Tag: international

Nearly 500 people are on death row in India, and capital sentences for murder and terrorism convictions are common, but executions are rare

"The media are a precious gift from God and ... all communicators are people who have been called by God for special purposes”

The number of internally displaced people in Myanmar topped 1 million as of May 30 amid fighting and armed clashes across the country

Dozens of missing workers from a container depot were still unaccounted for, while many of the dead were burned beyond recognition

A telegram sent on the pope’s behalf said that he was praying “for the conversion of those blinded by hatred and violence”

The attack took place during a Pentecost Sunday service at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in the town of Owo

The voting for local councils in rural and urban precincts was seen as a test of support for opponents of the CPP

Pope Francis urged world leaders to unite against war and work toward solutions

Discussion of the events of 1989, when China set troops and tanks on peaceful protestors, is all but forbidden on the mainland

With roots dating to 1582, the Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest active astronomical observatories in the world