Trump says U.S., allies will destroy Islamic State

Australian police grill Vatican treasurer

Australian police said on Wednesday they have interviewed the Vatican’s Australian-born financial controller, Cardinal George Pell, in relation to allegations of sexual assault. Victoria state police said investigations were continuing as a result of last week’s interview in Rome, but declined to comment further. Pell, who was a priest and then archbishop in Australia before taking the Vatican role in 2014, confirmed he participated in the interview but denied the allegations. “The cardinal r

26 Oct, 2016

Japan’s oldest imperial family member dies at 100

The 100-year-old uncle of Japanese Emperor Akihito, Prince Mikasa, died on Thursday, leaving only four heirs to the Chrysanthemum throne, the Imperial Household Agency said. Mikasa’s death coincides with renewed attention to the future of the aging and shrinking imperial family and whether women should be allowed to inherit the throne, breaking a males-only succession tradition that conservatives say is central to an imperial tradition stretching back 2,600 years. Mikasa was the youngest broth

27 Oct, 2016

Gunmen kill 48 in Pakistani city of Quetta

At least 48 people were killed and 75 wounded when gunman stormed a Pakistani police training academy in the southwestern city of Quetta, hospital officials said on Tuesday. Some 200 trainees were stationed at the facility when the attack occurred late on Monday, officials said, and some were taken hostage during the attack which lasted five hours. “Forty eight bodies have been brought to the hospital,” said Wasim Beg, senior doctor at Quetta’s Civil Hospital. Most of the dead were police cad

25 Oct, 2016