Roman Catholics will commemorate on Tuesday, April 25, the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist (San Marcos Evangelista), the author of the second Gospel of the Holy Bible and the founder of Christianity in Africa. St, Mark (Catholic News Agency) As one of the Catholic faith’s most popular saints,...
Pope Francis embarked on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, where he will first visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the countries, both wracked by decades of stubborn conflict. Thousands of well-wishers were expected at Kinshasa's Ndjili airport to...
Government anti-narcotics operatives arrested a woman after accepting some P1.4 million worth of shabu in a controlled delivery operation in Dasmariñas, Cavite. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) noted that Georgette Elio, 24, a marketing officer was arrested after receiving the parcel...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Anti-apartheid activist Frene Ginwala, the speaker of South Africa's first democratic elected parliament -- and the first woman to hold the office -- has died aged 90, the country's presidency said on Friday. The constitutional expert passed away at her home on Thursday...
Government anti-narcotics operatives have foiled the attempt to smuggle more than P11 million worth of shabu through the Port of Clark. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) received information from the International Cooperation Foreign Affairs Service that a package at the Port of Clark...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Ten people died and around 40 others were injured when a fuel tanker exploded in Boksburg, a South African city east of Johannesburg, emergency services said Saturday. South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and forensic experts stand beside bodies in Boksburg, a...
Where are you this time on his ‘naughty or nice’ list? MONTEREY, MEXICO Julio Cesar Aguilar Lockdown’s over, even for Santa Claus. And he’s out looking for those on his “nice” list. Are you one of them? But life’s been tough and, as Morrisey in one of The Smiths’ songs “Please,...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden threw his support Thursday behind a larger African role in the world as he also vowed to champion democracy in a continent where China and Russia have enjoyed rising clout. "The United States is all in on Africa and all in with Africa," Biden told...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States on Thursday committed another $2.5 billion in food assistance to Africa, pledging to help the continent cope with rising prices blamed in part on Russia's invasion of breadbasket Ukraine. President Joe Biden laid out the new commitment at the close of...
São Tomé and Príncipe, an African island nation in the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. It is famously known for its 116 species of butterfly, several of which are endemic to its islands. In a bid to protect São Tomé and Príncipe's remaining forests while...
ABUJA, Nigeria -- West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in the event of coups, a senior official said. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States had decided to act to "take care of our own security in the region", Omar...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- King Charles III next week hosts his first state visit as monarch, welcoming South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife to Buckingham Palace. The last state visit to the UK came in June 2019, when queen Elizabeth II hosted US president Donald Trump and his wife...
