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Drug gang warnings ahead of pope visit to Mexico
A drug gang warned its rivals to keep the peace during a papal visit to Mexico next month in banners hung around the central state of Guanajuato which Pope Benedict XVI is due to visit. The warnings, signed by the the Knights Templar gang, were quickly removed Tuesday and came…
Pope heads to voodoo heartland for second Africa visit
Pope Benedict XVI headed for Benin on Friday, a nation considered to be the heartland of voodoo, on his second visit to Africa after his 2009 trip sparked an outcry over condoms. He is expected to be welcomed by tens of thousands of Benin citizens as well as pilgrims from…
White House slams Benetton’s Obama kissing ads
WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday slammed a new Benetton advertising campaign showing US President Barack Obama kissing Chinese and Venezuelan leaders smack on the lips. “The White House has a longstanding policy disapproving of the use of the president’s name and likeness for commercial purposes,” spokesman Eric Schultz…
Berlusconi packs up sword, vase on last day in office
Italy’s departing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has reportedly packed up two gifts ahead of his last day in office on Wednesday — a scimitar from Kazakhstan and a Ming dynasty vase from China. The report in La Repubblica newspaper said the larger-than-life billionaire, who has been in power for 10 of the past 17 years, had…
Obama regains top spot in Forbes most powerful list
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama has regained the top spot in Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s most powerful people, edging out Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and last year’s winner, Chinese President Hu Jintao, who slipped down to third. Obama, who topped the list in 2009 only to…
Pope creates three new saints
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI created three new saints of the Catholic Church on Sunday in recognition of their missionary and social work with a canonisation mass in St Peter’s Square. “Christians can show the world God’s love by loving their neighbour. Today, the Church shows its members three…
Vatican asks Hindus to fight anti-Christian propaganda
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Thursday asked Hindus to fight “hateful propaganda” and allow Christians to practise their religion freely, in a message delivered to mark the upcoming festival of light, Diwali. The message, signed by the head and deputy head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious dialogue, Cardinal…
Weary pope uses mobile platform for first time
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI made use of the same mobile platform used by his long-ailing predecessor John Paul II for the first time on Sunday, with the Vatican saying it was to “ease his tiredness.” The 84-year-old pope used the wheeled platform to make his way from the…
Pope ‘shaken’ by talks with sex abuse victims
Pope Benedict XVI met victims of sexual abuse by clergy on the second day of his visit to his German homeland, an encounter that left him “deeply shaken”, Vatican officials said. He also held joint prayers with members of the Protestant faith in Germany, in a bid to build bridges…
Berlin police detain two terror suspects in bomb plot
Berlin police arrested two men Thursday on suspicion of acquiring chemicals for a planned bomb attack and searched a mosque in the German capital, a spokesman told AFP. The arrest of a 24-year-old German of Lebanese origin and a 28-year-old from the Gaza Strip, comes ahead of the 10th anniversary…
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