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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram Islamic extremist captors, a community leader said Tuesday....
PARIS (AP) -- Midway through releasing a series of damaging disclosures about U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his hosts at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London abruptly cut him off from the internet. The news adds another layer of intrigue to an extraordinary campaign....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian and Syrian warplanes on Tuesday halted their airstrikes on Syria's besieged city of Aleppo in preparation for a temporary pause in the military push that Moscow has announced for later in the week, the Russian defense minister said....
KHAZER, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday they paused their advance on Mosul, a day after the start of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city, which is expected to take weeks, if not months....
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, on Monday addressed the United Nations General Assembly during a meeting discussing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.He said the ongoing struggle of indigenous peoples to preserve their heritage, language, religious traditions, and livelihoods through the realization of their right to self-determination is not only their concern, but a concern for the entire world.“Their cultural experiences and means of livelihood are under grave threat within the current international social and economic paradigm,” – Archbishop Auza said – “An economy driven largely by motives of profit and individual gain rather than responsibility for the neighbor, the environment and the common good has left the indigenous peoples further and further behind.” The full statement can be found below Statement by H.E. Archbishop Bernardito AuzaApostolic Nuncio, P...
(Vatican Radio) A statement by Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, was delivered on Monday about Nuclear Disarmament. The full statement is below Statement by H.E. Archbishop Bernardito AuzaApostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy SeeSeventy-first Session of the United Nations General AssemblyFirst (Disarmament) Committee Agenda Item 98 (c): Nuclear disarmamentNew York, 17 October 2016Mr. Chair,The Holy See has called for a total ban on nuclear weapons since the dawn of the nuclear age.In February 1943, two years and a half before the Trinity test, Pope Pius XII had alreadyvoiced deep concern regarding the violent use of atomic energy. After Hiroshima andNagasaki, observing the totally uncontrollable and indis...
Religious and civil society leaders in Kenya, under the auspices of the Multi-Sectoral Forum (MSF), have told a selection panel that will choose members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that the future of elections, in Kenya, hinges on the critical decisions that they will make during the vetting process.“We congratulate you on your selection and appreciate the mammoth task before you. We trust in your ability and dedication for the service to our nation through this crucial exercise. We are fully behind you and we shall continue to accord you the necessary support to ensure that the selection process is carried out seamlessly to the honour of God and all Kenyans” said Sheikh Adan Wachu, Chairperson of the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya.Speaking at the same event, held at Nairobi’s Ufungamano House, this week, Catholic Bishop Alfred Rotich underlined the high expectations riding on the panel.“Kenyans expect that this team will...
Homs, Syria, Oct 18, 2016 / 12:02 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Father Jacques Mourad was prior of the Mar Elian monastery, a pilgrimage centre near Al Quaryatayn, about 65 miles southeast of Homs, until he was abducted by Islamic State militants in May 2015. He managed to escape after nearly five months of captivity, yet that August the Islamic State had captured Al Quaryatayn and destroyed the monastery. The city was later liberated by Syrian forces, in April 2016.Now based in Europe, Father Mourad spoke Oct. 17 with international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need about the situation in Syria. In early April 2016, Al Quaryatayn was finally freed from ISIS. How is the situation there now?The city may have been liberated, but normal, everyday life is not yet possible. Most houses have been destroyed. But at least electricity and water have in the meantime been restored. However, most people have not yet returned to Al Quaryatayn. The fear that ISIS will come back is...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stars of Hollywood and Broadway - including Julia Roberts, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt, Neil Patrick Harris and Helen Mirren - put on a splashy fundraiser for Hillary Clinton....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of Social Security recipients and federal retirees will get only tiny increases in benefits next year, the fifth year in a row that older Americans will have to settle for historically low raises....
