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December 13, 2017

Philippine Congress extends martial law in southern Philippines

Philippine police keep watch as protesters hold signs against martial law extension in Mindanao Dec. 13. Congress approved a request by President Rodrigo Duterte to extend martial law across the region until Dec. 31, 2018.
MANILA, Philippines – Martial law in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, originally aimed at quelling a terrorist attack in Marawi in May, has been extended for another year.
Published in International
May 22, 2014

Priests in Libya say Catholics fearful as conflict escalates

Migrants walk as they disembark from a navy ship in the Sicilian harbor of Augusta May 22. More than 100 children were among the 488 migrants rescued by the Italian navy off the Sicilian coast on May 21 as the influx of arrivals continues, spurred on by the unstable political situation in Libya. Priests in Tripoli and Benghazi say Catholics are "living in fear" as a conflict with Islamists nears a showdown in Libya.

OXFORD, England - Catholics in Libya are "living in fear" as conflict escalates between Islamist militias and followers of a rebel general, said priests in Tripoli and Benghazi.

Published in International