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Associated Press Christian worshippers carry a cross toward the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old Citya on Friday. Less than 2 percent of Israel and the Palestinian territories' population is Christian, split mostly between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities.
Pilgrims in Israel honor crucifixion of Jesus
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Christians streamed through the cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, hoisting wooden crosses and chanting prayers to mark the crucifixion of Jesus. Th...
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Presidential campaign has sparks flying
CARACAS, Venezuela — It’s Holy Week in Venezuela, a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn’t stopped Venezuela’s time-pressed ...
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Pope’s choices shock fundamentalists
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predeces...
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Argentina may defy courts with payment offer
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — With just hours to go before Argentina has to show its last cards in a billion-dollar debt showdown in the U.S. courts, President Cristina Fernandez seems to be keeping up...
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Associated Press Women on Thursday celebrate the success of fighters from the Syrian Free Army as they fire on a Syrian army position in Dael, less than 10 miles from the Jordanian border in Syria. Syrian rebels on Friday captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of fierce clashes that killed at least 38 people, activists said, as opposition fighters expand their presence in the south, considered a gateway to Damascus.
Syrian rebels waging battle for the south
BEIRUT — Capitalizing on a recent influx of weapons, Syrian rebels are waging a strategic battle for the southern part of the country and seeking to secure a corridor from the Jordanian border to D...
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NKorea orders rocket prep
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready “to settle accounts with the U.S.,” unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nucl...
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Associated Press Former South African President Nelson Mandela celebrates his birthday with family July 18 in Qunu, South Africa. The South African president's office said Mandela was re-admitted to a hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection Thursday.
Mandela hospitalized with infection
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, the presidential spokesman...
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Three countries block UN arms trade treaty
UNITED NATIONS — Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade for the first time, saying it fails to ban sales ...
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Restrictions cap cash withdrawals in Cyprus banks
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Banks in Cyprus are to open for the first time in more than a week on Thursday, operating for six hours from noon, but restrictions will be in place on financial transactions to p...
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Associated Press Syrian rebels listen to their trainer on how to use a rocket propelled grenade Dec. 17 in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria. America's Arab allies have dramatically stepped up weapon supplies to Syrian rebels in preparation for a push on the capital Damascus.
Officials: Shipments of weapons to Syrian rebels rising sharply
AMMAN, Jordan — Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capita...
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