FACTBOX - Sex abuse scandals in the Catholic church The Star | REUTERS - The Roman Catholic Church is under increasing scrutiny as allegations of child sexual abuses by priests have emerged in several European countries. | Following are details of some of the major abuse scandals: | * NETHERLANDS: More than 200 Catholics have come forward in the past week wit...
Vatican says wrong to single out Church over abuse The Star | VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday it was wrong to focus blame for child abuse on the Catholic Church and denied accusations it had sought to cover up paedophilia by its clergymen around Europe. | Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi acknowledged the "gravity of the crisis ...
Religion News in Brief Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | The Associated Press | AMSTERDAM - A campaign to give elderly Netherlands residents the right to assisted suicide has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, enough to force a parliamentary debate on the matter. | Though the i...
Religion News in Brief Newsvine | AMSTERDAM — A campaign to give elderly Netherlands residents the right to assisted suicide has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, enough to force a parliamentary debate on the matter. | Though the idea faces a host of ethical and practica...
Religion News in Brief Star Tribune | AMSTERDAM - A campaign to give elderly Netherlands residents the right to assisted suicide has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, enough to force a parliamentary debate on the matter. | Though the idea faces a host of ethical and practical chal...
A Look at Global Economic Developments The New York Times | Filed at 1:52 p.m. ET | A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: | ------ | BEIJING -- China's exports surged in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officia...
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Serbia, Bosnia want custody of ex-Bosnian leader The Guardian | DUSAN STOJANOVIC | Associated Press Writers= BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia and Bosnia on Tuesday both demanded custody of a former Bosniak leader arrested in London on war cri...
Serbia, Bosnia Want Custody Of Ex-Bosnian Leader CBS News Serbia And Bosnia Both Demand Custody Of Wartime Bosnian Leader Arrested In London | Font size Print E-mail Share (AP) BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia and Bosnia on Tuesday both dem...
Dutch regulators fine Fortis for false information ahead of 2008 near-collapse Star Tribune | BRUSSELS - Belgian insurer Fortis Holding said Wednesday that Dutch regulators fined it euro576,000 ($781,000) for giving incorrect information about the financial situation of Fortis bank, months before it nearly collapsed and sought government re...
Dutch fine Fortis for false information Wtop By AOIFE WHITE | AP Business Writer | BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian insurer Fortis Holding said Wednesday that Dutch regulators fined it euro576,000 ($781,000) for giving incorrect information about the financial situation of Fortis bank, months before it ...
Dutch fine Fortis for false information Houston Chronicle | BRUSSELS - Belgian insurer Fortis Holding said Wednesday that Dutch regulators fined it euro576,000 ($781,000) for giving incorrect information about the financial situation of Fortis bank, months before it nearly collapsed and sought government re...
Plenty of Spilled Milk to Cry Over for Dairymen Lured to U.S. Wall Street Journal By LAUREN ETTER | WAUSEON, Ohio—From a strip mall in this town of 7,200, Willy van Bakel built a multimillion-dollar business bringing fellow Dutch dairy farmers to America. They're "dreamers" like himself, he says. | Mr. Van Bakel's company, Vreba-Hoff Dairy Development, signed up 70 Dutch immigrants over the past decade for a package deal d...
Cyber-bullying cases put heat on Google, Facebook The Times Of India LOS ANGELES: The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals. | Although Google, News Corp's Facebook and their rivals have enjoyed a relatively "safe harbor" from prosecution ...
