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Pope Francis delivers a speech to prelates, nuns and seminarists at the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem on Monday. ( AP-Yonhap) ABOARD PAPAL PLANE (AFP) ― …
Manuel Uribe MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) ― A Mexican man who was once the world’s heaviest human, weighing 597 kilograms at one point, has died at the age of …
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) ― Pop diva Madonna has weighed in on Malawi’s chaotic election, criticizing embattled President Joyce Banda, who has tried to …
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ― An American soldier blinded in Afghanistan and the widow of another soldier killed there have filed a $44.7 million wrongful death and …
NEW DELHI (AFP) ― A 13-year-old poor Indian schoolgirl has become the youngest female to summit Mount Everest, following a difficult and dangerous climb from …
France’s President Francois Hollande Monday called for reining in Brussels’ power after eurosceptic and far-right parties scored stunning success …
KIEV (AFP) ― Chocolate baron Petro Poroshenko claimed a resounding victory on Sunday in Ukraine’s presidential election and immediately vowed to end a …
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AFP) ― As he ponders leaving some troops in Afghanistan after the longest-ever U.S. war, Barack Obama harkens back to the Sept. 11, 2001 …
CAIRO (AFP) ― Egyptians voted for a new president Monday in an election expected to sweep to power the ex-army chief who overthrew the country’s first …
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― Pope Francis called for Christians, Jews and Muslims to work together for peace as he toured holy sites in Jerusalem on Monday, the final …