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(Vatican Radio) The office of the United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) has condemned the execution of three men by authorities in Gaza.Listen to Peter Kenny’s report from Geneva: The May 31 executions came despite serious and widespread concerns that international fair trial standards were not respected, and in spite of appeals by many local and international actors to halt the executions.UNHCR spokesman Rupert Colville said the executions were carried out without the approval of Palestinian President Mamoud Abbas as required under Palestinian law, effectively denying the men their right to seek pardon or commutation of their sentence.“We remain deeply concerned about further planned executions in the near future,” Colville said. “We reiterate that death sentences carried out pursuant to unfair trials are in violation of international law.”“We urge the authorities in Gaza to halt any future executions and to uphold their obli...
(Vatican Radio) Preparations are underway in the French capital Paris for a new refugee camp in the city with the mayor expressing concern about the mounting death toll among people fleeing war and poverty.She made the remarks after officials said at least 1,000 or more migrants perished in the Mediterranean.Listen to Stefan Bos’s report:
Jerusalem, Israel, Jun 1, 2016 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Israeli government's policies for Christian schools and unfair education budget cuts put them at risk of collapse, the Office of Christian Schools in Israel has charged.Fr. Abdel Masih Fahim, general secretary of the Catholic Church’s Office of Christian Schools in Israel, urged the Israeli government to recognize the importance of continued Christian education in Israel. These schools are a “vital component of the Christian presence in the Holy Land,” he said in a May 23 statement.“Christian schools in Israel are now in immediate danger of collapsing financially,” he warned.Fr. Fahim voiced concerns to the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Education, the Minister of Social Equality and others. These concerns focused on three imminent issues.He called on the government to fulfill immediately the transfer of 50 million shekels, about $13 milli...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- There are office printers that spit out documents and others that always seem to jam. And then there those that make the office itself....
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif decided she had had enough of Egypt's justice system....
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Cincinnati Zoo, where a gorilla was shot and killed over the weekend after a 3-year-old boy climbed over a fence and fell into its enclosure, has an open viewing area that was among the first of its kind and is now common in many zoos around the country....
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- As Wal-Mart tries to build an international juggernaut, it has had no greater success than in Chile, where even its failures show a commitment to adapting quickly to local shopping habits....
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) -- Ahead of a June 23 referendum on whether to quit the European Union, Britons are looking across the North Sea to Norway for clues on what life could be like outside the bloc....
TOKYO (AP) -- Donald Trump appears to be finding some friends in North Korea....
