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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Olympic roommates Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte maintain a relaxed vibe at the athletes' village. There's an ongoing card game in their suite and they amuse themselves with endless Snapchat sessions....
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A California woman with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, held a two-day party for her friends and relatives to say goodbye before taking her life with a dose of prescribed drugs....
BEIRUT (AP) -- As U.S.-backed forces close in on the Islamic State group in the northern Syrian town of Manbij, the extremists have used hundreds of residents as human shields, laying mines and shooting those trying to flee the town near the Turkish border....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Russian military sent long-range bombers to strike a series of Islamic State targets in the group's de facto capital of Raqqa on Thursday - a fresh round of airstrikes that Syrian activists said killed at least 20 civilians and came amid Turkish calls for greater cooperation with Moscow against the extremist group....
CAIRO (AP) -- Inside a large mosque in the Nile Delta, an Egyptian cleric looked over his congregation as he climbed the pulpit clutching a piece of paper and began to speak - delivering a 13-minute discourse on the virtues of personal hygiene....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):...
MIAMI (AP) -- Donald Trump repeatedly accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group on Thursday, refusing to take back a patently false allegation even when questioned about the logic of his position....
WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton sought to undercut Donald Trump's claim to working class voters Thursday, portraying her Republican rival as untrustworthy on economic issues, and pushing policies that would only benefit the super-wealthy - himself included....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis had lunch with a group of 21 Syrian refugees on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta.During the luncheon, both adults and children had the possibility to speak with Pope Francis about the beginnings of their life in Italy.The children gave the Holy Father a collection of their drawings, and the Pope showered them with toys and other gifts.The refugees, who live in Rome and are hosted by the St. Egidio Community, were brought to Rome from Lesbos by Pope Francis at the conclusion of his visit to the Greek island on 16 April 2016.The first group arrived in Rome with the Holy Father aboard the papal plane, while the second group came to Rome in mid-June at his request.Present at the meal with Pope Francis and his Syrian guests were the Substitute Secretary of State Archbishop Angelo Becciu; Professor Andrea Riccardi, founder of the St. Egidio Community, and other members of the community; the Commander of the Vatican Gendarmerie, Doctor Domenico Giani; a...
We have heard much about the violence against Christians in eastern India’s Odisha state, and the continuing denial of justice to them in the numerous cases pending before the law courts. Violence against Christians during Christmas 2007 was a mere prelude to the violence on a much larger scale in and after August 2008. With its epicenter on Kandhamal District, this time it erupted with untold savagery, with Hindu extremists blaming Christians for the August 23, 2008 murder of Hindu leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati, despite Maoist rebels claiming the assassination. Many have perished in the carnage.Among several persons fighting for the cause of the survivors of the violence in Kandhamal is Fr. Ajaya Kumar Singh, a social worker and human rights activist. The priest of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar Archdiocese who is director of the Odisha Forum for Social Action of Odisha Bishops' Regional Council, has been honoured by the Nation...
