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Vatican in 'shame and sorrow' over abuses in Pennsylvania

The Vatican expressed "shame and sorrow" Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children in six dioceses in that state, calling the abuse "criminally and morally reprehensible" and says Pope Francis wants to eradicate "this tragic horror."

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The Latest: Shocked reactions to death of Kofi Annan

The Latest on the death of former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan (all times local): 12:55 p.m. Shocked reactions are pouring in after the death of former U.N. secretary-general ...

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The Latest: Genoa soccer teams attend bridge victims funeral

The Latest on the Italy bridge collapse (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Players and managers of Genoa's two major league soccer teams were among those attending the state funeral ...

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Kofi Annan, former UN secretary-general, dead at 80

Kofi Annan, a former United Nations secretary-general, died Saturday, the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation confirmed. He was 80 years old.

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Toll rises to 42 in Italy bridge collapse ahead of funerals

Rescue crews found four more bodies Saturday in the rubble of the Genoa bridge collapse, raising the death toll to 42, Italian media reported, as mourners filled a fairground ...

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Taliban say no peace with 'occupation,' want US talks

The leader of the Taliban said Saturday there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign "occupation" continues, reiterating the group's position that the 17-year war ...

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Pakistan's Imran Khan sworn in as prime minister

Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security services of ...

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Thousands await rescue amid deadly south Indian floods

Thousands of stranded people were waiting for rescue Saturday as relentless monsoon floods batter the south Indian state of Kerala, where more than 170 have died in a little over a ...

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Saudi Arabia prepares for the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj pilgrimage beginning Sunday, as over 1.6 million Muslim faithful from abroad have arrived in the ultraconservative kingdom.

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Venezuela hikes wages ahead of monetary overhaul

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised wages for the fifth time this year and said he wanted to peg prices to the nation's fledgling cryptocurrency as part of a package of ...

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UN chief: 1 option to protect Palestinians is a new force

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a new report that options to protect Palestinian civilians under Israeli occupation range from establishing an armed military or police ...

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Chile: Man angry over suitcase behind wave of bomb threats

A Chilean man angry over an airline not returning his suitcase made false bomb threats that caused up to 11 commercial flights to take emergency measures in Chile, Argentina and ...

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Whatever Happened to ISIS?

Squeezed by the U.S. military, the power of the terror group has shrunk. But, as Lucas Tomlinson reports, the fight is far from over.

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Taliban say no peace with 'occupation,' want US talks

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Pakistan's Imran Khan sworn in as prime minister

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Venezuela hikes wages ahead of monetary overhaul

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Chile: Man angry over suitcase behind wave of bomb threats

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Taliban say no peace with 'occupation,' want US talks

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Pakistan's Imran Khan sworn in as prime minister

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Thousands await rescue amid deadly south Indian floods

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Saudi Arabia prepares for the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage

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The Latest: Genoa soccer teams attend bridge victims funeral

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Toll rises to 42 in Italy bridge collapse ahead of funerals

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Long-distance bus overturns on German highway, 16 hurt

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Al-Qaida bomb master killed in US strike, officials say

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Mali opposition leader rejects presidential runoff result

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New Amnesty leader slams Trump for breaking up families

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Taliban say no peace with 'occupation,' want US talks

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Saudi Arabia prepares for the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage

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UN chief: 1 option to protect Palestinians is a new force

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Al-Qaida bomb master killed in US strike, officials say

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Australian sex abuse victim settles with Catholic order

Missouri woman busted at Sydney airport for smuggling cocaine inside high heels, officials say

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Australia archbishop gets house detention for abuse cover-up

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Hundreds of thirsty cows in drought-stricken Australia swarm water truck, video shows

The week in pictures

Must-see photos from around the world

Take a look and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

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Peru, Ecuador tighten requirements for Venezuela migrants

Two South American nations are stiffening entry requirements for the flood of Venezuelans fleeing their nation's economic and humanitarian crisis, a move that could make their ...

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With world's attention on Rohingya Muslims, Christians in Burma also face brutal persecution

While the world’s attention has been fixed on the horrific violence against the minority Rohingya Muslim population, Christians also face an ethnic cleansing campaign at the hand ...

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US to pull $230 million of funding in Syria

The State Department will redirect $230 million from Syria programs to other key foreign policy priorities; Rich Edson reports.

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VIDEO 16 hrs ago

Counterterrorism expert warns of 'rekindling of Al Qaeda'

UN report warns that Al Qaeda is stronger than ISIS in Somalia, Yemen and South Asia; counterterrorism expert Aaron Cohen shares insight on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

TERRORISM 16 hrs ago

Al-Qaida bomb master killed in US strike, officials say

Al-Qaida's chief bomb maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, who was behind the 2009 Christmas Day plot to down an airliner over Detroit and other foiled aviation-related terror attacks, was ...

World 16 hrs ago

Mali opposition leader rejects presidential runoff result

Mali's opposition leader on Friday rejected the announcement that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was the winner of a presidential runoff in this West African nation, saying he ...