Children are suffering the brunt of the cholera outbreak in Haiti and other privations The United Nations Childrens' organization UNICEF says that around forty percent of confirmed cholera cases in Haiti are in children, but that proportion is way higher in rural areas, where maluni
As winter sets in, there are fears that more than 28 million people in Afghanistan will need humanitarian assistance. The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan last year, followed by the disruption of international financial assistance, left the beleaguered country in economic an
A gunman opens fire and kills at least 6 people in a Virginia supermarket, adding to a long line of gun-related mass killings in the United States. Another deadly shooting in the United States: At least seven people died on Tuesday night after a man opened fire in a supermarket at aroun
A teenage boy was killed and at least a dozen people injured in two separate explosions in Jerusalem early Wednesday. According to Israel radio, the blasts happened at two busy areas on the outskirts of the city during the morning rush hour. The first explosion went off at a b
At the conclusion of the General Audience, Pope Francis offers his prayers for the victims of the Java earthquake. He also prays for peace in the world, especially war-torn Ukraine, and notes how the World Cup in Qatar can promote harmony and fraternity among peoples and nations. He also remember
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says that the situation in Iran is critical, while UNICEF says it is deeply concerned about reports of the deaths of children Three months into a nationwide uprising, the U.N. human rights chief, Volker Turk, has been discussing a hardening of
The Colombian government and the last remaining major guerrilla group in the country have resumed peace talks in neighbouring Venezuela. It's almost four years since talks between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army – the ELN – broke down, fol
Brazil's President Elect vows to make the nation a leader in stemming climate change, by halting deforestation of the Amazon rain forest. Brazilian President Elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his Amazon pledge at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt. Within six w
The General Curia of the White Fathers in Rome confirms that Father Hans-Joachim Lohre disappeared on Sunday and might have been kidnapped my local Islamist groups. Police in Mali are inquiring into the disappearance of a German missionary who has been allegedly abducted by a jihadis
NATO and G7 leaders have jointly condemned Russia attacks on Ukraine and express support for investigations into an explosion that occurred in Poland that killed two people. Russia pounded Ukraine with a barrage of missiles on Tuesday, striking targets across the country and causing dam