Bob Dole, Longtime US Republican Figure, Dies At 98
Bob Dole
Bob Dole, a severely wounded U.S. soldier left for dead on a World War II battlefield and who later became a fixture for decades on the American political scene, died Sunday at the age of 98.
Dole was the plain-spoken ... Read More
Pope Condemns Treatment Of Migrants In Europe
Pope Francis
The Pope has denounced "narrow self-interest and nationalism" over the way European countries treats migrants.
Speaking on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis called the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation".
The Pope first visited Lesbos in 2016, when ... Read More
Omicron: Biden Tightens Travel Rules Amid New Omicron Cases
President Joe Biden has unveiled stricter Covid-19 travel rules as the US confirmed a handful of cases of the Omicron variant from coast to coast.
Mr Biden said his plan "doesn't include shutdowns or lockdowns" and does not expand vaccine mandates.
Cases ... Read More
Canadian MPs Vote To Ban LGBT ‘Conversion Therapy̵...
Canada's governing Liberals are moving ahead with plans for a national ban on conversion therapy
Canada's House of Commons has voted unanimously to ban so-called LGBT conversion therapy.
The legislation would make it illegal to have a child undergo the practice or ... Read More
Covid Omicron: Time To Consider Mandatory Jabs, EU Chief Say...
Ursula von der Leyen said it was "appropriate" for EU states to consider compulsory jabs
European Union countries should consider mandatory vaccination to combat Covid and the Omicron variant, the head of its Commission has said.
Ursula von der Leyen said vaccines ... Read More
Xiomara Castro: Honduras Votes In First Female President
Ms Xiomara Castro
Honduras looks set to elect its first female president, Xiomara Castro, after the ruling party conceded defeat.
Ms Castro, the candidate for the left-wing Libre (Free) Party, has a preliminary lead of almost 20 percentage points over her rival.
Her ... Read More
Mike Pence Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Abortion Rights
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has called on the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case which legalised abortion in the US.
Mr Pence said the ruling was "a misguided decision" that harmed ... Read More
Omicron Variant Was In Western Europe Days Before First Iden...
New evidence has revealed that the omicron variant of the coronavirus was already present in western Europe well before the first cases were officially identified in southern Africa.
Authorities in the Netherlands said Tuesday that it detected the variant in test ... Read More
Australia Delays Border Reopening For Migrant Workers Becaus...
A flight crew walk through the terminal at Sydney Airport, Nov. 29, 2021.
Australia has changed its plan to allow fully vaccinated skilled migrants, backpackers and international students into the country beginning December 1.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there would be ... Read More
Barbados Becomes A republic And Parts Ways With The Queen
Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became a republic in an overnight ceremony in the capital of Bridgetown.
Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president during a midnight event coinciding with the country's ... Read More