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January 2012

January 27, 2012

More Than 50 Killed In 2 Days Of Turmoil In Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed more than 50 people...

January 27, 2012

Women, Children Killed In Violence-torn Syria City

BEIRUT (AP) — Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars...

January 27, 2012

Turkish State TV Airs Holocaust Film

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An epic French documentary about the mass murder of Jews under...

January 27, 2012

NYPD Boss Won’t Talk About Son’s Sex-assault Case

NEW YORK (AP) — Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly faced the media Friday for the first...

January 26, 2012

Observant Survivors Keep The Faith After Holocaust

JERUSALEM (AP) — It's a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe...

January 26, 2012

Muslims Call For NYPD Chief To Resign Over Movie

NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim groups are calling for New York's police commissioner to step...

January 26, 2012

State Poised For 2nd Public Vote On Gay Marriage

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gay rights activists in the state of Maine, the only state...

January 26, 2012

CIA To Pull Officer From NYPD After Internal Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA operative's unusual assignment inside the New York Police Department is...

January 26, 2012

AP Debate: Some ‘democracies’ Fear Democracy

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Governments that call themselves democratic often fear democracy in practice, leaving...

January 26, 2012

AP Debate: New Democracies Still Unrealized

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Governments that call themselves democratic often fear democracy in practice, leaving...

January 26, 2012

Vatican Defends Transfer Of Official

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday defended its transfer of a top official...

January 26, 2012

Vatian Defends Transfer Of Official To Washington

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has defended its transfer of a top official to...

January 26, 2012

Austrian Priest Publishes Names Of Ex-Catholics

VIENNA (AP) — The Vienna archdiocese has apologized for the publication of a list of...

January 26, 2012

Egypt Bans Travel For US Official’s Son, 9 Others

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has banned the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and...

January 26, 2012

German Priest Jailed For 6 Years For Child Abuse

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted a Roman Catholic priest of some 250...

January 26, 2012

Tunisia Promotes Coalition Government For Arabs

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Tunisia's foreign minister says its newly formed coalition government that includes...

January 26, 2012

UK Lawmakers Complain Over Jay Leno Joke

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers say Prime Minister David Cameron should complain to the United...

January 26, 2012

Egypt Stocks Surge After Uprising Anniversary

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's stock market posted its strongest gains in about 10 months, with...

January 26, 2012

Maine Poised For 2nd Public Vote On Gay Marriage

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gay rights activists in Maine, the only New England state that...

January 26, 2012

Gingrich Donor Is Casino Mogul, Israeli Hardliner

ATLANTA (AP) — He's an ardent supporter of Israel. A megabillionaire casino mogul whose Las...

January 26, 2012

Shiite Leader Urges End To Iraqi Political Crisis

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top Iraqi Shiite official said Thursday that the political crisis...

January 26, 2012

Top Iraqi Shiite Politician Visits Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top Iraqi Shiite politician is meeting Turkish leaders, who have...

January 26, 2012

Malaysia Investigates Muslim Sexual Morality Drive

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Thursday they were investigating whether a Muslim...

January 25, 2012

NYC Police Chief Apologizes For Movie Interview

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's police commissioner apologized Wednesday for appearing in a documentary...

January 25, 2012

Lawyer: Church Official Threw Peer ‘under Bus’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A defense lawyer said Wednesday that Monsignor William Lynn's successor threw Lynn...

January 25, 2012

Alaska Airlines Retiring Meal Tray Prayer Cards

SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines is ending decades of giving passengers prayer cards with their...

January 25, 2012

Ala. University Suspect Wants Report Kept Secret

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — An Alabama professor accused of killing three colleagues will ask a...

January 25, 2012

Religion News In Brief

Catholic bishops, immigrant advocates protest NM driver's license repeal effort SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) —...

January 25, 2012

Lawyer: Pa. Church Official Threw Peer ‘under Bus’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Catholic Church official is showing signs that he might not take...

January 25, 2012

Gov’t Outlines Old Cases For Pa. Monsignor’s Trial

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Will a Catholic monsignor be left to defend the sins of the...

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