Manila: The Philippines is the only Asia-Pacific country where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades and the slow decline of its overall fertility rate may deprive the country of the faster economic growth expected in places that have more working-age people than younger and olderContinue Reading
London: The Church of England’s spiritual leader will house a family of Syrian refugees in a cottage at his official London residence, Lambeth Palace, from next month, a local councillor said on Wednesday. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior cleric in the world’s 85 million-strong Anglican communion, pledgedContinue Reading
Dhaka: Four people were killed on Thursday in an attack aimed at a police contingent guarding the Sholakia Ground in Kishoreganj district, just before prayers began at Bangladesh’s largest Eid congregation. Police said at least 13 other persons were injured in the blasts at Azimuddin High School gate, a kilometreContinue Reading
Pyongyang: North Korea, one of the last bastions of free, unhindered smoking, a country where just about every adult male can and does light up almost anywhere he pleases and where leader Kim Jong Un is hardly ever seen without a lit cigarette in his hand, is now officially tryingContinue Reading
Kathmandu : Nepali police on Wednesday shut down a Tibetan celebration programme in Kathmandu for the Dalai Lama’s 81st birthday, local media reported. At least 5,000 Tibetans, including monks, made their way to the Srongtsen Bhrikuti School in Kathmandu for the event, Efe news reported. However, over 100 police officersContinue Reading
Warsaw – Young people attending World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, will have to walk 18 miles to and from one of its key sites, event organizers said. “They’ll have to be ready for a long foot journey of several hours, but this has always been a feature ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: In his message for a new campaign promoting peace in Syria, Pope Francis called out world leaders who speak of ending the conflict, but at the same time fund the war through the sale of arms. “While the people suffer, incredible quantities of money are being spent toContinue Reading
The Pope was speaking about his papacy to Argentinian journalist Joaquín Morales Solá Pope Francis has said that despite opposition within the Church to some of his reforms, he is pursuing changes “without looking over my shoulder”. Speaking during an interview with Argentinian newspaper La Nacion, the Pope admitted thereContinue Reading
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian man to death for committing blasphemy against the prophet of Islam. Anjum Sandhu, 60, had initially sought police protection in May 2015, after alleging he was the victim of blackmail and extortion, but he was instead charged with blasphemy by theContinue Reading
A UK minister has said security services will take “all steps necessary” to keep the public safe after Isis supporters threatened to attack London Heathrow Airport over the weekend. A Twitter account threatened planes flying from the UK’s largest airport to the US over the coming days, when Americans areContinue Reading
