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March 2012

March 22, 2012

Caribbean News Briefs

CUBA: Vatican says pope's Cuban trip should help democracy VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's...

March 22, 2012

Pope Visits Heart Of Conservative Catholic Mexico

SILAO, Mexico (AP) — The last time a pope visited Mexico, more than 1 million...

March 22, 2012

Sen. Brown Cites Mom In Domestic Violence Law Push

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is pointing to his mother's history of abusive...

March 22, 2012

Syria’s Assad In Firm Control After A Bloody Year

BEIRUT (AP) — As world leaders close ranks against Syrian leader Bashar Assad, the U.S....

March 22, 2012

Lawsuits Bring Scrutiny To Trinity Broadcasting

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Televangelists Paul and Jan Crouch have faced plenty of mountains...

March 22, 2012

Ex-US Priest Pleads Guilty To Sex-abuse Charge

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A defrocked Philadelphia priest pleaded guilty Thursday to a sex-abuse charge, just...

March 22, 2012

Ex-Philly Priest Pleads Guilty To Sex-abuse Charge

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A defrocked Philadelphia priest has pleaded guilty to a sex-abuse charge days...

March 22, 2012

Defrocked Philadelphia Priest Pleads Guilty To Sex-abuse Charge, Gets 2½ To 5 Years In Prison

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Defrocked Philadelphia priest pleads guilty to sex-abuse charge, gets 2½ to 5...

March 22, 2012

Israeli Arab Village Muffles Loud Prayer Calls

JERUSALEM (AP) — Mosque loudspeakers calling the faithful to pre-dawn prayers can irritate non-Muslims being...

March 22, 2012

Vatican: Pope’s Cuba Trip Should Help Democracy

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican No. 2 has said Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip...

March 22, 2012

Extremist Suspect Upends French Presidential Race

PARIS (AP) — French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says her anti-Islam agenda...

March 22, 2012

French Standoff Ends With Suspect Shot In The Head

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Inspired by radical Islam and trained in Afghanistan, the gunman methodically...

March 22, 2012

France Probing If Shooting Suspect Had Accomplices

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — An Islamic extremist who boasted of killing seven people to strike...

March 21, 2012

Islamists Seek Influence In Syria Uprising

BEIRUT (AP) — The gunmen in eastern Syria, sporting grenade launchers and assault rifles, announced...

March 21, 2012

Egypt Lawmakers, Government Disagree On IMF Loan

CAIRO (AP) — An International Monetary Fund team was due to leave Cairo Wednesday without...

March 21, 2012

Religion News In Brief

Annual tally finds drop in 2010 donation to churches NEW YORK — An annual report...

March 21, 2012

Gospel Singer Goes From Homelessness To Top Charts

ATLANTA (AP) — James Fortune used to watch his children sleep in the bathtub before...

March 21, 2012

Egypt’s Brotherhood Mulling Run For President

CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful political group, said Wednesday it is...

March 21, 2012

Suspect In Ohio Amish Attacks Must Pay For Defense

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge says the alleged ringleader in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish...

March 21, 2012

AP Interview: Hungary’s Church Law Criticized

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The head of the Council of Europe on Wednesday criticized a...

March 21, 2012

Hungary’s New Church Law Called Problematic

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The secretary general of the Council of Europe says Hungary's church...

March 21, 2012

UN Chief: Syria Unrest Could Have Global Impact

BEIRUT (AP) — The "extremely dangerous" conflict in Syria could have global repercussions, U.N. Secretary-General...

March 21, 2012

Horrific Anti-China Protests Become Tibet’s Norm

For more than a year the deadly protests have swept the Tibetan plateau, waves of...

March 21, 2012

Horrific, Anti-China Protests Become Tibet’s Norm

For more than a year the deadly protests have swept the Tibetan plateau, waves of...

March 21, 2012

Pope’s Mexico Trip Clouded By Legion Victim’s Book

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Mexico this week to a very...

March 21, 2012

Christian Family Evicted From Egypt Town

CAIRO (AP) — Nabil Gergis, a Coptic Christian, lived for nearly two decades in the...

March 21, 2012

Bahrain Mosque Damage Shows Plight To Ease Unrest

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — At some point before dawn, the vandals struck with brutal efficiency,...

March 21, 2012

Wax Museum Spurs Sticky Situation In Iraq

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — An exhibit of wax statues depicting some of Shiite Muslims' most...

March 21, 2012

Voters Out To Beat Obama Hand Romney Big IL Edge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters hunting for a candidate who can defeat President Barack Obama and...

March 21, 2012

Voters Out To Beat Obama Give Romney Big IL Edge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters hunting a candidate who can defeat President Barack Obama and with...

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