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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- An emergency polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching 25 million children this year has begun in parts of Nigeria newly freed from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, with fears that many more cases of the crippling disease will likely be found....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- When Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was kicked out of power, she became the biggest casualty of a massive corruption probe that is roiling Latin America's largest country - even though she was never personally implicated in the scheme....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Uzbekistan's widely criticized authoritarian leader Islam Karimov was hailed as a statesman and democrat by his government as he was laid to rest Saturday in the ancient silk road city of Samarkand....
HANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Setting aside their cyber and maritime disputes, President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations' participation in last year's Paris climate change agreement. They hailed their new era of climate cooperation as the best chance for saving the planet....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma's key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Nebraska to North Texas on Saturday and likely will focus fresh new attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground....
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Two months from Election Day, Hillary Clinton has a clear edge over Donald Trump in nearly every measure traditionally used to gauge success in presidential races....
DETROIT (AP) -- Toni McIlwain believes that as a candidate for president, Donald Trump has a right to go anywhere he wants. But, she says, it takes a lot of nerve for him to visit Detroit....
(Vatican Radio) On Saturday, Pope Francis marked the Jubilee of Volunteer Workers by presiding over celebrations in St Peter’s Square, the latest event in the Holy Year of Mercy.During his catechesis to the volunteers, the Pope stressed how the Church is called to be close in need. He encouraged volunteers in their solidarity towards others, especially in a world tempted by indifference.The Holy Father concluded by citing the example of mercy shown by Blessed Mother Teresa, who he will canonize on Sunday at the Vatican.See below Pope Francis’ prepared remarks for the Jubilee of Volunteer Workers: Address of His Holiness Pope FrancisOn the occasion of the Jubilee of Volunteer WorkersSaint Peter’s Square, 3 September 2016 Dear Brother and Sisters, Good morning! We have just heard the hymn to love which the Apostle Paul wrote for the Community in Corinth, and which constitutes one of the most beautiful and demanding texts for our witness of faith (cf....
The Catholic Church in the Philippines is praying for the victims of the explosion that hit a city night market in Davao, southern Philippines. Davao is the hometown of the current president Rodrigo Duterte: 14 people died in the attack, at least 60 were wounded. In a note Msgr. Socrates Villegas, president of the Philippine Bishops Conference (CBCP), strongly condemns the brutal attack and stresses that "when a fellow dies, a part of humanity dies at the same time."Among the victims - on the night of September 2 - there are also a pregnant woman and a small child. According to the Philippine authorities the Islamic extremist militia Abu Sayyaf, active in the south of the country, is to blame for the attack although at first the suspects had focused on drug traffickers.The President, who was in this area at the time of the attack, has declared a "state of lawlessness". The measure does not involve martial law, but checkpoints are predisposed in the area a...
