Suspected Islamist rebels kill at least 10 in eastern Congo
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 10 civilians in an attack on Friday near the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities and a UN source said. The assailants fired guns at people working in fields in Mulekera commune outside Beni, Mulekera Mayor Ngongo Mayanga […]
A US Episcopal seminary found a solution to its fiscal woes. Then seven bishops intervened
United States RNS A plan to save a troubled historic Episcopal seminary in New York has come under fire after seven bishops registered their opposition to offering a long-term lease of the seminary to a non-profit with alleged ties to a Catholic music school funded by a conservative donor. The bishops, who lead Episcopal dioceses […]
Vatican complains after French court rules in favour of nun dismissed from religious order
Rome, Italy AP The Holy See said Saturday it formally protested to France after a court there ruled that a former high-ranking Vatican official was liable for what the court determined to be the wrongful dismissal of a nun from a religious order. The Lorient tribunal on 3rd April ruled in favour of the nun, […]
Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles
Jerusalem/Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider regional conflict, as the US pledged “ironclad” backing for Israel. Sirens wailed and Reuters journalists in Israel heard distant heavy […]
Hundreds rally in Niger’s capital to push for US military departure
Niamey, Niger Reuters Hundreds took to the streets of Niger’s capital on Saturday to demand the departure of US troops, after the ruling junta further shifted its strategy by ending a military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military instructors. Marching arm in arm through central Niamey, the crowd waved Nigerien flags in […]
Gunmen kill nine men after abduction in south-west Pakistan, say police
Quetta, Pakistan Reuters Gunmen shot and killed nine men after abducting them from a bus in a troubled province in south-western Pakistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran, officials said on Saturday. A separatist militant group, Baloch Liberation Army, claimed responsibility for the Friday night attack in Balochistan province in Pakistan’s south-west. In a statement sent to […]
Migrant crisis: Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports from Comitancillo in Guatemala’s highlands…
Israelis rally against government amid deadlock on Gaza hostages as Hamas rejects Israel’s ceasefire response
Tel Aviv, Israel Reuters Thousands of Israelis rallied against their government on Saturday, with some demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu call off the half-year-old war in Gaza amid a deadlock in diplomatic efforts to retrieve hostages held there by Hamas. Hamas-led gunmen seized 253 people during an 7th October attack on Israel that killed 1,200 […]
Settlers incensed over teen’s slaying rampage in Palestinian towns
Al-Mughayyer, West Bank Reuters Armed Jewish settlers blocked roads, vandalised property and scuffled with Palestinians around towns and villages in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, medics and witnesses said, after an Israeli teenager was killed in a suspected militant attack. The Palestinian health ministry said a 17-year-old Palestinian, named Omar Hamed, died of his […]
Sydney stabbing that killed six was not an ideological attack, police say
Sydney, Australia Reuters Sydney police on Sunday ruled out terror or ideology as a motive after a man killed six people in a random stabbing attack on Saturday in one of the city’s busiest shopping centres. People run inside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre, as they evacuate the scene of an incident, in which […]