AMSTERDAM (AA) – Pope John Paul II covered up abuse by priests decades before he reached the top position in the Catholic Chruch, says a Dutch investigative journalist. The Pope ignored the sexual abuse of minors by some priests under his administration in Krakow, Poland, where he was archbishop, Ekke Overbeek said. The news in […...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – More than 100 residents in Canada face 428 charges related to child exploitation as a result of an investigation called “Project Maverick.” All 107 suspects reside in the province of Ontario and the investigation took place in October. In all, 121 children were identified, with 60 being “safeguard...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement said the fatality occurred in the town of Ya’bad in the northern West Bank when a Palestinian succumbed to critical injuries he sustained from Israeli fire. Israeli forces [&hellip...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – At least 15 people were killed and 27 others injured in a bomb explosion in the Samangan province of northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, local media said. The bomb exploded inside a religious seminary when hundreds of people, including students, were performing noon prayers, Tolo News reported, citing local officials. According...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada announced Monday that it will provide CAN$62.5 million (US$46.3 million) in support over the next six years for an Indigenous tribe rocked by a horrific stabbing spree that claimed 11 victims in September. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement during a visit to the James Smith Cree Nation in [&...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The European Union’s door is open for Bosnia and Herzegovina as candidate status is on the table, the bloc’s commissioner for enlargement said Monday. ”We want candidate status granted to Bosnia and Herzegovina now. But this is also a recommendation that comes from our side with high expectations,” Oli...
Moroni, Comoros (AFP): Prosecutors in the Comoros have sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason. Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces charges related to the alleged sale of Comorian passports to stateless people living in Gulf nations. “...
BERLIN (AA) – A firefighter was arrested for his suspected role in an arson attack at a Ukrainian refugee hostel in northeastern Germany, the Bild newspaper reported Thursday. The 32-year-old volunteer firefighter, Nick P., was detained early Wednesday on arson charges — one month after the fire gutted the building in the village o...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A court in Bangladesh on Wednesday sentenced a Rohingya refugee and three locals to death for their involvement in drug smuggling. The judge of the District and Sessions Court in Cox’s Bazar announced the verdict in front of the Rohingya man Muhammad Ayaz, 34, and three locals, and it included a […]
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Gunmen suspected to be members of a separatist group killed a senior tribal leader and two of his aides in southeast Nigeria, police said on Tuesday. A police spokesman, Michael Abattam, said gunmen in four vehicles and on two motorcycles, entered Obudi Agwa, Oguta area in Imo State on Monday afternoon […...
