New blasts in Crimea, Russian missile wounds 12 near nuclear plant
Reuters New blasts resounded in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula on Saturday and a Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station, wounding 12 civilians, Russian and Ukrainian officials said. That strike at the Pivdennoukrainsk (South Ukraine) nuclear station and fresh shelling near the Zaporizhzhia station, […]
At least 12 killed as Somalia hotel siege enters second day
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages who authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday. The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two car bombs before opening […]
Mexico’s ex top prosecutor arrested on disappearance charges in missing students case
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Mexican former Attorney General Jesus Murillo has been arrested on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, Mexican officials said on Friday. The attorney general’s office said in a statement that federal police carried out an arrest warrant issued by a Mexico City […]
Montenegrin government falls over ties with Serbian Church
Podgorica, MontenegroAP The Montenegrin Government fell in a no-confidence vote early Saturday that followed a rift over relations with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church. Lawmakers voted 50 to one to oust the government of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic just weeks after he signed an agreement regulating the position of the Serbian church in Montenegro. The […]
The US Department of Justice is investigating the SBC. What does it mean?
United StatesRNS More than four decades after sexual abuse claims against a Catholic priest first made national headlines, spurring accusations, lawsuits, a series of newspaper investigations and billions in settlements, the US Department of Justice is investigating a religious group’s handling of sexual crimes by clergy and church staff. This time, the Southern Baptist Convention […]
At least 14 killed in shelling on north Syria market, rescuers say
Reuters Fourteen people were killed including at least five children in a rocket attack on a market in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab on Friday, according to emergency responders working in rebel-held areas. The White Helmets rescue group earlier put the death toll at nine. It said that figure might rise further as rescue […]
The Interview: TobyMac on ‘Life After Death,’ managing grief and collaborating with DC Talk
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with US Christian artist TobyMac who says his preferred lyrics on the new ‘Life After Death’ album are ones performed with his musical team members from DC Talk…
Canadian Cardinal Ouellet denies accusations of sexual assault
Vatican CityReuters Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet denied on Friday accusations of sexual assault levelled against him by a woman who has said the aggression took place more than a decade ago when he was Archbishop of Quebec. “I firmly deny having made inappropriate gestures on her person, and I consider the interpretation and dissemination of […]
Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
Updated: 11:45am (AEST)Mexico City, Mexico AP Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega’s administration, detaining him and several other priests in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the church and a government increasingly intolerant of dissent. The pre-dawn raid came after Nicaraguan authorities had accused […]
Unidentified attackers seize control of hotel in Somali capital
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters Unidentified armed attackers have taken control of a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, following two car bomb blasts and gunfire, police and intelligence officers said on Friday. “Two car bombs targeted Hotel Hayat. One hit a barrier near the hotel and then the other hit the gate of the hotel. We believe […]