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IMAGE: CNS photo/Miguel Gutierrez, EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Two former Latin American presidentssaid the world is running out of time to find a solution to the crisis inVenezuela as President Nicolas Maduro aims to consolidate power over thecountry.Despite widespread protests, Maduro's push to "put a group ofhis friends in what is called a 'constituent assembly,' would be the end ofdemocracy and the annihilation of the Republic of Venezuela," said JorgeQuiroga, former president of Bolivia. That election "will install a Soviet state inVenezuela, liquidate democracy, end the Congress, cancel elections and turnVenezuela into a sort of Caribbean 'North Korea,'" he said. Joined by former Colombian President Andres Pastrana, Quirogaspoke to journalists at the Vatican June 23 on the deteriorating situation in Venezuela andattempts to diffuse the crisis following their meeting with Cardinal PietroParolin, Vatican secretary of state. Protests began after March 29, whe...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Leonardo Munoz, EPABy Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Days after rebels in Colombia announced turningin the last of their cache of weapons over to international observers, theVatican announced June 23 details of Pope Francis' September trip to thewar-torn South American country.The pope is scheduled to visit four cities, starting histrip in the Colombian capital of Bogota Sept. 6, followed by day tripsto Villavicencio and Medellin Sept. 8 and 9, respectively, and headingback to Rome from Cartagena after Mass Sept. 10.Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos had said the pontiffhad promised him he would visit Colombia if the government and the rebel group knownas FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias) signed a peace agreement. Though Colombianvoters last year rejected a referendum on the peace agreement between thegovernment and FARC, Santos later negotiated a modified deal withColombian opposition leader and former President Alvaro Uribe. The process camewith help fr...
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A second mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a white University of Cincinnati officer who killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop. It's the latest racially charged police shooting case to show the reluctance of U.S. jurors to convict officers....
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- With just days to decide, Qatar on Friday weighed an onerous list of demands by its neighbors as a way out of a regional crisis, and a top Emirati official warned the tiny country to brace for a long-term economic squeeze unless it is willing to acquiesce....
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a military jet apparently practicing for an Ohio air show has been involved in an accident....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Johnny Depp apologized Friday for joking about assassinating Donald Trump during an appearance at a large festival in Britain, the latest example of artists using violent imagery when dealing with the president....
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Vice President Mike Pence's visit Friday to Colorado to celebrate the anniversary of Focus on the Family comes at a time of change for the religious right during the age of President Donald Trump....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military chiefs will seek a six-month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Friday that will make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire employees, part of a push to overhaul an agency that is struggling to serve millions of military vets....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada said Friday he opposes the GOP bill that would scuttle much of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, complicating the task party leaders face in guiding the banner legislation through the Senate....
