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Pope calls for prayers for Syrian nuns - VATICAN CITY (AP): Pope Francis yesterday called for prayers for 12 Orthodox nuns who were taken by force from their convent in Syria by opposition fighters.

AMSTERDAM (AP) One of the largest insurers in the Netherlands, Achmea NV, says it will cut 4,000 jobs, which represents around 20 percent of its workforce.The company says yesterday that customers increasingly avoid doing face-to-face business with...

The Vatican has refused to provide information requested by the United Nations on the alleged sexual abuse of children by priests, nuns or monks.

CASTRIES (CMC):The St Lucia government says it wants the media here to regulate itself, insisting that it does not want to be involved in the exercise."There are many FM stations, many television stations...

BERLIN (AP):The most violent nations in the Middle East are perceived to be the region's most corrupt and are getting worse as political instability allows abuses to flourish, according to a survey released yesterday by an international watchdog...

AMSTERDAM (AP):Europol says American and European authorities have taken control of 690 websites that were selling counterfeit merchandise.The European police coordination agency said the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement had teamed up with...

AP:Do you keep a close watch when you hand over your credit card?Assume the other fellow on the road is texting or drunk?Worry that a careless post will be spread by your Facebook friends?If so, you're not alone.Americans are a mistrustful bunch.Nearly...

As fresh violence plunges Thailand deeper into crisis, the United Nations has closed its main office in Bangkok.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP):A majority of Croatians voted in a referendum yesterday to ban gay marriages in what is a major victory for the Catholic Church-backed conservatives in the European Union's newest nation.The state electoral commission, citing near...

CAIRO (AP):Police swiftly swung into action yesterday to drive hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square, firing heavy tear gas to clear them from the central plaza barely minutes ...

DENVER (AP):There are hundreds of strains of marijuana each containing hundreds of different chemicals but only one molecule makes much difference, scientists say.It's all about the THC.Purveyors and boosters of marijuana or cannabis whether...