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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic Bishops have told media in Kinshasa that they are confident an accord between President Joseph Kabila and the opposition will be signed. If the agreement is signed, sources in Kinshasa told Aljeezera, it would involve President Joseph Kabila remaining in office until the end of next year, 2017. As it is, it would appear for now, that the political parties and Kabila’s government are bogged down on issues of power-sharing during the transition period. At the heart of the political crisis is President Kabila’ second and final presidential term of office which has expired. Congo's constitutional court approved a request by the electoral commission to postpone elections till 2018. President Kabila says the government needs more time to overcome the massive logistic and financial challenges to holding elections. The opposition thinks Kabila is simply trying to cling to power beyond his constitutional...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A two-member parole panel delayed making a decision Thursday on whether to release an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson who is the longest-serving female inmate in California....
CLEVELAND (AP) -- U.S. Coast Guard crews were searching Lake Erie on Friday for a plane that went missing overnight shortly after takeoff from a small Cleveland airport along the shore....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the tensions between the United States and Russia over hacking attacks in the US elections (all times EST):...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- After a pair of diplomatic victories, the Palestinians are now setting their sights on a Mideast peace conference in France next month in a bid to rally support as they prepare for the uncertainty of the Trump administration....
HONOLULU (AP) -- The United States unleashed a string of sanctions and ordered expulsion of 35 Russians in retaliation for alleged cyber-meddling against the U.S. election, but President Vladimir Putin ruled out any move to kick out American diplomats in response to Washington's move....
Vatican Weekend for January 1st, 2017 features a report on the Pope’s 2017 World Peace Day message, a reflection from Sr. Toni Harris on the Gospel reading for the first day of the year, a conversation with a Canadian artist about his sculptures on the theme of Mercy and a musical reflection on hymns for the Epiphany season.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
Vatican Weekend for December 31st, 2016 features a reflection by Monsignor Peter Fleetwood on how New Year's can be a time of tough reckoning, a conversation with our popular Latin Lover, Fr Reginald Foster, who helps us bring in the New Year and a musical reflection on the origins of Christmas carols from Monsignor Philip Whitmore.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Veronica Scarisbrick:
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Bill Cosby is starting 2017 in a legal dragnet that has only tightened around him since his stunning arrest a year ago....