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Associated Press
28-06-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
The death toll in a landslide in Colombia rises to 22 with 8 missing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The number of people killed in a landslide this week in northwest Colombia has risen to 22, with eight still missing, according to authorities. Crews on Saturday were still looking for victims in Medellín, Colombia's second-largest city, and the nearby city of Bello. The landslide occurred early Tuesday following heavy rains. It unleashed mud and debris on crowded neighborhoods, enveloping dozens of homes and leaving hundreds homeless. Landslides are common in that region, especially during the rainy season from April to November.
Reuters
25-06-2025
- Reuters
At least 10 killed in home shooting in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY, June 25 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed and more injured in a shooting at a home in the central Mexican city of Irapuato on Tuesday night, local security authorities said, adding they have launched an operation to find those responsible. Local media reported the shooting happened during a local religious celebration.
Malay Mail
10-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Church dismisses claims Pope Leo failed to act on abuse cases in Peru, says he ‘respected procedures'
CHICLAYO (Peru), May 10 — Pope Leo XIV's successor as bishop of Chiclayo in northern Peru yesterday rejected allegations that the new pontiff ever covered up cases of sexual abuse within the diocese. Chiclayo bishop Edison Farfan told reporters that Leo had 'listened (to the victims) and respected the procedures' of the Church. The new pope had been 'the most sensitive of all within the Peruvian church' to the issue of sexual abuse, Farfan added. The US-born pontiff was bishop of the coastal city from 2015 to 2023, when he was made a cardinal and moved to Rome. Two victim advocacy groups questioned Leo XIV's commitment to addressing sexual violence in the church after he was announced Thursday. Victims' rights group, Bishop Accountability, has also questioned the US-born pontiff's commitment to lifting the lid on the scourge of clerical abuse. The group's co-director Anne Barrett Doyle noted that Leo had 'released no names' of abusers, whether as head of the Augustinian order, bishop of Chiclayo or most recently, as head of the powerful Dicastery for Bishops, advising his predecessor Francis on the appointment of bishops. She labelled his alleged inaction in Chiclayo, where she said two priests had been accused of sexual abuse, as 'most disturbing.' The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), also issued a statement after his election as pope calling on Leo XIV to take action to support victims of sexual violence. In 2022, a priest in the diocese was accused of having sexually assaulted at least three girls. The diocese's head of communications, Fiel Purizaca, told AFP that the priest targeted by the abuse allegations was 'immediately sent home.' Farfan said the allegations were an attempt to 'discredit' the new pontiff and were 'false.' Farfan said the church was still investigating the abuse claims. — AFP
