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Associated Press In this combo picture are four of the eight cardinals named by Pope Francis to help advise him running the church, from left, Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal George Pell, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga and Cardinal Oswald Gracias. Pope Francis on Saturday named the cardinals to a panel that will help advise him running the church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, or Curia. Seven non-Vatican officials were drawn from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America to give it geographical breadth.
Pope taps cardinals for advice on governing
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope ...
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Associated Press US Secretary of State John Kerry conducts a press conference answering questions from US and Chinese media on Saturday in Beijing. Kerry arrived in Beijing to seek Chinese help in persuading North Korea to halt its nuclear and missile testing program.
Goal of nuclear-free North Korea tests national ties
BEIJING — Bound by threats from North Korea, the U.S. and China agreed Saturday to rid the bellicose nation of nuclear weapons in a test of whether the world powers can shelve years of rivalry and ...
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Syrian troops widen offensive along border
AL-QASR, LEBANON — Syrian soldiers backed by warplanes battled rebels for control of strategic hilltop villages near the Lebanese border on Friday, as government troops step up counterattacks again...
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Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad resigns
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad resigned on Saturday, leaving the Palestinians without one of their most moderate and well-respected voices just as the U.S. is launch...
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Associated Press Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves at his supporters. Mubarak with his sons Alaa (right) and Gamal (left) attended a hearing in their retrial on appeal in Cairo on Saturday.
Mubarak appears in court
CAIRO — The judge in Hosni Mubarak’s retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former Egyptian president appeared in court for the ...
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Associated Press North Korean military officers look from a sight-seeing boat Wednesday while sailing on the Yalu River near North Korea's town of Sinuiju. North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a missile launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range missile during upcoming national celebrations.
Korea hints it will launch missile
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Hinting at a missile launch, North Korea delivered a fresh round of war rhetoric with claims it has “powerful striking means” on standby. Seoul and Washington speculated th...
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Syrian troops launch for southern assault
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive in the south, capturing a town and killing at least 45 people including women and children, opposition activists said Thursday. The ...
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Serbian suspect connected to shooting rampage dies
BELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian veteran suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage and then turning the gun on himself and his wife died Thursday, hospital officials said. Ljubisa Bogda...
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Mali mayor accused of drug trafficking
BAMAKO, Mali — Authorities have arrested a mayor in northeastern Mali on drug trafficking charges three years after a plane full of cocaine landed near his town, officials said Thursday. Baba Ou...
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Associated Press South Korean vehicles return home while being escorted by a military vehicle upon their arrival at the customs office near the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, on Wednesday.
Talk of missile test not consuming city
PYONGYANG, North Korea — As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was stran...
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