Pope heads to Chile indigenous area after churches burned SANTIAGO: Looking to put Chile’s sex abuse scandal behind him, Pope Francis dives Wednesday into another divisive issue roiling the South American nation: the plight of the indigenous Mapuche and their long-running conflicts with government... Women 17 Jan, 2018
Philippines' Duterte asks head of human rights agency: 'Are you a pedophile?' MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte taunted the head of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday, asking if he was a pedophile because of his focus on the killing of teenagers in the government’s bloody war on drugs. Duterte also... Women 17 Sep, 2017
LETTERS: Awareness on sex This refers to nice piece of article “Sex Education” (THT, June 6, Page 8). It is both timely and apt as the importance of sex education cannot be overemphasized. Schools are ideal places where students can get answers to basic questions on sex.... 07 Jun, 2017
Australia plans to ban pedophiles from traveling overseas CANBERRA: Australia plans to ban convicted pedophiles from traveling overseas in what the government said Tuesday is a world-first move to protect vulnerable children in Southeast Asia from exploitation. Australian pedophiles are notorious for... Women 30 May, 2017
Sexual abuse in English soccer exposed as victims speak out LONDON: Former English soccer players who were subjected to years of sexual abuse by youth team coaches entrusted with their care are breaking cover to expose the game's dark secrets. Harrowing stories of assaults on young players by men they... 26 Nov, 2016
Minnesota archdiocese offers $132 mln to settle sex abuse claims The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has offered to pay $132 million to settle hundreds of child sex abuse claims against its clergy under a revised bankruptcy reorganisation plan filed in court on Tuesday. The archdiocese,... Women 16 Nov, 2016
In soccer-crazed Brazil, game central to mayoral runoff RIO DE JANEIRO: In soccer-crazed Brazil, the game is proving central to the sport of electoral politics in one major city amid growing disgust with career politicians. The mayoral runoff in Belo Horizonte, the country's sixth largest city,... 24 Oct, 2016
Pope's abuse accountability tribunal going nowhere fast VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis' proposed Vatican tribunal to judge bishops who covered up for pedophile priests is going nowhere fast. Despite fresh focus from the Oscar-winning film "Spotlight" on how Catholic bishops protected priests who raped... Women 09 Mar, 2016
Sex-abuse survivor takes leave of absence from Vatican panel VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis' efforts to show that he's tough on clerical sex abuse suffered a blow Saturday after a high-profile abuse survivor took a leave of absence from the pontiff's advisory commission. Peter Saunders, a British advocate for... Women 06 Feb, 2016
Thai police arrest British man in child pornography case BANGKOK: Thai police, acting on a US tip about child pornography uploads, arrested a British man Wednesday in a northern province where another Westerner was arrested weeks earlier in a similar case. Department of Special Investigation Lt. Col.... Women 06 Jan, 2016
Miracle under scrutiny in John Paul beatification VATICAN CITY: The Vatican this week marks the fifth anniversary of Pope John Paul II's death amid some doubts that the miracle needed for his saint-making cause will stand up to scrutiny and questions about his record combatting pedophile priests. The...
