Montreal, Canada - Pope Francis has tasked a retired judge with investigating allegations that a Canadian cardinal, who is a close advisor to the pontiff, sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the 1980s, according to letters seen by AFP Monday. Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, the 66-year-old...
Washington, United States - US Vice President Kamala Harris expressed "deep concern" over the situation faced by Gaza's civilians in talks Monday with Benny Gantz, an Israeli war cabinet member and top rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protestors outside of the White House gates call...
Boston, United States - The US airman accused of leaking a trove of top secret Pentagon documents online pleaded guilty in federal court Monday under a deal in which he accepted a roughly 17-year imprisonment in return for prosecutors dropping more serious espionage charges. View of the John...
United Nations, United States - Israel recalled its ambassador to the UN on Monday as tensions erupted over the handling of allegations of sexual assault by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks. This picture taken from a position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip...
Beijing, China - China will on Tuesday set a goal of five percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and raise the military budget by over seven percent in 2024, an official copy of a government work report seen by AFP showed. A member of security looks on before the opening session of the...
Melbourne, Australia - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would be "happy to reopen" the search for flight MH370 if "compelling" evidence emerged, opening the door to a renewed hunt a decade after the plane disappeared. "If there is compelling evidence that it needs to be...
Tokyo, Japan - One person died and 24 others were rescued on Monday after their fishing boat lost power and drifted onto rocks in rough seas off Japan, the coast guard said. Dramatic television footage showed the 56-metre (180-foot) vessel on its side being pounded by waves as the crew huddled...
New Delhi, India - Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects, reports said Monday. The attack took place on Friday night in eastern India in Jharkhand state's Dumka district,...
Washington, United States - Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday, scoring her first victory as she struggles to remain relevant in her underdog race against Donald Trump. Haley's symbolic victory in the nation's capital comes just ahead a decisive day...
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Haiti's government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city's main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape. The government said in a statement the state...
Sydney, Australia - Australia is planning for a "possible" visit by King Charles III this year, the prime minister said Monday, despite the British monarch's recent cancer diagnosis. It would be Charles' first trip to Australia as sovereign, though he made 15 official visits as prince over...
Madrid, Spain - A fire that broke out in a building near Alicante in Spain's southeast has killed three people, including a child, authorities said on Monday. Some 120 people were evacuated following the fire in Villajoyosa. Fifteen lightly injured people were taken to hospital for treatment...
