Spanish priest nabbed for ‘selling Viagra’
MADRID – A priest in Spain has been arrested for allegedly running a Viagra trafficking operation from his home.
The unnamed clergyman was detained alongside...
Australian bishop rape suspect
CANBERRA – Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has been charged with rape and a string of historical sex offences - some against children.
The 74-year-old was...
High-rise building engulfed by flames in Spanish city
MADRID – A high-rise residential building in the Spanish city of Valencia has been engulfed by a major fire yesterday.
The blaze occurred at a...
British Museum told to return Easter Island statue
LONDON – The British Museum has been subject to a campaign by social media users in Chile demanding the return of a stone monument...
Israel-Gaza war: Latest ceasefire talks not very promising – Qatar
DOHA – Talks to agree a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza were “not very promising” in recent days, mediator Qatar has said.
Prime...
South Korea doctors strike vs additional physicians
SEOUL – South Korea’s government has ordered more than 1,000 junior doctors to return to work after many staged walk-outs in protest of plans...
Ecuador is 2nd Latin American state to decriminalize euthanasia
QUITO – Ecuador has become the second country in Latin America after Colombia to decriminaliae euthanasia.
Its constitutional court voted seven to two in favor...
Christian Orthodox Greece legalizes same-sex marriage
ATHENS – Greece has become the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Same-sex couples will now also be legally allowed to adopt children...
Putin critic Navalny dies in Arctic Circle jail
MOSCOW – Russia's most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in an Arctic Circle jail, the prison service has...
Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts
ALASKA – Some polar bears face starvation as the Arctic sea ice melts because they are unable to adapt their diets to living on...