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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 154 unsuspecting residents....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A cargo ship being used by a South Korean shipping company went missing in seas near Uruguay with 24 crew members and authorities said Saturday that two people had been rescued....
(Vatican Radio) Serbia's strongman Aleksandar Vucic aims to consolidate his grip on power as he seeks to win a presidential election despite opposition fears that the country is heading towards authoritarian rule. While the post of president has largely been ceremonial, critics believe that it would be a more influential position if occupied by Vucic who tries to balance Serbia's interests in historical ally Russia and the European Union. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: Serbia's opposition says Prime Minister Vucic, who is running for president Sunday, is trying to concentrate power in his own hands. One of his main challengers, Presidential hopeful Vuk Jeremic, is among those openly expressing concern about the situation. "This is the first time [Europe's security organization] OSCE was not invited to observe the elections," he said. "This is a campaign in which the ruling party’s candidate received 120 times mor...
(Vatican Radio) An attempt to remove one term Presidential limits in Paraguay, has resulted in riots during which the Congress building in the Capitol Asuncion has been attacked, looted and burned. Listen to the report by James Blears: President Horacio Cartes` Administration ends next year. However Senators have narrowly approved a bill, which means a President can run yet again. This overturns a law added to Paraguary`s Constitution in 1992 restricting a President to one single five year term. Paraguayans are determined NOT to ever again be in the repressive grip of a dictator. General Alfredo Stroessner launched a coup in 1954. His dictatorship lasted 35 long years. He himself referred to it as "State of siege." He was ousted in 1989, and died at the ripe old age of 93, in Brazil in 2006. Demonstrators chanting that this won`t be repeated, smashed windows in the Congress Building, gained access and trashed offices of...
Washington D.C., Apr 1, 2017 / 11:57 am (CNA).- When last week’s health care bill failed, it wasn’t just Democrats who fought it.The GOP-led American Health Care Act drew bipartisan resistance for numerous reasons. One of the Republicans who opposed the proposal was Rep. Chris Smith, chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus.In a statement explaining his decision, Smith said that although the bill included positive pro-life protections, he ultimately could not give the legislation his support because of how other provisions would “likely hurt disabled persons, the elderly and the working poor.”He cited concerns about how the House bill would have cut Medicaid expansion and canceled essential health benefits for children and pregnant women, as well as for those struggling with addictions and mental health issues.The American Health Care Act would have made significant changes to the Affordable Care Act, the massive health care law passed in 2010.However, the new heal...
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- It's April Fools' Day but it's no joke: People across northern New England woke up to a foot of heavy, wet snow on parts of the region Saturday and conducted weekend business as more fell throughout the day....
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn't receive the ordinance while alive....
QAYARA, Iraq (AP) -- The hospital in Qayara sometimes receives so many dead bodies that they do not fit in the refrigerator unit and have to be left in the corridors. Inside the mortuary, the dead are simply put on the floor because there are no containers, sometimes piled one on top of the other in a gruesome fashion and wrapped in a blanket, just as they were brought in....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Week by week, country by country, the Pentagon is quietly seizing more control over warfighting decisions, sending hundreds more troops to war with little public debate and seeking greater authority to battle extremists across the Middle East and Africa....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is headed for a tense showdown over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee that could have far-reaching consequences for Congress, the high court and the nation....
