Some Catholic bishops have expressed concern for the safety of Pope Francis when he visits the Philippines early next year amid threats by the jihadist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to kill him. Basilan Bishop Martin Jumuad said the government should not take ISIS’ threat lightly, and.... |
Friday, September 26 marks the two- year anniversary of Pastor Saeed’s captivity – serving an eight-year prison sentence because he has refused to reject his Christian faith. |
Howard Shore and Paul Shaffer. For musical inspiration, the show has also relied on Shore and Shaffer. Shore was music director for the first five seasons. He's gone on to really big things since, including composing the music for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which won him three Oscars. |
Dan Park, the Swedish artist convicted of race hate offences, will in all probability have his works on display in Copenhagen next week. |
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Government will decide in the coming days whether to give the order to join US-led air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq. The US and France have both launched air strikes against IS targets as part of a campaign to "degrade and destroy" the radical Sunni.... |
Men picked up on M6 motorway near Rugby in Warwickshire day after radical preacher seized in counter-terrorism raids Two more men have been arrested as part of the counter-terrorism investigation in which radical preacher Anjem Choudary was arrested for allegedly encouraging terrorism. |
TONY Abbott has raised the case of imprisoned Australian journalist Peter Greste with Egypt’s leader, who he called “a reluctant jailer”. |
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. Times of Malta says Karmenu Vella is not facing tough political obstacles from MEPs during his ‘grilling’ next week. The Malta Independent leads with recommendations by a think tank on changes to the Constitution. |
JULIE Bishop will visit Iraq to see the situation on the ground before Australian forces join strikes against IS extremists. |
Today is Friday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2014. There are 96 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 26, 1789, Thomas Jefferson was confirmed by the Senate to be the first United States secretary of state; John Jay, the first chief justice; Edmund Randolph, the first attorney general. |