MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drug cartel appears to be extending its massive production of methamphetamine into neighboring Guatemala, as hundreds of tons of precursor chemicals stream into the Central American nation….
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A bomb exploded at a police station in southern Colombia, killing the wife and son of a police officer and injuring at least six other people, the authorities said Saturday….
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the new year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future….
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OKARA, Pakistan (AP) — Sultan Mehmood Gujar was a solid supporter of Islamist militants fighting in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India and even donated money to them, until he attended an innovative 40-day lecture series by a moderate cleric aimed at…
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of former combatants in Colombia’s long-running conflict who surrendered their weapons to the government have since discovered the downside to civilian life: unemployment….
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Ethiopian troops poured into a western Somalia border town on Saturday, opening a new front against the militant group al-Shabab, which now faces hostile militaries on three sides….
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that Kim Jong Un has been officially named supreme commander of the military, further strengthening his authority after the death of his father….
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An FBI agent who tried to rescue a swimmer in distress has drowned at a beach in northeast Puerto Rico, authorities said Friday….
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ROME (AP) — Mirko Tremaglia, a right-wing politician who won a decades-long battle for the right of Italian emigres to vote in Italian elections, died on Friday. He was 85….
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PEMBERTON, British Columbia (AP) — A warm spell and heavy, wet snow are creating a risk of avalanches in western Canada, including one that killed a backcountry skier, officials said Friday….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes to restore momentum in the spring to U.S. talks with the Taliban insurgency that had reached a critical point before falling apart this month because of objections from Afghan President Hamid Karzai…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes to restore momentum in the spring to U.S. talks with the Taliban insurgency that had reached a critical point before falling apart this month because of objections from Afghan President Hamid Karzai…
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldives ordered hundreds of its luxury resorts to close their spas nearly a week after a protest led by opposition parties demanding a halt to “anti-Islamic” activities, the government said Friday….
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldives ordered hundreds of its luxury resorts to close their spas nearly a week after a protest led by opposition parties demanding a halt to “anti-Islamic” activities, the government said Friday….
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar set parliamentary by-elections for April 1, scheduling a highly anticipated vote that will return pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party to mainstream politics after two decades….
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BEIJING (AP) — The photo was undeniably cute: a studio portrait of eight babies in identical onesies and perky white cotton hats, sporting an array of expressions from giggly to goofy, baffled to bawling….
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APIA, Samoa (AP) — The weekend came sooner than usual for the tiny South Pacific island nation of Samoa….
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Even people who think caviar is to die for might lose their appetite when it’s stored in a hospital morgue….
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PARIS (AP) — Just three years ago, the euro was being praised as the can-do currency that had delivered unprecedented prosperity in Europe….
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NEW DELHI (AP) — A cyclone brought heavy rains and gale-force winds to India’s southeastern coast, killing at least 11 people, uprooting trees and damaging homes….
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LONDON (AP) — Rioting on Britain’s streets and criticism from colleagues during an economic crisis tested the mettle of Margaret Thatcher. Government documents released Friday detail how early challenges shaped the woman who dominated the country’…
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RISHON LEZION, Israel (AP) — For years, many Israelis got a little jittery as New Year’s Eve approached….
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A tanker truck filled with gasoline crashed and burst into flames on Thursday in Venezuela, engulfing several cars and a bus and killing at least 13 people….
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s student protest movement claimed its second education minister on Thursday as Felipe Bulnes stepped down, citing personal reasons, and conservative President Sebastian Pinera named a replacement….
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HONOLULU (AP) — The sale of $30 billion worth of F-15SA fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has been finalized, the Obama administration said Thursday, boosting the military strength of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East to help counter Iran….
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Large seizures of elephant tusks make this year the worst on record since ivory sales were banned in 1989, with recent estimates suggesting as many as 3,000 elephants were killed by poachers, experts said Thursday….
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Three Cabinet ministers allied to the president have lost their parliament seats, according to partial results from Congo’s legislative elections that show the ruling party taking losses but still in the lead….
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A judge in Chile has closed the case on the death of President Salvador Allende after an authoritative autopsy confirmed it was suicide….
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian billionaire challenging Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in March’s presidential election said Thursday that he will push for a common currency with the European Union and liberalize the nation’s political scene if elected….
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Manuela D’Avila hopes she and women like her will change the face of government in Brazil, a country where the female presence in politics has lagged behind neighbors despite the election of Dilma Rousseff as the nation’s fir…
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s last dictator was convicted Thursday of more crimes against humanity, this time getting 15 years in prison for setting up a secret torture center inside a hospital during the 1976 military coup….
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LONDON (AP) — Can you help make Stephen Hawking’s voice heard?…
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MOSCOW (AP) — An anti-corruption lawyer who has been a key force behind popular protests against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded Thursday that the country’s largest oil company release more information about its investments, saying …
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FELDHEIM, Germany (AP) — This tiny village of 37 gray homes and farm buildings clustered along the main road in a wind-swept corner of rural eastern Germany seems an unlikely place for a revolution….
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A book that accused Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf of visiting strip clubs and media reports claiming the queen was on the verge of a nervous breakdown made 2011 a very tough year, the royal family said in a documentary being shown…
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — After a turbulent 2011, the 17 countries that use the euro will be quickly confronted in the new year with major hurdles to solving their government debt crisis, just as the eurozone economy is expected to sink back into …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An independent Palestinian rights group said Thursday that Hamas authorities in Gaza are targeting members of the rival Fatah, questioning them and searching their homes….
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A fire followed by several explosions engulfed state warehouses and neighboring homes in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 108….
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HAVANA (AP) — A leader of Cuba’s small Jewish community who visited jailed American contractor Alan Gross and even released pictures of them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah together said Wednesday that he was in good spirits and fine he…
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear crisis has turned Mizuho Nakayama into one of a small but growing number of Internet-savvy activist moms….
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea declared Kim Jong Il’s son and successor “supreme leader” of the ruling party, military and the people during a memorial Thursday for his father in the government’s first public endorsement of his leadersh…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor approved a two-part referendum on Wednesday to help decide the island’s political status, but supporters of remaining a U.S. commonwealth criticized the decision to hold both votes on the same da…
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MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — An American teenager who was found dead on Christmas Eve in Mexico had gone to see his girlfriend the day he died and didn’t tell relatives, perhaps fearing they wouldn’t let him go, according to Mexican prosecutors’ documen…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is offering free surgeries for women to remove faulty French-made breast implants, the country’s top health official said….
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Wednesday jailed the abbot of a 1,000-year-old Greek Orthodox monastery pending trial for his alleged key role in a land swap with the state that blew up into a major political scandal….
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ROME (AP) — Italy’s culture ministry said Wednesday that it is investigating reports that bits of rock have fallen from the Colosseum….
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BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of an Iranian exile group holed up at a camp in Iraq said Wednesday that the first of the camp’s residents are ready to move to a new location picked by the Iraqi government, solving a potential crisis….
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has attacked America’s human rights record in its first report on injustice elsewhere in the world, offering examples such as the Guantanamo Bay prison and wrongful death row convictions to paint the U.S. as…
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Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, jwalton@TheIRD.org
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — Mainline church disputes, threats to religious freedom and budget battles made news throughout 2011. Below a…
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — Mainline church disputes, threats to religious freedom and budget battles made news throughout 2011. Below a…
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