Feb 05 Pope publicly acknowledges problem of sexual abuse of nuns by priests, bishops: ‘We’re working on it’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press In the past year, The Associated Press and other media have reported on cases of abused nuns in India, Africa, Europe and South America — evidence that the problem is by no means limited to a certain geographic area. Continue reading
Feb 05 Defense officials fear ISIS is lying low, not defeated By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. defense officials are increasingly fearful that the militants are simply biding their time until the Americans leave the battlefield as planned. Continue reading
Feb 05 Photos: Chinese New Year celebrations usher in Year of the Pig By Associated Press Celebrations took place throughout the region, from Beijing and Seoul to Hanoi and Singapore. Continue reading
Feb 05 Trump expected to tap critic of the World Bank to lead it By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Malpass would succeed Jim Yong Kim, who announced in January that he is stepping down three years before his term was set to expire. Continue reading
Feb 05 Taliban attack kills 26 members of Afghan security forces By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The raid on the base in northern Kunduz province came as representatives of the Taliban were to hold meetings in Moscow with prominent Afghan figures. Continue reading
Feb 05 UK’s Theresa May seeks support for Brexit deal in Northern Ireland By Jill Lawless, Gregory Katz, Associated Press May said during a visit to Belfast that the British government is committed to preventing the construction of a physical border between EU member Ireland and the U.K.'s Northern Ireland. Continue reading
Feb 05 Arson suspected in Paris apartment fire that killed 10 By Thomas Adamson, Angela Charlton, Associated Press The fire is the deadliest in Paris since the April 2005 hotel fire near the capital's famed Opera that killed 24 people. Continue reading
Feb 05 Pope celebrates first-ever papal mass in Arabian Peninsula By Nicole Winfield, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Pope Francis ministered on Tuesday to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula with the first-ever papal Mass here and a… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Iraqi president objects to Trump’s comments on monitoring Iran In our Monday news wrap, Iraqi President Barham Salih slammed President Trump for suggesting U.S. troops might stay in Iraq to monitor Iran, saying Iraq had not been consulted about the possibility and that U.S. troops are in Salih’s country… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 9:51 Scotland’s Sturgeon on why failure to reach a Brexit deal would be ‘catastrophic’ By Amna Nawaz The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union in just seven weeks but still has no plan for the departure. In fact, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister, says the UK is “not remotely prepared” to extricate itself from… Continue watching