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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military picture in Syria is getting more chaotic and complicated by the day, putting new strains on the Obama administration's strategy of partnering with a hodgepodge of local fighters against the Islamic State group without getting pulled deeper into Syria's civil war or rupturing relations with Turkey....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Militants attacked the American University of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding another 18, officials said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- By virtue of her long political resume, Hillary Clinton will enter her highly anticipated fall debates with Donald Trump facing the same kind of heightened expectations that often saddle an incumbent president. Trump, as the political newcomer, will be more of a wild card with a lower bar to clear....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After scanning the vast reaches of the cosmos for Earth-like planets where life might exist, astronomers have found one right next door....
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey on Wednesday launched its first major ground assault into Syria since the country's civil war began, sending in tanks and special forces backed by U.S. airstrikes to help Syrian rebels retake a border town from Islamic State militants....
AMATRICE, Italy (AP) -- Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood at 120, but the number of dead and missing was uncertain given the huge number of vacationers in the area for summer's final days....
The first hospital of the Diocese of Miao, in North East India, to be inaugurated on Sept 8 will be dedicated to Bl. Mother Theresa of Kolkata.As the world is preparing for the Canonization of Bl. Mother Theresa of Kolkata, the Diocese of Miao, situated in the extreme north eastern corner of India, has planned to dedicate its first hospital to Bl. Mother Theresa of Kolkata. The hospital will be inaugurated on September 8, 2016 at Injan, Changlang District. “Mother Theresa and Mercy go hand in hand. We are very proud to say that the only place Mother Theresa visited in our Diocese was Borduria village in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh on August 2, 1993”, says Bishop George Pallipparambil SDB of Miao Diocese. The Diocese of Miao is so blessed to join the celebration of the Canonization Bl. Mother Theresa by honouring her with this first hospital of the Diocese.To mark this honour, a special statue of St. Mother Theresa of Kolkata will be...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Remo Casilli, ReutersBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Hearing the mayor of Amatrice incentral Italy say his town no longer exists and knowing there were children whodied Aug. 24 in the earthquakes that struck the region, Pope Francis turned hisweekly general audience into a prayer service.Beginning the audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francissaid he had prepared a normal audience talk on how the merciful Jesus is closeto people, but given the devastation in central Italy, he decided to lead therecitation of the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary.Later in the day, the Vatican press office said that as aconcrete sign of Pope Francis' concern for the earthquake victims, six Vaticanfirefighters had been sent to Amatrice. They will work under the direction ofthe Italian government emergency services in searching for victims and offeringthem assistance.Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanologyreported the first quake, which registered a magnitude 6....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hollywood's blockbuster machine frequently stalled and sputtered this summer, leaving behind a steady trail of misbegotten reboots, ill-conceived sequels and questionable remakes....
LONDON (AP) -- The developer of the world's largest aircraft says the blimp-shaped airship sustained damage after it made a bumpy landing Wednesday on its second test flight in eastern England....
