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January 2012

January 31, 2012

China Raises Security To Contain Tibet Protests

BEIJING (AP) — A senior official in Chinese-ruled Tibet is ordering heightened security in Buddhist...

January 30, 2012

Review: Cohen Has Spiritual Vibe On ‘Old Ideas’

Throughout his 45-year career, Leonard Cohen has walked a fine line between love, sex, and...

January 30, 2012

Clerk Charged With Swiping $1M From NY Archdiocese

NEW YORK (AP) — An Archdiocese of New York clerk with a prior grand larceny...

January 30, 2012

Philly Judge Again Finds Church Cardinal Competent

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has again ruled that a retired Roman Catholic cardinal...

January 30, 2012

State Dept: Americans Take Refuge At Cairo Embassy

CAIRO (AP) — Three American citizens barred from leaving Egypt have sought refuge at the...

January 30, 2012

Macedonian Orthodox Christian Church Set Alight

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — An Orthodox Christian church famed for its valuable icons was set...

January 30, 2012

Macedonia Muslims Urge Restraint Over Carnival

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Muslim leaders in Macedonia appealed for calm on Monday among community...

January 30, 2012

Blind Anti-Assad Cleric Escapes Syria To Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Syrian dissident says a blind cleric who is an outspoken...

January 30, 2012

Islam Critic Backs Out Of West Point Cadet Event

WEST POINT, New York (AP) — A retired U.S. lieutenant general who made comments denigrating...

January 30, 2012

Islam Critic’s Invite To West Point Draws Protest

WEST POINT, New York (AP) — A veterans' advocacy group asked the Army chief of...

January 30, 2012

Egypt’s Military Considers Speeding Up Transition

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military rulers are considering ways to speed up the transition to...

January 30, 2012

China Boosts Police Presence In Restless Xinjiang

BEIJING (AP) — State media says China will send thousands of police officers to patrol...

January 29, 2012

Climate Of Intolerance In West Bank, Activists Say

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year...

January 29, 2012

Madonna Says Charity Plans 10 Schools In Malawi

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly six years after it was created, Madonna's Raising Malawi charity...

January 29, 2012

Syria Troops Push Back Rebels As UN Showdown Looms

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of...

January 29, 2012

Syria Troops Push Back Rebels As UN Fight Looms

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of...

January 29, 2012

Egyptians Vote For Upper House Of Parliament

CAIRO (AP) — Turnout was low as Egyptians voted on Sunday for the upper house...

January 29, 2012

Iraqi Sunni-backed Lawmakers End Parliament Ban

BAGHDAD (AP) — An official with Iraq's Sunni-backed political alliance says its leaders have decided...

January 28, 2012

Peru: 26 Killed In Fire At Rehabilitation Center

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A fire swept through a private rehabilitation center for addicts in...

January 28, 2012

Thousands Of Tunisians Denounce Islamist Extremism

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — More than 8,000 Tunisians marched Saturday through the capital denouncing violence...

January 27, 2012

AP Exclusive: Vatican Rewrites Money Launder Law

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has rewritten its 2010 anti-money laundering law after European...

January 27, 2012

Army Chaplain Sentenced In Puerto Rico Porn Case

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An assistant U.S. Army chaplain who pleaded guilty to...

January 27, 2012

US Synagogue Attack Suspect Charged With 3rd Plot

HACKENSACK, New Jersey (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey say a teenager charged in the...

January 27, 2012

NYPD: CIA Officer Leaving Department In April

NEW YORK (AP) — The CIA officer working as a special assistant to the New...

January 27, 2012

NJ Synagogue Attack Suspect Charged With 3rd Plot

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities leveled additional charges Friday against a teenager accused in the...

January 27, 2012

Prosecutor: New Charges In NJ Synagogue Attacks

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday they have uncovered evidence that a New Jersey...

January 27, 2012

Dutch Move Step Closer To Banning Burqa

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Cabinet moved a step closer Friday to banning...

January 27, 2012

Egyptians Mark 1st Anniversary Of ‘Friday Of Rage’

CAIRO (AP) — Some 10,000 Egyptian protesters converged on Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square to mark...

January 27, 2012

Dozens Killed In 2 Days Of Syrian Turmoil

BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 64 people,...

January 27, 2012

Children Among 74 Dead In 2 Days Of Syrian Turmoil

BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people,...

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