German Catholics to investigate abuse charges
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and VERENA SCHMITT-ROSCHMANN
Associated Press Writers
BERLIN (AP) -- Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday -- one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother an ...
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US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead
By MUNIR AHMED
Associated Press Writer
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, ...
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In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA (AP) -- Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.
"I would see myself, and my body didn't match who I was," said the 28-year-old wedding pianist, who went by Willia ...
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Disaster experts praise Chile quake response
By MICHAEL WARREN
Associated Press Writer
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- President Michelle Bachelet leaves office on Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins -- and her popularity in the clouds.
Despite complaints that aid was slow to reach the hu ...
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Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan
By ARON HELLER
Associated Press Writer
JERUSALEM (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden condemned a new Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday, casting a cloud over a high-profile visit that had been aimed at rep ...
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Iran calls political opponents enemies of Islam
By BRIAN MURPHY
Associated Press Writer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A traditional Islamic concept about protecting the faith and its followers has become a judicial weapon for Iran's rulers: charging opponents as so-called enemies of God ...
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