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Catholic Synod opens question of women deacons
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» VATICAN CITY - A major Catholic congress concluded Saturday there was an "urgent" need to give women decision-making roles in the Church, proposing further research on whether to allow women to become deacons.
Tunisia TV series sparks polygamy row
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» TUNIS - A Ramadan TV series dealing with polygamy has sparked a heated debate in Tunisia, an Arab pioneer in women's rights that banned the practice decades ago.
Tied in knots? Polygamy persists in DR Congo despite ban
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» BUKAVU, DR Congo: "I can get married again -- the dream is to get to seven wives," said Congolese church pastor Chirhuza Zagabe, a husband to four spouses and father of 16 children.
Burkina starts trial of alleged killers of left-wing idol Sankara
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» OUAGADOUGOU - A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso's left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago
Burkina to open trial of alleged killers of left-wing idol Sankara
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» OUAGADOUGOU - The trial of 14 men, including a former president, was set to begin in Burkina Faso on Monday over the assassination of the country's revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago.
Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females in 'harem'
AFP, Published on 13/08/2020
» WASHINGTON: A species of frog from the Brazilian rainforest has become the first amphibian shown to live in a harem, where one male mates with two females who remain loyal to him.
Trump says will designate Mexican cartels as 'terror' groups
AFP, Published on 27/11/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said in an interview posted online Tuesday that he planned to designate Mexican drug cartels as terror groups.
Mormons in Mexico bury last victim of ambush
AFP, Published on 10/11/2019
» MEXICO CITY - A Mormon community based in northern Mexico buried on Saturday the last of nine members killed in an ambush that is being called a possible case of mistaken identity.
Trump calls for 'war' on cartels as nine US Mormons murdered in Mexico
AFP, Published on 06/11/2019
» MEXICO CITY - US President Donald Trump offered Tuesday to help Mexico "wage war" on its cartels after three women and six children from an American Mormon community were murdered in an area notorious for drug traffickers.