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Pope’s naming of Salvadoran Archbishop Romero as martyr is awkward for former enemies on right
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Archbishop Oscar Romero was labeled in life as a communist agitator and was killed on…
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council has extended sanctions on Yemen’s former president and two leaders of the powerful…
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BEIJING – China has accused Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama of inciting a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans…
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The ruling Hamas militant group has launched a crackdown on radical Salafi groups following a…
Read MoreTrailing before election, Israel’s Netanyahu accuses foreign powers of trying to topple him
JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister is accusing foreign governments of trying to topple him from power. Benjamin Netanyahu tells Israel’s…
Read MorePhilippines suspends oil, gas exploration in disputed South China Sea region
MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino-British company says the Philippine government has ordered the suspension of all exploration at an offshore…
Read MoreSuspects in Srebrenica killings given 30-day detention as prosecutors blasted by nationalists
BELGRADE, Serbia – A Belgrade court has ordered a 30-day detention for the eight suspects arrested this week for taking…
Read MoreCanadian tourist in Nepal arrested on child sex abuse charges
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Police in Nepal say a Canadian tourist has been arrested on charges that he lured a 9-year-old…
Read MoreA chronicle of attempts at a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis over the months
MOSCOW – Since a pro-Russian insurgency flared up in eastern Ukraine in April, international mediators have repeatedly tried to help…
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