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7% of Australian Catholic priests alleged to have abused children, according to inquiry
An inquiry examining institutional sex abuse in Australia has heard 7% of the nation’s Catholic priests allegedly abused children between 1950 and 2010.
In one...
Apple, Facebook and 95 other join legal fight against Trump Travel Ban
A total of 97 companies — including Apple, Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Netflix and Twitter — filed a court motion on Sunday night declaring...
French soldier shoots attacker outside Paris Museum
French authorities have opened a terror investigation after a soldier shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete near...
US warns North Korea against Nuclear Attack
The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “effective and overwhelming”...
Israel Police evict settlers from unauthorised outpost
There have been scuffles between Israeli protesters and police seeking to evacuate an unauthorised settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank.
According to BBC News,...
US President to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam
The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on...
Former UK Chancellor warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ if MPs vote against triggering Brexit
A “deep constitutional crisis” would be caused if Members of Parliament (MPs) vote against triggering Brexit, former chancellor George Osborne has warned.
Mr. Osborne said...
African Union backs mass withdrawal from International Criminal Court
The African Union (AU) has called for the mass withdrawal of member states from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
However, the resolution is non-binding, with...
Thousands of Gay men pardoned for past convictions in the UK
Thousands of gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sexual offences in England and Wales have been posthumously pardoned.
The enactment by the government...
Donald Trump’s Attorney General Nominee faces US Senate vote
The US Senate Judiciary Committee is to vote on President Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, Jeff Sessions.
A conservative senator and early backer of...
