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Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations
After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:25 pm
Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks
Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India.
Nov 21, 2009 | 11:45 am
Azerbaijan threatens force over Nagorno-Karabakh
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan said Saturday his nation may resort to military force if talks with Armenia on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute produce no result.
Nov 21, 2009 | 11:20 am
Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case
Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game _ charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy."
Nov 21, 2009 | 10:45 am
Germany to send trial observer to NY
A German government official says the nation will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and four accused henchmen.
Nov 21, 2009 | 8:05 am
Prosecutors request life in jail for US student on trial for killing British roommate in Italy.
Nov 21, 2009 | 7:55 am
Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud be…
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:25 am
Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 9:55 pm
Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland
Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:20 pm
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:15 pm
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:35 pm
WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations
The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:25 pm
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:20 pm
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:40 pm
Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:00 am
Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids
Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda's volatile northeastern region.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:55 am
Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage
Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly _ without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:20 am
UK man cleared of wife's death during nightmare
A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:10 am
Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race
Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 9:35 am
Baby gorillas to get new sanctuary in east Congo
Conservationists say Congolese schoolchildren will soon be able to take a closer look at baby mountain gorillas.
Nov 20, 2009 | 9:15 am
