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Washington D.C., Sep 17, 2016 / 03:20 pm (CNA).- Catholic advocates are praising the U.S. for hosting an international refugee summit, but insist the administration can do more to address an unprecedented global refugee crisis.“We are very pleased at the historical role that the United States government has played in welcoming more refugees than any other country,” Jill Marie Gerschutz Bell, the senior legislative specialist for Catholic Relief Services, told CNA in an interview.“We’re pleased that the president has called a summit of other host countries. But we want to see the president do more, particularly for the unaccompanied children and young people coming to the United States,” she added.“If we’re going to ask other governments to abide by our moral and legal obligations, we need to make sure that we are too.”Officials from Catholic Relief Services will be attending the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees hosted by President Oba...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- The sister of a black man shot and killed by a Tulsa police officer when he reached into an SUV stalled in the street said on Saturday that she does not believe her brother was armed....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at the top of the global agenda - the biggest refugee crisis since World War II and the Syrian conflict now in its sixth year which has claimed over 300,000 lives....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):...
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on the conflict in Syria, where the U.S. military says it may have unintentionally struck government forces. (all times local):...
BEIRUT (AP) -- The U.S. military said it may have unintentionally struck Syrian troops while carrying out a raid against the Islamic State group on Saturday, threatening an already fragile U.S. and Russian-brokered cease-fire that has largely held despite dozens of alleged violations on both sides....
(Vatican Radio) Early voting has begun in Russia's parliamentary election, amid rising tensions with the West. The United States already said it would not recognize the outcome of voting in Russian-occupied Crimea. Listen to Stefan Bos' report: Most Russians were to vote later on Sunday, but in a country spanning 11 time zones at least some already cast ballots in an election dominated by President Vladimir Putin's supporters. The West is closely monitoring voting for 450 parliamentarians expected to occupy seats in the State Duma, or lower house, for the next five years. The outgoing Duma had just a handful of legislators opposing President Putin.Opposition figures and Western officials are worried about possible wrongdoing. Evidence of vote-rigging already sparked mass protests after the 2011 elections, and concerns remain over the plight of opposition leaders. Yet ahead of Sunday's election, President Putin urged all Russians to trust ...
ATLANTA (AP) -- Fuel supplies in at least five states are threatened by a gasoline pipeline spill in Alabama, and the U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered the company responsible to take corrective action before the fuel starts flowing again....
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) -- A pipe bomb exploded in a Jersey Shore town Saturday shortly before thousands of runners were due to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors, authorities said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- All summer long, Hillary Clinton delighted in snappy attack lines about Donald Trump....
