State of US in 2016: Strong job market, middling economy
Monday, 11 January 2016, 06:50
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night to a nation whose economy is far sturdier than it was when he took office in 2009. Yet as 2016 begins,...
Iran's needy get winter clothes from 'Walls of Kindness'
Sunday, 10 January 2016, 14:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
As a brutal winter set in across Iran, anonymous philanthropists throughout the country painted "Walls of Kindness" and installed rows of hooks, inviting passers-by to leave warm clothes if they could...
Pope welcomes 26 babies into church, tells mums to nurse
Sunday, 10 January 2016, 14:51
Last update: about 9 years ago
Some slept, some squirmed, some smiled and some screamed. And a few were named Francesco or Francesca. Pope Francis welcomed 13 boys and 13 girls into the Catholic Church on Sunday during the...
Three arrested in Turkey over the killing of Syrian journalist
Sunday, 10 January 2016, 14:47
Last update: about 9 years ago
Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested three people in connection with the killing of a Syrian journalist in southern Turkey. Naji al-Jarf, the editor-in-chief of...
Muslim woman thrown out of Trump rally; advocacy group seeks apology
Sunday, 10 January 2016, 07:11
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
An advocacy group is seeking an apology from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after a Muslim woman standing in silent protest at one of his rallies was heckled and escorted out. The...