Vatican Says It’s Assisting Dominicans in Abuse Case VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Thursday that it was cooperating with prosecutors in the Dominican Republic who are investigating its ambassador over the suspected sexual abuse of teenage boys, a... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) The New York Times Abuse Dominican Photos Vatican Wikipedia: Vatican City |
U.N. deployment of surveillance drone in Congo delayed to December Reuters September 12, 2013 - 22:31 By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The unprecedented deployment of an unarmed surveillance drone by U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic... (photo: © MONUSCO / Sylvain Liechti) Swissinfo Congo Democratic Photos UN Peacekeepers Wikipedia: Republic of the Congo |
EU could punish Croatia over extradition row next week Reuters September 12, 2013 - 20:55 By Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is likely to punish Croatia next week in a row over extradition rules that has marred the... (photo: Creative Commons / Wojtkow) Swissinfo Budget Commission Croatia Economy Photos Wikipedia: Croatia |
Expedition Sumatra: 'We knew this was going to be a trip like no other' September 11, 2013 -- Updated 1158 GMT (1958 HKT) Philippe Cousteau explores the challenges facing Indonesia in Expedition: Sumatra. The indigenous Talang Mamak and Orang Rimba people still live in... (photo: Creative Commons) CNN Indonesia People Photos Sumatra Wikipedia: Sumatra |
The Cuban missile crisis’s lessons for Syria, and Obama Michael Dobbs, a former Washington Post reporter, is the author of “One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War.” The president was in a bind. He... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) The Washington Post Cuba Missile Photos Syria Wikipedia: Cuban missile crisis |