An elusive peace: Bosnia marks 25 years since inking of US-brokered deal
SABINA NIKSIC, of the Associated Press, reports on the challenges still facing Bosnia, 25 years after a peace deal brought an end to a war in which more than 100,000 died…
Middle East: In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule
ZEINA KARAM reports for The Associated Press on a tumultuous five decades in Syria…
John Lewis mourned as “founding father” of better America
AP Hailed as a “founding father” of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogised Thursday by three former presidents and others who urged Americans to continue the work of the civil rights icon in fighting injustice during a moment of racial reckoning. The longtime member of Congress even issued his own call to action – […]
Oklahoma bombing: 25 years ago, a prayer service gave hope to a shaken America
This month marked the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in which 168 people died. BOBBY ROSS, Jr, reports for AP, on the difference a prayer service made in the aftermath…
Democrats release new batch of testimony from Trump impeachment inquiry
Washington DC, USReuters The Democratic-led US House of Representatives committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Monday released a transcript of a Pentagon official’s testimony as Trump continued to seethe over the investigation. The release of the testimony given by Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense, in an earlier closed-door session […]
ELIJAH CUMMINGS: PREACHERS AND PRESIDENTS RECALL A MAN OF FAITH
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on the passing of US Congressman Elijah Cummings…
ESSAY: WE SHOULDN’T BE SURPRISED BY MEN LIKE DONALD TRUMP AND BILL CLINTON
WENDY FRANCIS, spokesperson for women and children at the Australian Christian Lobby, says it’s time society insists on political candidates who “refuse to buy into the sexualisation of young women through any means”…