What is quite discouraging about this article is the not only what happened to the woman who was raped, but the Pope’s response to the situation. The Pope is in the highest position in the Catholic Church which is followed by having the most power over the church. Therefore he has the power to remove powerful officials underneath him (the… Read more »
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Militants from Islamic State have beheaded three brothers, all working in the medical profession, in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, an official said on Monday. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar, the main stronghold of Islamic State in Afghanistan, said the brothers were killed in Chaparhar district on Saturday night. The eldest brother Nisar… Read more »
DHAKA/KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in southeastern Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing five children and forcing a thousand people to relocate, including in the Rohingya refugee camps. The children were killed in landslides near Cox’s Bazar and Ramu, said Kazi Abdur Rahman, a senior Bangladesh government official in the area. Three more people… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – More than two dozen passengers on a flight operated by India’s biggest full-service carrier, Jet Airways, were treated for minor injuries on Thursday after their plane lost cabin pressure and was forced to turn back, aviation authorities said. Shortly after takeoff from the financial capital of Mumbai, the flight crew forgot to select a switch to… Read more »
KOCHI, India (Reuters) – An Indian Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun has written to the Vatican asking to step down as protests grow in India’s Kerala state for him to be arrested. “Bishop Franco Mulakkal wrote a letter to Holy Father Pope Francis expressing his desire to step aside temporarily and requested to be relieved from the administration… Read more »