Former Pope Benedict, hero to Catholic conservatives, dies
Vatican CityReuters Former Pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign and a standard bearer for conservatives who yearned for a more traditional Church, died on Saturday, ending an extraordinary period in which two men wearing white lived in the Vatican. Benedict, 95, died in a former monastery where he had lived since […]
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Bolivia protesters burn cars, clash with police after governor arrested
Santa Cruz/La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Protesters in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz, a relatively wealthy farming region, attacked buildings, burned cars and blocked highways as part of a 24-strike on Friday following the arrest of the regional governor, a right-wing opposition leader. As night fell, protesters in parts of the provincial capital torched cars and tires and […]
Police in Uganda block opposition prayer rallies; arrest 22
Kampala, Uganda Security agencies in Uganda used teargas to disperse supporters of opposition political parties who had gathered in Kampala on Friday for end of year prayer events. The events had been organised by two key opposition political party leaders – Colonel Kizza Besigye, of the Forum for Democratic Change, and Robert Kyagulanyi, also known […]
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar trials end with seven more years in jail
Reuters Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of five counts of corruption on Friday and jailed for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham. In a closed-door court session in army-ruled Myanmar, Suu Kyi, 77, who was arrested during a coup […]
Marchers in south-east Iran denounce top leader in renewed protests
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran’s supreme leader in the restive south-east of the country on Friday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were facing possible death sentences. There have been demonstrations across the country against the clerical leadership since mid-September after the death in detention […]
Vatican: Benedict in stable condition, participated in Mass
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was in stable condition Friday after suffering a decline in his health and participated in a private Mass in his room, the Vatican said, as the faithful in Rome honoured “this last stretch of his pilgrimage”. The Vatican provided a new medical bulletin Friday afternoon saying Benedict had been […]
“Smoke everywhere”: survivors of Cambodia casino blaze recount chaotic scenes
Aranyaprathet, Thailand Reuters When Nunthida Kongreung heard a huge fire had broken out at a Cambodian border town casino-hotel, she started calling her parents who were on vacation there, but nobody answered. When finally someone called back, it was a rescue worker who had found their bodies, slumped against each other in their hotel room […]