(AP) Pope draws 6.6 million at Vatican in 2013VATICAN CITYThe Vatican says Pope Francis drew more than 6.6 million people to his audiences, Masses and other Vatican events in 2013, more than twice as many as his predecessor Benedict XVI
A December 31 deadline to remove part of the Syrian regime’s chemical weapons arsenal from the country for destruction has been missed, with ships due to receive the materials returning to Cyprus. In Syria, meanwhile, a newspaper quoted government officials
The fallout from a marketing campaign which snubbed the black star of 12 Years a Slave shows no sign of slowing down. Earlier this month the folks behind the publicity push for the film’s Italian debut caught heat for not
More than many in recent memory, 2013 has been a year of pivotal transitions of power from old to new world leaders in states critical to world peace. Below, the five most unexpected, volatile, impacting or otherwise notable transitions of
FROM THE DAILY MAIL The tides of war turned irrevocably in favor of the Allied forces in July 1943 when 150,000 British and American soldiers swarmed the shores of Sicily at the start of World War II’s bloody Italian Campaign.
(AP) US military aircraft hit in S. Sudan, 4 woundedBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA and JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressKAMPALA, UgandaRebel gunfire hit a U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens caught in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became
Cardinal Raymond Burke, an American who heads the Vatican’s highest court, says that the Obama administration’s diminution of religious freedom in the United States “is an absolute contradiction of the founding principles of this nation.” Cardinal Burke, who is chief
(AP) Gattuso targeted as Italian fixing inquiry widensBy ANDREW DAMPFAP Sports WriterROMEFormer AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, one of the key players in Italy’s World Cup-winning team in 2006, was placed under investigation for match-fixing Tuesday as a widening inquiry
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith said on Friday that it made “absolutely no sense whatsoever” that black conservatives are “ostracized” and considered “pariahs” in black communities across America. Smith made his comments while responding to Cleveland Browns legend and civil
After Cleveland Browns legend and civil rights icon Jim Brown said Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe did not understand black culture in America as well because Bryant spent part of his youth in Italy, Bryant responded by saying Brown’s comments
ROME (Reuters) – An elephant broke out of a Rome circus on Friday, causing panic and drawing crowds of curious residents as she wandered around a northern suburb before being cornered by police, Italian press reported. The elephant, named Mia,
The Unites States men’s soccer team is in the same 2014 World Cup draw as powerhouse Germany, Ghana, a nation that has knocked out the United States during the last two World Cups, and Portugal, a squad that boasts one
JUDGEMENT IN MOSCOW But Judea clamoured all around, Of the dead declined to be reminded Alexander Galich Chapter One: PHONEY WAR 1. Who cares? There is a huge pile of papers before me on my desk,
The Obama administration has decided to shut down the free-standing American embassy to the Holy See. The offices for the Ambassador to the Vatican will be moved onto the grounds of the larger American embassy to Italy, in a separate building. The
OVDAT, Israel, Nov. 25 (UPI) —A joint international drill involving fighter jets from Israel, the United States, Greece and Italy is under way in Israel, the Israeli air force said. Some 60 fighter jets including F-16s and F15s are participating
Even for a pope, following the money can lead to some very unsafe places. In an interview with CNN last week, Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri warned that Pope Francis’ efforts to reform the scandal-plagued Institute for the Works of
Italy’s most feared mafia organization may be targeting Pope Francis for his promise to rid the Vatican of corruption. According to state prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, renowned for his anti-mafia exploits, the Ndrangheta crime family from Calabria is very “nervous” about Francis getting in
(AP) NYPD: Woman raped as daughter sleeps nearbyNEW YORKThe New York Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding the man who they say broke into a woman’s apartment in the middle of the night and raped her at
European champions Bayern Munich set a new record for the longest unbeaten run in Bundesliga history with a 3-0 victory at home to Augsburg on Saturday. Bayern have now gone 37 league matches since their last defeat, at Bayer Leverkusen
On Monday, Qatar removed a statue that depicts French soccer star Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt seen around the world during the 2006 World Cup because it depicts “anti-Islam idolization.” The sculpture depicts Zidane “attacking Italy’s Marco Materazzi in the 2006
MILAN, Italy, Oct. 25 (UPI)–An Italian Supreme Court ruling has ended film star Sophia Loren’s dispute with tax authorities concerning her earnings in 1974. The BBC said the Court of Cassation ruled in her favor Thursday. The 79-year-old actress had
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Starving Syrians are told to eat dogs, cats and donkeys Sicily declares state of emergency as African migrants flood in Obamacare web code full of typos and errors Starving Syrians are told to eat
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Mediterranean turns into a ‘cemetery’ as another migrant boat capsizes U.S.-Egypt relationship little affected by aid cutoff Mediterranean turns into a ‘cemetery’ as another migrant boat capsizes Survivors arriving in Valletta, the capital of
(AP) Cyclist Gino Bartali honored by Holocaust museumBy ANDREW DAMPFAP Sports WriterROMEGino Bartali rarely spoke about this for all these years. During World War II, the champion cyclist _ winner of the 1938 and 1948 Tour de France _ helped
(AP) USA Gymnastics `disappointed’ in racist remarkBy NANCY ARMOURAP National WriterCHICAGOUSA Gymnastics is asking Italian gymnastics officials for an explanation of the racially charged comments that were aimed at new world all-around champion Simone Biles. Italy’s Carlotta Ferlito apologized Tuesday
