An Australian school has apologized for a statue where a holy bread offers to a boy. It shows how the Martinus of Porres, a saint who especially worked for the poor, held a loaf of bread in front of his waist while a boy was sitting on his knees before him.
Cardinal Joseph de Kesel of Archdiocese Mechelen-Brussels has been summoned as a witness in a trial against the 'Deacon of Death'. The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium is heard in Ghent in January because of the case against ex-deacon Ivo Poppe. It is suspected of at least ten murders on the elderly.
One man stabbed two women at a train station in Marseille on Sunday. Soldiers shot the attacker there, report the authorities.
Dominica receives emergency aid from the Netherlands after Hurricane Maria. This is done at the request of the government of the 73,000 inhabitant Caribbean country. The naval ship Zr. Ms. Zeeland- previously used for Saint Maarten- offers assistance.
Donald Trump has created the country 'Nambia' today, but he is not the first politician to come across. The country 'San Escobar' also thanks her to a politician.
Hurricane Maria, who is now near Saba and Saint Eustatius, is still in force. The hurricane is already a hurricane of the fifth category and extremely dangerous, but according to the American National Hurricane Center, the latest measurements indicate a Hurricane Hunter plane that wind speeds have increased to 280 kilometers per hour.
The latest Hurricane Maria, now Category 5, is heading straight to the popular Dominican resort of Punta Cana. Thursday this busy tourist spot with dozens of luxury hotels is expected to be severely affected.
In St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius, the long-standing hurricane Maria will cause extremely high precipitation. Weeronline expects the islands to get rain between 150 and 200 millimeters on Tuesday, possibly with more than 300 millimeters in space. That has fallen more than in September in the wettest places in the Netherlands.
Hurricane Maria has become even stronger, according to the National Hurricane Center in the United States, Maria is now in fifth category. That is the heaviest class with wind speeds of 260 kilometers per hour.
The storm Maria has gained strength and is now a hurricane in the fourth category. Maria is now about 55 kilometers northeast of Martinique, reported the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday.
The storm Maria has gained strength and is now a hurricane in the third category. Maria is located about 150 kilometers from the Caribbean island of Dominica, reported the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday.
The tropical storm Maria, which is likely to grow into hurricane on Sunday, is heading straight to the Caribbean island of Dominica. That is the latest forecast of the American National Hurricane Center.
Four American tourists have become victims of an acid attack at the Saint Charles Charles de Gaulle train station in Marseille. The women around 21-21 years were injected with hydrochloric acid in their face. A woman is detained by the police.
The concert that U2 will give Saturday evening in Saint Louis does not continue after riots. The concert organizer Live Nation and the band have stated in a statement that they can not guarantee the safety of the public.
A tropical storm called Maria threatens to develop a hurricane in the next 48 hours. For the islands of Saba, Saint Eustatius and St. Maarten, a hurricane warning has been issued, reports the American National Hurricane Center. The area was recently hit by Hurricane Irma.
In the American city of Saint Louis, riots broke out in the early Saturday after a white former police officer was released from murder of a black suspect. The police put tear gas and rubber bullets in collisions with the protesters.
A white ex-police officer from the United States of Saint Louis, Jason Stockley, was released on Friday by the judge for assassination of an African-American suspect. Stockley was then agent in the Ferguson district, claiming self-defense in December 2011, the 24-year-old black Anthony Lamar Smith died after a chase.
The highest mountain of Western Europe, the Mont Blanc, has been shrunk a centimeter since 2015. This is determined by geometry experts who go to the expedition every two years to determine the height. French media reported Thursday that the mountain in the Alps, near the Italian border, is now 4808.72 meters high.
To discuss the effects of Hurricane Irma for the Windward Islands, there is an additional National Council of Ministers on Tuesday. The Ministers of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten will then attend the Cabinet meeting.
The European Commission will immediately make available 2 million euros for aid to the Caribbean islands affected by Hurricane Irma. The money is intended to support the recovery of vital facilities, such as health, water and sanitation.
The devastating hurricane Irma was toned down to the category 1 on Monday above Florida. The still very heavy storm has wind speeds of up to 135 kilometers per hour. Irma draws across land northeast of Tampa to the north.
After spending days in fear of apocalyptic Saint Maarten, Dutch tourists finally went to safe Curacao. They are relieved, but also worried: how about the poor people who are left in hell?
In the islands of Saba and Saint Eustatius, which was also hit by Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, the cleanup and repair work is under way. The roads on both islands are made feasible, the national service of the Caribbean Netherlands reports on Facebook.
'The message I have for Sint Maarten residents is the following: We realize what happened to you and we will do our best to help anyone who needs help. Trust the help. '
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, travels on Tuesday to the island of Saint Martin, affected by the hurricanes Irma and José. The French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb informed Sunday after consultation with the head of state.
Feed, medicines, horse decks, emergency kits and building materials: Irma Neijman from The Hague collects necessary goods for animals on St. Maarten. 'Animal help is not the priority for many,' she says. 'I understand, but if we do not deliver these things as quickly as possible, many animals on the island will not save it.'
Hurricane Irma has once again become a hurricane of the fifth category and has landed at Cuba. According to the American National Hurricane Center, Irma is on Sunday morning (local time) in the United States, where the cyclone will provide more damage.
While criticizing Dutch aid for Sint Maarten, the French rescue services do not contain an inverted word. On the affected islands of Saint Bartholomew and the French part of Saint Maarten, there are a thousand soldiers, firemen and agents active from Saturday.
In the French part of the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten and on the island of Saint-Barthélemy, nine deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma. Seven people are still missing. This is what the French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said on Friday. He said there were 112 injured.
The French minister of overseas territories, Annick Girardin, visited the island of St. Maarten, struck by Hurricane Irma. Girardin said to French media during an inspection of the damage in the northeast of the island that she was shocked. She said 'to hear about the amount of damage, but seeing it with her own eyes is very shocking.'
