The British Government may have made its position known on the renewed agitation by some socio-cultural and political groups in the South-East for the independence of Biafra. Speaking during a visit to Joy Fm 109.1 in Jos, Plateau state, British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright said Britain will not support any move that will result in the breakup of the country. He called on stakeholders from all the regions to work together to sustain the unity of the country.
Dutch Police Shoot A Man With Knife At Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
Dutch police say they have shot and arrested a man who wielded a knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The emergency prompted the authorities to evacuate part of Schiphol, one of Europe's biggest airports. The situation is under control, the military police tweeted. No other injuries were reported. Schiphol Plaza, a shopping area near passport control, was temporarily evacuated. "The man threatened with a knife and the military police shot him," police spokesman Stan Verberkt told Reuters news agency.
Australia Calls For End To Catholic Celibacy
An Australian inquiry into child abuse has recommended that the Catholic Church get rid of its requirement for celibacy from clergy and clarify the extent that the 'seal of the confession' applies to evidence of child abuse.
However, senior leaders in Australia's Catholic church have rejected calls by the wide-reaching investigation into child abuse to end mandatory celibacy for priests and break the secrecy of confession.
The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which concluded Thursday after five years of work, delivered a total of 189 new recommendations to address what it described as a "serious failure" by Australia's institutions to protect its most vulnerable citizens.
2017 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Warns: Nuclear Annihilation 'One Tantrum Away'
The destruction of humankind is one “impulsive tantrum away”, the Australian-founded winner of the 2017 Nobel peace prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, warned overnight on Sunday as the United States and North Korea exchange threats over Pyongyang’s nuclear testing regime.
“Will it be the end of nuclear weapons, or will it be the end of us?” the ICAN head, Beatrice Fihn, said in Oslo after receiving the peace prize on behalf of the anti-nuclear group.
Date Set For Prince Harry And Meghan Markle To Marry
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will be held on Saturday 19 May 2018, Kensington Palace has announced. The pair confirmed their engagement in November and said the service would be at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The date breaks with tradition as royal weddings usually take place on a weekday - the Queen wed on a Thursday and the Duke of Cambridge on a Friday. The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, including the service, music, flowers and reception.
France Accused Of Complicity In Rwanda Genocide
The 'Muse Report' recently released by Washington DC-based law firm Cunningham Levy Muse and adopted by the government of Rwanda as part of its investigation into the role of French officials in the 1994 genocide, says French officials were complicit in the genocide and also obstructed justice in subsequent investigations. The 52-page report which estimated that over 800, 000 people were killed during the genocide draws on wide-ranging sources including diplomatic cables and witness testimonies to make a series of allegations.
Pope Francis Calls For Lord's Prayer To Be Altered As Current Wording Suggests God Is Capable Of Leading People 'Into Temptation'
Pope Francis has called on the Roman Catholic Church to alter the Lord’s Prayer because he believes the current translation suggests God is capable of leading us “into temptation”.
Instead, “Our father”, which is the best known prayer in Christianity, should be said using the phrasing adopted by French bishops, which reads as “do not let us enter into temptation”.
The alternative wording used in France implies that it is through human fault that people are led to sin, rather than by God.