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Australian Catholic Abuse Victims Want Apology From Pope
Monday, July 07, 2008 6:12:00 PM
SYDNEY—Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and brothers in Australia, like Jose Respall who still vividly recalls being fondled at age 11, are calling on Pope Benedict to apologise when he arr ...   Full Story
 

Vandals Spray Anti-Falun Gong Slogans in Chinatown
Monday, July 07, 2008 5:17:00 PM
Several Chinese people harassed Falun Gong practitioners as they were practicing meditation exercises at Manhattan's Sara Delano Roosevelt Park in Chinatown on the morning of July 6.   Full Story
 

New Irish Immigrants are Young, Working and Renting, According to the Central Statistics Office
Monday, July 07, 2008 4:06:00 PM
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) this week published their analysis of the 2006 census with respect to Non-Irish Nationals living in Ireland, the findings showed that persons from 188 different cou ...   Full Story
 

New Serb Government to Focus on EU, Economy, Kosovo
Monday, July 07, 2008 8:16:00 AM
BELGRADE—Serbia's new government will focus on quick entry into the European Union, strengthening the country's economy and keeping Kosovo as a part of Serbia, Prime Minister designate Mirko C ...   Full Story
 

Twenty-one Killed in Bangladesh Road Accident
Monday, July 07, 2008 8:12:00 AM
At least 21 people were killed and nearly 40 injured when two buses collided on a Bangladesh highway on Monday, police said.   Full Story
 

Africa Takes Center Stage as G8 Kicks Off Summit
Monday, July 07, 2008 8:04:00 AM
The Group of Eight rich nations will seek to convince a skeptical Africa on Monday that it is living up to promises to double aid to the world's poorest continent.   Full Story
 

Suicide Car Bomb Hits India Embassy in Afghanistan
Monday, July 07, 2008 8:02:00 AM
A suicide car bomb hit two diplomatic vehicles entering the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday, killing or wounding at least 30 people, witnesses and Afghan media said.   Full Story
 

Betancourt Healthy Following Release From Colombian Jungle
Monday, July 07, 2008 8:01:00 AM
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt says she has been given a clean bill of health from doctors who examined her at a Paris military hospital Saturday.   Full Story
 

Bush Arrives in Japan for G8; Oil, Climate in Focus
Sunday, July 06, 2008 9:50:00 PM
CHITOSE, Japan—U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Japan on Sunday for the Group of Eight rich nations' meetings where North Korea's nuclear weapons program, soaring oil and food prices, ...   Full Story
 

NY Assemblywoman Young Refuses to Publicly Condemn Flushing Violence
Sunday, July 06, 2008 9:33:00 PM
FLUSHING, New York City—The first time Falun Gong adherents met NY State Assemblywoman Ellen Young was on July 2. They shared their experience of more than a month of repeated assaults from gangs alle ...   Full Story
 

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