German prosecutors examine 42 cases after church abuse probe

Representational image. — Reuters/FileArchdiocese of Munich and Freising to examine how abuse cases were dealt with between 1945 and 2019.Indications are found of sexually abusive behaviour in 235 people, including 173 priests.Former pope Benedict is accused of failing to take action against four offenders.Prosecutors in Munich on Friday said they are examining 42 cases of…Continue Reading

U.S. prosecutors charge 4 in Belarusian government over alleged fake bomb threat

U.S. prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials on Thursday with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight with a fake bomb threat last year in order to arrest an opposition journalist.Ryanair Flight 4978 had been bound from Athens to Lithuania when a Belarusian fighter jet forced it to land in Minsk. (Mindaugas Kulbis/The Associated Press)U.S.…Continue Reading