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Pope Benedict warns against gay marriage
Pope Benedict XVI has denounced gay marriage in a speech to US bishops visiting Vatican City.
The Pope warned of “powerful political and cultural currents seeking to alter the legal definition of marriage”.
He also urged the bishops to emphasise to their Church that premarital sex and cohabitation...
Democrats may re-evaluate healthcare plans
President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party raced to re-evaluate their health care plans and electoral strategy following their stunning loss of a Senate seat in Massachusetts long held by Edward M. Kennedy.
The embarrassing defeat to Republican Scott Brown in a Democratic stronghold was a bitter...
Michael Jackson death probe complete
Investigation into ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson’s death has been completed and his physician Dr Conrad Murray will reportedly be facing criminal charges.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) completed their investigation last month and will submit the case to the District Attorney (DA) within...
Bomb at Shi’ite procession in Pakistan kills 25
The assault on the religious march, the third in Pakistan’s biggest city in as many days, was launched during a difficult time for the government of unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari.
Al Qaeda-linked Taliban militants have killed hundreds of people in bombing in retaliation for a major government...
Nepal PM begins China trip
Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Saturday began his first official visit to northern neighbour China amid a controversial claim guaranteed to trigger the anger of the opposition Maoist party.
The 21-member delegation, including Nepal’s wife Gayatri Nepal, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign...
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