Remember the poor and shun materialism, pope says on Christmas Eve
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas, urging people in the developed world to seek a simpler, less materialistic life and condemning the yawning…
UN tells UK: Allow Assange to leave Ecuador embassy freely
GENEVA – UN rights experts have called on British authorities to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuador embassy in London without fear of arrest or extradition. The…
UK forces retake ship after stowaways threaten crew
LONDON – British forces have stormed an Italian cargo ship and regained control after stowaways threatened crew members as it sailed close to the coast of southeast England. Police said…
US calls on China to release detained Canadians
WASHINGTON – The United States has called on Beijing to release two Canadians detained in what are widely believed to be tit-for-tat arrests related to the high-profile detention in Canada of an…
US, allies slam China for economic espionage, spies indicted
WASHINGTON/LONDON- The United States and three allies have chastised China for economic espionage, ratcheting up tensions as US prosecutors indicted two Chinese nationals linked to a spy agency on charges…
Spanish prime minister agrees with Catalan leader on easing political tension
MADRID/BARCELONA – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan leader Quim Torra have expressed a commitment to dialogue in a symbolic joint declaration to ease tensions in the protracted crisis…
Movie maker Harvey Weinstein loses bid to dismiss criminal case
NEW YORK – A New York state judge has denied Harvey Weinstein’s motion to dismiss criminal charges that he sexually assaulted two women, rejecting the movie producer’s argument that the…
Honduran teens who joined migrant caravan killed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of two Honduran teenagers killed in the border city of Tijuana last weekend after joining a migrant caravan in October headed…
Uber loses latest UK legal bid to block worker rights for drivers
LONDON – Uber has lost its latest court bid to stop its British drivers being classified as workers, entitling them to rights such as the minimum wage, in a decision…
South Africa issues arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe over the alleged assault of a model in a luxury Johannesburg hotel in 2017,…
