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Pope wraps troubled visit to Belgium by praising courage of victims, demanding abusers be judged

BRUSSELS (AP) - Pope Francis demanded Sunday that priestly sexual abusers be judged and their bishops stop covering up their crimes as he ended a troubled visit to Belgium by praising the courage of s...

Sep 29, 2024

Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal has reached at least 100, with dozens of people still missing. Police on Sunday morning warned the death toll was expected ...

Sep 28, 2024

Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal has reached at least 100 people, with dozens still missing. Police said the death toll hit 100 on Sunday morning, adding it...

Sep 28, 2024

Biden calls the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a 'measure of justice'

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday called the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah a "measure of justice" for his four-decade reign of terror. The comments ...

Sep 28, 2024

Biden calls the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a 'measure of justice'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday called the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah a "measure of justice" for his four-decade reign of terror. The comments came after...

Sep 28, 2024

At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across southeastern US

PERRY, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Helene has caused at least 52 deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeast U.S., and more than 3 million customers were without any p...

Sep 28, 2024

17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same town in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday. A se...

Sep 28, 2024

Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A prominent general in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Iranian media re...

Sep 28, 2024

Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A prominent general in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Iranian media re...

Sep 28, 2024

Flooding in Nepal's capital kills at least 32 people

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal's capital, and another 12 are missing, police said Saturday. Rains have been pounding since Friday...

Sep 28, 2024