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UN report demands Vatican act against child sex abuse
A United Nations human rights committee has made an unprecedented demand that the Vatican "immediately remove" all clergy accused of child abuse ...Nelson Mandela leaves $4.1 million estate to family, staff and ANC
Nelson Mandela has left his roughly $4.1m estate to his wife Graca Machel, family members, staff, schools and the African National Congress, ...Russia warns Ukraine opposition as protests continue
Western politicians are returning to Ukraine this week to resolve the political crisis that has gripped the country for months, with the ...Anti-government protesters dismiss Thailand elections
Anti-government protesters in Thailand marched through the streets of Bangkok Monday, vowing to continue their demonstrations following snap elections.Cancer cases worldwide likely to rise to 22 million new cases in 2 decades
The cancer agency of the World Health Organization said in a new report that cancer cases are expected to surge 57 percent ...Landmark Rwanda genocide trial begins in France
A French court has begun hearing the landmark trial of a former Rwandan intelligence chief charged with complicity in the 1994 genocide.Pakistan peace talks with Taliban team delayed after government negotiators fail to show up
Negotiators representing the Pakistani government and Taliban will not meet for preliminary peace talks that were meant to be taking place following ...US actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in New York
Academy Award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday in his New York apartment of a suspected drug overdose.Israel dismisses Kerry warning on boycotts
Top Israeli officials are warning U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that they will not be bullied into a peace deal with ...Syrian air raids kill at least 36 in Aleppo
Syrian government aircraft continued dropping crude barrel bombs Sunday on rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo, with a monitoring group ...





