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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Even Jose Canseco is uncertain he could take the heat....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's first - and only - all-female symphony is trying to change attitudes in a deeply conservative country where many see music as immoral, especially for women....
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- As the fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul drags on, many might ask: Why has it taken the combined militaries of the United States and Iraq backed by an international coalition more than two years to dislodge a relatively small force of militants lacking heavy weaponry?...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- The body of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader, was released to the North on Thursday, more than a month after his murder at Kuala Lumpur's airport unleashed a fierce diplomatic battle between the two countries....
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A compromise that would repeal North Carolina's contentious "bathroom law" cleared a key hurdle Thursday when senators approved the measure, which is intended to help stem the financial backlash from the law limiting LGBT protections....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers heading the Senate intelligence committee focused squarely on Russia as they opened a hearing Thursday on attempts at undermining the 2016 U.S. presidential election....
(Vatican Radio) An inter-faith Charter promoting palliative care for the elderly across the world has been launched at the Vatican.Religious leaders, patients and medics attended a conference to discuss future challenges of a rising elderly population and an increasing demand for social care, The 2-day event, organized by the Maruzza Foundation and the Pontifical Academy for Life, was to promote the right of all older people affected by chronic conditions to receive palliative support.Vatican Radio’s Linda Bordoni spoke to Professor of Medicine at George Washington University Christina Puchalski, who attended the launch and explained that why a Charter is so impotant in an aging society.Listen to the interview: Prof Puchalski said: “It saddens me to see particularly in the United States how older people are put aside, ignored, and not respected because they can’t move or think as fast as the younger generation. “The focus of all of our lives...
(Vatican Radio) Beware of following fantasies and false idols, for only God loves us and waits for us like a father. That was Pope Francis’ message at Mass on Thursday morning in the Casa Santa Marta.Commenting on the First Letter from the Book of Exodus, the Holy Father focused on God’s love for His people, despite their infidelity. Even today, he said, it is good for us to ask whether we distance ourselves from the Lord to follow after idols and worldliness.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: Pope Francis took inspiration from the Book of Exodus to reflect on the “dreams and disappointments of God”. The people, he said, is “God’s dream. He dreamed of them because he loved them.” But the people betrayed the Father’s dreams and so God “began to be disappointed,” asking Moses to come down from the mountain where he had gone to receive the Law. The people “did not have the patience to wait for God&rdquo...
