Man Convicted in Stabbing of 2 Children in Brooklyn Elevator A troubled man with a history of crimes and mental illness was convicted on Tuesday of killing one young child and leaving another fighting for her life in a brutal stabbing four years ago in an elevator at a Brooklyn […]
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French President Macron to bishops: ‘Give us wisdom, not solutions As France tackles the same culture wars on immigration and bioethics pervasive across the West, the country’s young and charismatic leader told the country’s Catholic bishops Monday that while their wisdom is cherished, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they will […]
Latin America takes Trump’s forgoing of summit in stride President Donald Trump’s cancellation of his first visit to Latin America was met with a shrug Tuesday from regional counterparts, many of whom dreaded shaking hands with the American leader as he pushes forward with plans to build a wall along […]
Japan’s February machinery orders beat expectations, wholesale prices slow Separate data out on Wednesday showed wholesale prices rose at a slower pace in February, painting a picture of an economy that is healthy enough to continue growing but not robust enough to generate the inflation the Bank of Japan needs […]
US warning at the UN: ‘The world must see justice done’ on Syria As President Donald Trump on Monday warned he soon would be making “major decisions” to respond “forcefully” to murderous suspected chemical attacks against civilians in the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma, the stakes for the United Nations […]
Iran Tries to Unify Currency to Halt Rial’s Record Slump Iran will try to unify its currency starting Tuesday and control sales of the dollar in a bid to stem a record decline in the rial’s value on the unregulated market. The government will sell the U.S. dollar at a […]
Mom says exhibitionist Kat West wasn’t murdered but fell to her death, citing drunken antics The mother of the small-town Alabama woman who lived a double life as an exhibitionist said she believes her daughter’s death was a result of her alcoholism. Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West, 42, was found dead […]
Woman ’embalmed alive’ after hospital workers give her formaldehyde instead of saline A Russian woman reportedly died after a routine procedure when hospital workers mistakenly injected her with a drug used to preserve dead bodies. Ekaterina Fedyaeva, 28, underwent surgery last month at a hospital in Ulyanovsk, in western Russia, […]
Gen17 findings: Committed to Israel, unbowed by anti-Semitism THE Gen17 survey is impressive both because of the number of respondents – the highest of any study of any Jewish community ever carried out anywhere in the world – and because of its methodological rigour. Given the range of issues covered […]
China’s Vast Intercontinental Building Plan Is Gaining Momentum China’s massive build program to recreate trade routes stretching from Asia to Africa and Europe is gaining momentum. Since President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road project was announced about five years ago, it gave impetus to billions of dollars of Chinese […]