Jan 18 What we’re watching Saturday By News Desk U.N. staff, IMF official killed in Kabul suicide attack A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen killed 21 people at a restaurant in Kabul on Friday evening. The International Monetary Fund’s top representative in Afghanistan and three U.N. staff members were… Continue reading
Jan 17 Pope Benedict defrocked nearly 400 priests for child abuse By Colleen Shalby BREAKING: Document obtained by AP shows pope defrocked nearly 400 priests in 2 years for molesting kids. — The Associated Press (@AP) January 17, 2014 Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests for molesting… Continue reading
Jan 17 One year after gang rape, Indian company creates lightweight revolver for ladies By News Desk An Indian manufacturer is marketing a lightweight revolver designed for women’s self defense. The small gun hit the Indian market a little more than a year after 2012’s Delhi gang rape, which drew international attention. Named ‘Nirbheek’ (“brave” in Hindi)… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch As Geneva talks approach, Syrian opposition undecided about attendance By PBS News Hour The Western-backed Syrian National Coalition is currently meeting in Istanbul to vote on whether it will go to upcoming talks in Geneva, aimed at bringing a political resolution to the war in Syria. Hari Sreenivasan talks to chief foreign correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch India marks three years without polio, but challenges still remain By PBS News Hour Health officials in India have hit a milestone in their efforts to eradicate polio: It has been three years since the country's last reported case of the crippling disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on India's challenge to… Continue watching
Jan 17 Catalonia demands right to vote for independence from Spain By News Desk Citizens in Catalonia are demanding freedom from Spain, citing the country’s weak economy as cause for secession. Photo by Jordi Payà Canals/Flickr Politicians in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia voted Thursday to demand the right to… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Some Iranians hopeful that nuclear deal could relieve sanctions’ economic bite By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Syrian conflict prevents UN aid from reaching starving Palestinian refugees By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Maldivian president rejects ‘un-Islamic’ ban on some forms of marital rape By Ellen Rolfes Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen refused to sign a bill Thursday that criminalizes some forms of marital rape, Religion News Service reported. Though the bill passed parliament with 67-2 vote, Yameen rejected the legislation, which limits a husband’s right to demand… Continue reading
Jan 16 Putin: No discrimination at Winter Olympics By News Desk Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Thursday that no athlete would face discrimination at February’s Winter Olympics, hoping to address mounting criticism against Russia’s laws targeting gays and lesbians. “The Olympic Games will be held in full compliance with the… Continue reading