December, 2017
Death of Journalist disturbs visiting MEPs in Malta
December 7, 2017 · By Jon Henley for www.theguardian.com
Delegation reporting on Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death finds ‘perception of impunity’ due to apparent reluctance to investigate major cases MEPs on a fact-finding mission to Malta after the killing of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have said they arrived “seriously concerned” about the rule of law on the island and were leaving “even more […]
Read More...Activist priest killed in Nueva Ecija gun attack
December 7, 2017 · By Ding Cervantes for www.philstar.com
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Philippines — A retired Catholic priest was killed by unidentified gunmen in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, police said yesterday. Marcelito Paez, 72, was driving his Toyota Innova van along the Jaen-Zaragoza Road when motorcyle-riding gunmen blocked his path and opened fire at his vehicle in Barangay Lambakin late Monday. Paez succumbed to multiple […]
Read More...Bangladesh’s downtrodden buoyed by papal visit
December 6, 2017 · By Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka for www.ucanews.com
People hope the pope’s presence will bring increased focus on the miserable situation of poor people Behind expensive high-rise apartments in central Dhaka, Bangladeshi Rahima Begum lives in a shantytown with her husband and two sons. An eight-foot by six-foot rented room has since 2012 been their home in the Bangla Motor district of the […]
Read More...Pope urges support for clergy after priest’s disappearance
December 6, 2017 · By Joe Torres and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka for www.ucanews.com
Pontiff made plea during ordination of 16 Bangladeshi priests at Mass attended by 80,000 Catholics Pope Francis called on Catholics, a small minority in the predominantly Muslim country of Bangladesh, to support priests with their prayers as he celebrated Mass in Dhaka on Dec. 1. The call has become more timely in the wake of […]
Read More...Damian Green computer porn claims: ‘Thousands’ of images viewed
December 6, 2017 · By UK Politics for www.bbc.com
A former Scotland Yard detective has told BBC News he was “shocked” by the amount of pornography viewed on a computer seized from the Commons office of senior Tory MP Damian Green. Neil Lewis examined the device during a 2008 inquiry into government leaks and has not spoken publicly before. He said “thousands” of thumbnail […]
Read More...War criminal kills self in live UN court drama
December 5, 2017 · By Agence France-Presse for newsinfo.inquirer.net
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In shocking live scenes, a Bosnian Croat war criminal took his own life Wednesday in front of UN war crimes judges, apparently drinking poison just after they upheld his 20-year jail term for atrocities committed during the 1990s Balkans conflict. Slobodan Praljak, 72, died in hospital, after drinking from a small […]
Read More...Dengue vaccine dangerous to first time victims
December 5, 2017 · By JOSEPH TRISTAN ROXAS, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
A pharmaceutical company has advised against prescribing the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia to patients who have not succumbed to the virus in the past, since it may cause severe diseases in the long run. After six years of studying clinical data, Sanofi on Wednesday said it has found out that Dengvaxia was only beneficial in the […]
Read More...Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after taking poison in UN courtroom
December 5, 2017 · By Owen Bowcott for www.theguardian.com
Former commander Slobodan Praljak drank from bottle moments after judges upheld 20-year sentence in The Hague A former Bosnian Croat general has died after drinking a phial of poison while standing in the dock at a UN tribunal in The Hague, where his war crimes sentence of 20 years was upheld. Seconds after the judges […]
Read More...Argentina: Former military officials convicted for crimes against humanity
December 4, 2017 ·
Two former navy officers in Argentina have been sentenced to life for crimes against humanity committed between 1976 and 1983 under military rule. Captains Alfredo Astiz and Jorge Eduardo Acosta were found guilty of involvement in the torture and murder of hundreds of political opponents. They are among 54 people who faced trial for crimes […]
Read More...Pope Francis and The Lady meet again
December 4, 2017 · By Father Michael Kelly SJ, Nay Pyi Daw for international.la-croix.com
It would not have been “courageous or wise” to raise the Rohingya issue, stir the pot, and leave local Catholics to deal with the fallout. The much-anticipated second meeting between Pope Francis and Aung San Suu Kyi, following a get together in Rome in May, has probably disappointed those who expected it to focus on […]
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