Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95 He was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps and Mozart piano concertos to the public glare and majesty of Vatican pageantry. When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and was thrust into the footsteps of his beloved and charismatic predecessor, he said he felt a guillotine had come down on him. World 01 Jan, 2023
EDITORIAL: Prevent child abuse It’s hard to gauge the magnitude of the paedophilia problem but is said to have increased after the 2015 earthquake In the last few years, more than a dozen foreigners have been arrested for paedophilia in the country, the latest being a 60-year-old... 03 Dec, 2020
UK's reputation takes global hit with Parliament shutdown LONDON: It's long been known that Britain's Parliament building must be vacated for urgent repairs that will take years and cost billions, but the problem now goes beyond the water leaks and vermin infestation to Britain's global reputation as a model... Women 01 Sep, 2019
Indian court lifts ban on Chinese social media app TikTok NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Wednesday lifted its ban on Chinese social media video-sharing app TikTok on the condition that the platform popular with teenagers would not be used to host obscene videos. Justices N Kirubakaran and SS Sundar warned... Women 25 Apr, 2019
YouTube suspends comments on videos of kids SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube said Thursday it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring kids — potentially affecting millions of posts on the site — after reports last week that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous... Women 01 Mar, 2019
Searing testimony heard at Vatican sex abuse summit VATICAN CITY: The day began with an African woman telling an extraordinary gathering of Catholic leaders that her priestly rapist forced her to have three abortions over a dozen years after he started violating her at age 15. It ended with a... Women 22 Feb, 2019
Pokhara pedophile arrested for sexual misconduct POKHARA: Police on Saturday arrested a man in Dhampus on counts of luring a prepubescent child into performing fellatio. According to police, the accused, 43-year-old Baikuntha Bhandari of Dhampus in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality lured a... Travel 05 Jan, 2019
Thai cave boys feted by prime minister in trip to capital BANGKOK: It was show time Thursday for the 12 boys and their 25-year-old soccer coach who were trapped for almost three weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand as they spoke at a public exhibition in one of Bangkok’s largest malls. That... Women 07 Sep, 2018
Vatican in �shame and sorrow� over abuses in Pennsylvania VATICAN CITY: The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children in six dioceses in that state, calling the abuse “criminally and morally... Women 17 Aug, 2018
Australian archbishop steps down after cover-up conviction CANBERRA: An Australian archbishop said Wednesday that he will stand aside but does not intend to resign after becoming the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse. Archbishop of Adelaide... Women 23 May, 2018
Mueller witness is convicted pedophile with shadowy past WASHINGTON: It was a few days before the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration and a Lebanese-American businessman was on his way to Mar-a-Lago. George Nader, an international fixer whose long history included intrepid... Women 15 Mar, 2018
Nader, Mueller�s latest cooperator, a convicted pedophile WASHINGTON: It was a few days before the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration and a Lebanese-American businessman was on his way to Mar-a-Lago. George Nader, an international fixer whose long history included intrepid... Women 15 Mar, 2018
