Category Archives: World
Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures
LOURDES, France (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit...
Sep 27, 2026
Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule i...
Sep 27, 2026
Bus carrying Filipino tourists overturns on way to Germany's Oktoberfest, killing 2
BERLIN (AP) - A bus carrying tourists from the Philippines toward the Oktoberfest festival in Munich veered off a highway and overturned on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least ei...
Sep 27, 2026
At least 12 dead and dozens missing after a vessel capsized in eastern Congo's Lake Kivu
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) - A vessel carrying traders capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 and leaving dozens missing, authorities said Sunday. The vessel was carrying more than 50 peo...
Sep 27, 2026
5 men arrested near UK air base used by US in Iran war on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
LONDON (AP) - U.K. police said that five men arrested in the early hours of Sunday near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a ter...
Sep 27, 2026
Police hunt gunmen after 2 mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Two separate mass shootings in South African townships within hours of each other have left at least 27 people dead, police said on Sunday. South Africa has struggled wi...
Sep 27, 2026
Trump rejects Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions. Meanwhile, Iranian media outlets said the country's ...
Sep 26, 2026
Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square
PARIS (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris' iconic Champs-lyses avenue to attend an open-air Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church's enduring appeal in the o...
Sep 26, 2026
Gunmen target ambulance in Pakistan after suicide bombing at checkpoint killed 12
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Gunmen opened fire on an ambulance attending the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan that killed at least 12 peopl...
Sep 26, 2026
A bus overturns in central Iran, killing 11 and injuring 24
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A passenger bus overturned in Iran, killing 11 people and injuring 24 others, state television reported Saturday. The crash occurred on the Saveh-Hamedan freeway in central Markazi...
Sep 25, 2026