message signed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf was fined $10,000 on Saturday for apparently using a homophobic slur during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals....
HONOLULU (AP) -- A man on a Hawaii-bound flight described as unruly and disheveled was subdued by passengers and a flight attendant who used an airplane drink cart to block him from getting to the front of the jet. He was then immobilized with duct tape in a seat until the plane landed in Honolulu Friday, escorted on the last leg of its journey by two fighter jets....
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Some 1,000 people joined a gay pride march in the Romanian capital of Bucharest on Saturday, demanding greater rights amid government moves they say will curtail their rights....
