Weekend Roundup: Is China Outpacing Mexico on the Rule of Law?
On the same day this week that President Obama announced a measure that could give legal protection to 5 million undocumented immigrants, massive protests raged across Mexico against the impunity and...
View ArticleSomalia's Al-Shabab Says It Killed 28 In Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One gunman shot from the right, one from the left, each killing the non-Muslims lying in a line on the ground, growing closer and closer to Douglas Ochwodho, who was in the...
View ArticleNorth Korean Student Escapes Kidnap Attempt In Paris
PARIS (AP) — A North Korean student with family ties to the regime in his country escaped a kidnapping bid in Paris, where he was studying, and is now in hiding, a French source with knowledge of the...
View ArticlePowerful Portraits Of Ebola Survivors Back Home And Still Fighting To Live
They survived Ebola, but their ordeal is far from over. French photographer Livia Saavedra travelled to the Guinean capital Conakry in October to document Ebola survivors who have returned to their...
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Discovery Of Vast Buried Canyon In Tibet Has Scientists Buzzing
Researchers have made a surprising discovery in Tibet, unearthing an ancient canyon buried deep under sediment along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the southern part of the country. The canyon is...
View ArticleIraqi Forces Launch Major Operation Against ISIS
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi soldiers backed by Sunni fighters launched a major operation Saturday to retake a section of the city of Ramadi seized by Islamic State group militants, an official and residents...
View ArticleColombia's President Hopes FARC Rebels Will Release Hostages Next Week
BOGOTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he hoped next week to secure the release of five captives, including an army general, held by Marxist FARC rebels, a move that...
View ArticleReligious Tension High After Mosque Closures In Mombasa, Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Christian and Muslim leaders fear more violence in the coastal city of Mombasa after the government indefinitely closed four mosques over suspected terror activities. On Friday...
View ArticleBahrain Holds Its First Major Vote Since Unrest
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom's first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests nearly four years ago, but a boycott by the...
View ArticleHitler Watercolor Sells For $162,000 At Auction
BERLIN (AP) — A watercolor of Munich's old city hall painted by Adolf Hitler a century ago has been sold for 130,000 euros ($162,000) at an auction in Germany. Kathrin Weidler, director of the Weider...
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We're Mad as Hell, and We're Not Going to Take It Anymore
MEXICO CITY -- Thursday, on the 104th anniversary of the 1910 Mexican Revolution in which millions died, the traditional military parade in Mexico City was hastily cancelled to make way for tens of...
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This Week In Pictures: Faith In Practice Around The World, November 16 - 22
Humans express their faith in a multitude of ways. These photos capture the diversity within faith practices that happen in our world in the span of just one week. Chicago, Illinois: November 18...
View ArticleFamily Pays Tribute To Slain Hostage Alan Henning
LONDON (AP) — The family of slain hostage Alan Henning has paid tribute to his life, gathering for a private memorial service. Henning, a 47-year-old taxi driver from the town of Eccles in northwest...
View ArticleIran Nuclear Talks May Be Extended As U.S. Sees 'Big Gaps'
By John Irish and Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - World powers and Iran struggled on Saturday to overcome the differences preventing them from ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran's atomic...
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Get Up Close And Personal With This Impossibly Intricate Buddhist Sand Mandala
In Buddhist tradition, a mandala is a sacred image that graphically represents the universe and is intended for use during meditation. Typically circular in shape, a mandala has a central point --...
View Article10 Countries With The Most Slaves
While many believe slavery is an issue of the past, it remains a real, yet largely hidden, problem. An estimated 35.8 million people are enslaved worldwide, according to a recent report by the Walk...
View ArticleTunisians Hold Landmark Presidential Election
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A veteran politician from the previous regime that ran on a platform of restoring the prestige of the state took the lead in Tunisia's first free and fair presidential election...
View ArticleIsrael Mulls Hard-Line Legislation After Attacks
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a move likely to further inflame tensions with Israel's Arab citizens, the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a bill to legally define the country as the nation-state of the Jewish...
View ArticleISIS Is Recruiting And Exploiting Children
BEIRUT (AP) — Teenagers carrying weapons stand at checkpoints and busy intersections in Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul. Patched onto the left arms of their black uniforms are the logos of the...
View ArticleOver 200 Migrants Rescued Off Cyprus' North Coast
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says 228 migrants, apparently refugees from Syria, have been rescued after their damaged ship drifted for hours in rough seas off Cyprus' northern coast. Hasan Tacoy,...
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