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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- One of President Enrique Pena Nieto's closest advisers and confidants, Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray, has resigned, in a move observers said was linked to the unpopular decision to invite Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit Mexico....
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Uruguay's government said Wednesday that it is searching for another country to take a former Guantanamo detainee who is threatening to die on a hunger strike if he is not allowed to reunite with his family abroad....
BEIRUT (AP) -- An airstrike near the site of a suspected gas attack in Syria killed at least 10 civilians Wednesday, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov agreed to meet this week for extended discussions on ending the 5-year-old civil war....
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met informally on Wednesday in a holding room before attending a gala dinner at a regional summit, Philippine officials said....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple's latest iPhone may be more notable for what's missing from previous models than what's being added. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus unveiled Wednesday won't have an analog headphone jack - a longtime staple in just about every consumer electronics device that can play audio....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- During their eight overlapping years in the U.S. Senate, Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer were political partners, friendly - and sometimes less than friendly - rivals. Both were influential powerbrokers for New York, his home state and her adopted one....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Republican Donald Trump vowed to boost military spending by tens of billions of dollars on Wednesday, outlining plans for major increases in the number of active troops, Navy ships and submarines, and fighter planes as he works to convince skeptics in both parties that he's ready to lead the world's most powerful military....
(Vatican Radio) The Paralympic Games 2016 will get underway later Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro following the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.The 11-day competition will see more than 4000 athletes taking part from 161 countries.The games have not been without problems. There have been concerns over its budget and slow ticket sales have plagued the sporting event.However, organizers say a late surge has seen sales jump from around 200,000 to 1.6 million.The games in London were considered a turning point in sports for people with disabilities and the organizers and athletes are hoping that these games will leave behind a legacy of accessibility.Cristina Gangemi is a disability consultant to the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales.She agrees that the reaction to the games four years ago was one of wonderment rather than sympathy.Listen to Lydia O'Kane's interview with Cristina Gangemi “I think that what happened in London 2012 was that we saw a com...
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See signed a Framework Agreement with the Central African Republic on Tuesday in the CAR capital, Bangui.Consisting of a preamble and 21 articles, the Framework Agreement sets forth the legal outline for relations between the Church and the State in the country.A statement from the Holy See says the two Parties, while safeguarding the independence and autonomy with their own, undertake to work together for the moral, spiritual and material development of the human person and the promotion of the common good.The Framework Agreement will enter into force upon the exchange of instruments of ratification.
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Luis Tagle, President of Caritas Internationalis, on Wednesday lamented the continuing reality of slavery and human trafficking despite the lessons of the past and so many advances in technology and human knowledge. Looking at this scourge, the cardinal said he wanted to ask ‘where is the humanity’ in our modern age when we see unscrupulous traffickers prey on the most vulnerable and poor among their fellow human beings. Cardinal Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, was among those attending a 3-day international conference against human trafficking held this week in the Nigerian capital, Abuja that was organized by Caritas and the Pontifical Council of Pastoral Care for Migrants and Itinerant People. Listen to the interview with Cardinal Luis Tagle, Archbishop of Manila and President of Caritas Internationalis: Asked for his feedback on the conference and its outcome, Cardinal Tagle said he was very satisfied with the outcome, conced...
