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NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands took to the streets Saturday across the United States as demonstrations against President-elect Donald Trump continued in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and beyond....
(Vatican Radio) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 12 billion dollar loan for Egypt over the next three years to help the country out of its deep economic crisis, despite concerns about social tensions and reports of human rights abuses including discrimination against Christians. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: The IMF said Egypt had met strict its conditions to receive $2.75 billion immediately, with the rest subject to its economic performance and further reforms. In a statement IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the 12 billion dollar bailout was aimed at "addressing longstanding challenges". Egypt has faced high unemployment and a budget deficit of 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product. And the country failed to attract foreign investment since the political turmoil in 2011 and what became known as the Arab Spring, which saw former president Hosni Mubarak overthrown. Yet, IMF support comes with a price. The government was...
NEW YORK (AP) -- With his mink coat left in the locker room, Conor McGregor is set to take a swing at UFC history....
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from a bomb blast at a Sufi shrine in southwest Pakistan Saturday has risen to 50 people with more than 100 wounded, officials said....
HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (AP) -- For months, Islamic State group fighters drove thousands of civilians on forced marches across the Nineveh desert into the small town of Hamam al-Alil. Retreating ahead of methodical Iraqi advances on Mosul's southern approach, IS fighters converged here, rounding up men, women and children for use as human shields and killing dozens of others....
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jurors failed to come up with a verdict against a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist and were leaning toward a lesser conviction, a prosecutor said Saturday after a mistrial was declared....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington's new power trio consists of a bombastic billionaire, a telegenic policy wonk and a taciturn political tactician. How well they can get along will help determine what gets done over the next four years, and whether the new president's agenda flounders or succeeds....
When a South Carolina congressman shouted "You lie!" during a speech by President Barack Obama in 2009, House members rebuked him for violating norms of civility. After this year's presidential campaign, the idea that people were once troubled by the outburst seems almost quaint....
(Vatican Radio) At the end of the last Jubilee Audience of the soon-to-end Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis had a special greeting and a heartfelt “thank you” for the many volunteers who have offered an inestimable service to the Vatican and to pilgrims from across the globe. To a group of about 600 Year of Mercy volunteers present in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, the Pope said: “You have been fantastic! I thank you, who come from different countries, for your precious service that has allowed so many pilgrims to give life to this experience of faith in a positive way. In the course of these months I have noticed your discreet presence in the Square and I appreciate the dedication, patience and enthusiasm with which you have done your work. Thank you so much!” Some 4000 volunteers have participated in the Extraordinary Jubilee, many of them Italian, but others from the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colomb...
