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Pope Benedict: Church must seek dialogue with people
Brescia, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday his own Catholic Church should do more to reach out to people in times of great challenges and to provide them with courage and support. While on a pastoral visit to the northern Italian city of Brescia,...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Rock unites Argentinians, Brits on Falkland Islands - Feature
Buenos Aires - The 1982 war with Britain for the Falkland Islands - which Argentina still calls Islas Malvinas - left deep wounds that persist decades later. However, the shared dream of a London-based rock band and an Argentine veteran of the war is...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Cyprus inaugurates new airport in Larnaca
Athens/Nicosia - Cyprus opened a new airport Saturday with the vision of it becoming a regional transport hub in the coming decades. Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias inaugurated the new Larnaca terminal, built by a consortium of French and Cypri...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Vatican calls for more access to Cuban mass media
Havana - The Vatican on Saturday called on the government of Cuba to allow the Catholic Church greater access to mass media in the communist country. Our wish is for the Cuban church to have a more normal access to mass communication media, Archbis...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Foundation stone laid for new mosque in Germany's cathedral city
Cologne - The foundation stone was laid in Cologne, Germany Saturday for the cathedral city's first purpose-built mosque, after long-running arguments had delayed its construction. The mosque, which will have a 35-metre-high dome and two minarets mea...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

eBay settles Skype software suit
San Francisco - E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long- running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a 2-billion-dollar sale of the internet telephony pioneer, the company announced Friday. Under the terms of the settlement...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Court rejects request to block access to Pirate Bay website
Oslo - Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor Friday welcomed a Norwegian court ruling that the firm was not obliged to block its customers from accessing the controversial Pirate Bay file- sharing website. The International Federation of the Pho...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Construction of France's largest mosque set to begin
Paris - The construction of France's largest mosque, with room for some 7,000 visitors, was officially launched Friday when Marseille Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin handed over the construction permit. The mosque will cost 22 million euros (32.6 million do...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Foreign students shocked at college closures in Australia
Sydney - Thousands of foreign students studying in Australia were left shocked and angry on Friday after the collapse of four private colleges in Melbourne and Sydney. Students, many of them just weeks from graduating, turned up for class, only to fi...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

War crimes tribunal appoints attorney for Karadzic - Summary
The Hague - The war crimes tribunal in The Hague said Thursday it has appointed an attorney for Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, and adjourned the trial until March 1. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said it ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-05 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

More than 100 dead in El Salvador flooding - Summary

Shiite politician gunned down outside northern Iraqi home

Stronger yen, selective buying create mixed trading in Tokyo

Nose spray boosts memory while you nap

Nano-electric device detects liquids in luggage instantly

Babies without dads think differently

Don't get addicted to the runner's high

Seasonal flu and its symptoms

Spotting the signs of depression

Strong quake off Indonesia injures 38, damages buildings - Update

Windows 7: Tips and tricks - Feature

Fort Hood offers prayers for victims of mass shooting - Summary

New Zealand economy gets big boost from rising dairy price

Powerful quake rattles Indonesia's Sumbawa Island

Sevilla recover third place on comeback win over Villarreal - Summary

Injury-plagued Roma hold Inter Milan to home draw - Summary

Germans, Americans honoured for roles in bringing down Berlin Wall

Terry on target as Chelsea beat United - Summary

Berlin 'divided' again to mark fall of Berlin Wall - Summary

More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador