Pope Francis allegedly confirmed with a papal biographer his decision to take punitive measures against U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke. Biographer Austen Ivereigh claimed in an article for the Catholic blog “Where Peter Is” to have spoken with Pope Francis about the situation at his residence in the Vatican. Francis allegedly …
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The Philippine coast guard is looking to counter China’s increasingly aggressive behavior in the disputed South China Sea with a new monitoring base on Thitu Island, a remote island occupied by Filipino forces. The base was inaugurated on Friday. Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano and other Philippine officials flew …
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The granddaughter of Nelson Mandela is demanding reparations be paid to Africa by the British government for its years of colonizing the continent. Political activist Ndileka Mandela said in an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that she supports the idea of reparations from the royal family because “that’s where …
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A group of masked gunmen kidnapped 31 migrants of different nationalities aboard a bus in Mexico over the weekend as they were traveling toward the border with Texas, Mexican authorities said. The bus carrying 36 people was stopped on Saturday on the highway that connects the border cities of Reynosa …
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BEIJING – A 3-year-old girl has died after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in southern China. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the girl was playing in the inflatable castle outside a supermarket when a freak gale blew it away. It quoted Li …
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KARACHI, Pakistan – A jail official says the scheduled execution of a Pakistani death-row prisoner whose family says was 14 years old when he was convicted has been stayed for a fourth time. Liaquat Khoso said early Tuesday that the order to stay Shafqat Hussain’s execution was received just hours …
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JOHANNESBURG – Trackers on foot and helicopter are searching for a lion, five days after it escaped from a national park in a remote, arid region of South Africa. South African National Parks said in a statement that after a farmer reported that he’d found lion tracks on his land, …
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s government says it plans to formally ask the United Nations to intervene and help resolve an escalating border dispute with neighboring Venezuela. Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge said in a statement Saturday that it is time for what he called a “judicial settlement.” Venezuela has long claimed …
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ROSEAU, Dominica – A Caribbean appeals court on Monday dismissed an attempt to become a lawyer by one of 17 men convicted of murder in a bloody 1983 coup in Grenada that triggered a U.S. invasion. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court rejected the appeal by former army officer Ewart Layne, …
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican officials say a mob of adults descended on a high school hurling rocks and setting a minibus on fire a day after one of its students allegedly killed a classmate away from the campus. Police rushed to Maldon High School in St. James parish to chase …
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