Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society’s most unwanted and for having shamed world leaders for the “crimes of poverty they themselves created.” Pope Francis held up Mother Teresa as the model for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls during a canonisation […]
» Read moreUS Secretary of State John Kerry is extending his stay in India and will join President Barack Obama in China for the G-20 this weekend. Kerry had been due to return from New Delhi to Washington on Thursday. But State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Kerry would now remain in the Indian capital until Friday or Saturday, when he will […]
» Read moreThe United States on Wednesday said that it is clear that Pakistan has to do more work towards clearing the terror sanctuaries and push harder against “indigenous groups” operating from its soil that are affecting ties with India and Afghanistan’s peace and stability. US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is on a three-day visit to India, said he had […]
» Read moreU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Bangladesh on Monday to discuss security cooperation after a series of killings by Islamist militants, as well as economic development and human rights. Mr. Kerry will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Opposition and civic leaders during the one-day visit, his first to Bangladesh as Secretary of State.
» Read moreThe United States has stressed on the need for Pakistan to not differentiate between terror groups based on their agenda or affiliation, asking it to ensure there are no safe havens for terrorists in the country. “We have consistently raised our concerns to the highest level of the government of Pakistan on the need to deny safe haven to extremists,” […]
» Read moreEmergency crews plucked motorists from cars stranded by high water along a seven-mile stretch of south Louisiana interstate, pulled others from inundated homes and waist-deep waters and braced for more of the dangerous work Sunday after conducting at least 2,000 rescues. Pounding rains swamped parts of southeast Louisiana so that whole subdivisions and shopping centers appeared isolated by floodwaters, which […]
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