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Chad junta ready for 'national dialogue'
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» N'DJAMENA, Chad: Two exiled rebel leaders returned to Chad on Thursday two days before the start of landmark talks aimed at paving the way for elections after 18 months of military rule.
Indian, Pakistani siblings reunite 75 years after Partition
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» BHATINDA (INDIA) - Tears of joy rolled down his wizened cheeks when Indian Sika Khan met his Pakistani brother for the first time since being separated by Partition in 1947.
Asean 'deeply disappointed' over Myanmar execution of activists
Published on 03/08/2022
» Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday extensively discussed Myanmar, with Cambodia, this year's chair of the 10-nation bloc, saying that all member states are "deeply disappointed" over its military regime's recent execution of pro-democracy activists.
Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean foreign ministers meeting
Published on 03/08/2022
» Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states are working to come up with additional steps or adjustments to measures dealing with Myanmar, which has been ruled by the military since a coup in February 2021, following the junta's execution of four people including two pro-democracy activists late last month.
Pope calls Canada abuse ‘genocide’
Published on 30/07/2022
» Pope Francis said on Saturday that decades-long abuse of Indigenous schoolchildren across Canada amounted to “genocide”, as he warned upon his return to Rome that he needed to slow down his pace of travel — or resign.
Pope headed to Arctic for last leg of penitential Canada trip
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» IQALUIT (CANADA) - Pope Francis on Friday was to fly to Nunavut, the territory that covers most of the Canadian Arctic, on his final stop in a landmark tour apologizing for the abuse of Indigenous children in Catholic-run schools.
Pope headed to Arctic for last leg of penitential Canada trip
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» IQALUIT (CANADA) - Pope Francis on Friday was to fly to Nunavut, the territory that covers most of the Canadian Arctic, on his final stop in a landmark tour apologizing for the abuse of Indigenous children in Catholic-run schools.
Pope celebrates mass at North America's oldest Catholic shrine
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRé (CANADA) - Pope Francis celebrated mass Thursday at the oldest Catholic shrine in North America, where he was faced with a brief protest on the fourth day of a visit to Canada as he seeks to reset the Church's relationship with Indigenous people.
Pope celebrates mass at North America's oldest Catholic shrine
AFP, Published on 28/07/2022
» SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRé (CANADA) - Pope Francis celebrated mass Thursday at the oldest Catholic shrine in North America, preaching reconciliation on the fourth day of a visit to Canada as he seeks to reset the Church's relationship with Indigenous people.
Pope Francis denounces 'ideological colonisation' on Canada visit
AFP, Published on 28/07/2022
» QUEBEC CITY: Pope Francis decried "ideological colonisation" Wednesday and renewed his apology to Indigenous peoples for decades of abuse in a speech to Canada's top officials, who invited him to take further action leading to "real reconciliation."