Countries

Flood-struck South Africans seek Easter Sunday divine ‘refuge’

Durban – As temperatures climbed and an overcast sky hung over a storm-ravaged township in eastern South Africa, survivors... Read more

18 Apr, 2022

World

ISIS ‘lone-wolf’ guilty of murdering British MP

London – A London jury on Monday unanimously found Islamic State group follower Ali Harbi Ali guilty of murdering British... Read more

11 Apr, 2022

Burkina Faso

83-year-old US nun kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – An 83-year-old American nun was kidnapped overnight in the troubled north of Burkina Faso, her diocese said on... Read more

6 Apr, 2022

Countries

Nigerian atheist sentenced to 24 years in ‘blasphemy’ case

Kano – Nigerian atheist activist Mubarak Bala, detained in April 2020, was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 years after pleading... Read more

5 Apr, 2022

Countries

Libyan artisans restore old Korans for Ramadan

Tripoli – With the arrival of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in war-scarred Libya, a group of volunteers work... Read more

5 Apr, 2022

World

Hillsong co-founder, Brian Houston resigns amid impropriety acts against women

Sydney – Global megachurch Hillsong announced Wednesday that its co-founder Brian Houston had resigned after complaints of impropriety were made... Read more

24 Mar, 2022

World

Modi’s party projected to retain Indian mega-state

Lucknow – A firebrand monk and poster boy of Hindu nationalism was set Thursday to retain power in India’s most... Read more

11 Mar, 2022

Countries

Unifying Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Church dies

Nairobi – The fourth patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox church, who is credited with being key in unifying two feuding factions... Read more

5 Mar, 2022

Countries

Egypt probes journalist after controversial Islam remarks

Cairo – Egypt’s public prosecutor has launched an investigation into a journalist well-known for his campaigns against Islamists, after... Read more

21 Feb, 2022

World

US priest used wrong baptism words for 26 years

Los Angeles – Thousands of Catholics in the United States may have to be re-baptized after the church discovered a... Read more

16 Feb, 2022