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Pope defends priest celibacy
The pope insisted Saturday that celibacy is central to the priesthood, amid increasing calls for clergy to be allowed to marry and claims that abstention may have contributed to sex abuse scandals. “The shining light of pastoral charity and a unified heart is sacerdotal celibacy and enshrined virginity,” Pope Benedict…
Mubarak sentenced to life in prison
A judge sentenced former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison on Saturday after convicting him of involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that ousted him last year. A senior lawyer for Mubarak’s defence team told AFP the strongman, who was taken to a Cairo prison…
Great Barrier Reef heading for danger: UNESCO
UNESCO on Saturday urged decisive action from Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef from a gas and mining boom, warning it risked being put on its list of world heritage sites deemed “in danger”. Australia is riding an unprecedented wave of resources investment due to booming demand from Asia,…
Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower
Britain’s famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the queen’s diamond jubilee, a report said Friday. Prime Minister David Cameron is among 331 lawmakers who have signed up to a campaign to bestow the tribute to Queen Elizabeth to mark…
Court orders Clinton to decide about removing MEK from terrorism list
WASHINGTON — A US appeals court on Friday ordered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to decide within four months whether to remove an Iranian dissident group from a terror blacklist. The People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, also known as the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), had asked the court to issue a ruling…
Macabre profile emerges of porn star who dismembered Chinese student
A macabre profile of a Canadian porn actor suspected of filming the dismemberment of a Chinese student and mailing his body parts emerged from his acquaintances and hundreds of websites Friday. Lin Jun had been “in a relationship” with the suspect, Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, according to Montreal police commander…
Judge throws out Roman cat-swinging case
A man who was accused of swinging a cat by its tail in the street saw the case against him thrown out of court on Friday because of a lack of evidence. Riain Richards from Ramsgate in Kent was accused of having swung two-year-old Mowgli around roughly 17 times in…
Al-Qaeda claims 2 suicide bombings in Yemen
Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings on May 25 against Shiite Zaidi rebels in northern Yemen, in a statement posted Friday on jihadist websites. “Two lions of Islam carried out two operations in Saad and Al-Jawf provinces,” mostly under rebel control, it said. “Our battle against the crusaders and…
U.S. military further investigating crass treatment of bodies in Afghanistan
The US military said Friday it was probing allegations of further misconduct by a Marine unit in Afghanistan that triggered outrage after members were seen in a video urinating on bloodstained corpses. US leaders in January condemned the behavior of the Marine unit and promised a full investigation. In the…
Britain’s royal family release home movies
Home movies filmed by Queen Elizabeth are to be released for the first time Friday, giving a glimpse of life behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace and showing a softer side of Britain’s royal family. The informal footage will be screened on Friday evening as part of a tribute documentary…
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