Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome’s main prison
Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...
Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil
A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where ...
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Health Ministry said early Thursday. The Israeli military ...
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by ...
A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, ...
Former Presidential candidate in Taiwan, Ko Wen-je, indicted for corruption
Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted former presidential candidate and Taiwan People’s Party founder Ko Wen-je on corruption charges Thursday, accusing him of taking bribes ...
Hannukah celebrations begin Wednesday, Maccabee’s celebrates big
For the first time in 20 years the first night of Hanukkah falls on December 25th and crowds gathered to celebrate. Maccabee’s Kosher Deli is leading the ...
Volunteers needed ahead Monarch Apartments grand opening
Volunteers needed ahead Monarch Apartments grand opening ...
Hannukah celebrations begin on 25th, first time in 20 years
Hannukah celebrations begin on 25th, first time in 20 years ...
Biden condemns Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas attack on Ukraine
President Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, declaring the wave of missiles and drones “outrageous.” “The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the ...
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one ...
1 dead, 1 critical in Sheridan Gardens shooting, DMPD investigates
One person is dead following a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in the Sheridan Gardens neighborhood. According to police, at approximately 4:13 p.m. Des Moines ...