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In Israel, Streisand criticizes treatment of women
Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country — Jewish religious practices that separate men and women. Speaking at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday, where she received an honorary doctorate, she took aim at ...
Bill Clinton: Israel must make peace to survive
Former President Bill Clinton urged Israel to make peace with Palestinians in order to survive as a Jewish and democratic state at a conference Monday evening, adding his voice to a chorus of prominent pro-Israel figures warning of the urgency of peacemaking for the country's own survival. Clinton spoke hours ...
Tampa priest celebrates 60 years of service
A Tampa priest is celebrating the 60th anniversary of his ordination. Monsignor Laurence Higgins will be honored Saturday, following a 4 p.m. mass at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa. Higgins stepped down from his role as senior pastor in 2007. But he didn't really slow down. "Everybody wants to ...
Gunman shoots man during Catholic Mass in Utah
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of walking into a Catholic church and shooting his father-in-law in the back of the head during Mass. Charles Richard Jennings Jr., 35, was captured Sunday afternoon in nearby Box Elder County after fleeing in a stolen pickup truck, investigators said. Witnesses ...
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Tax, trade and Syria on menu as UK's Cameron rallies world leaders to G-8 summit in N.Ireland ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says leaders gathering Monday for the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland should reach speedy agreement on trade and tax reforms, and draw inspiration ...
Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence
Pope Francis should pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to focus on promoting democracy and peaceful coexistence to ease tensions with the socialist government's opponents, the Catholic Church's top representative in the country said Sunday. Cardinal Jorge Urosa said he expected the pontiff to try to persuade Maduro during their meeting ...
Killing of 4 Shiites in Lebanon deepens tension
Four Shiite Lebanese men were killed Sunday in an ambush in a volatile area by the border with Syria, hiking already high sectarian tensions and concerns over the spillover of the civil war raging next door. Gunmen from the families of the slain Shiites took to the streets and set ...
Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria
Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, combat experience and a thirst for regime change. In most cases, they were imprisoned and tortured. But after ...
Series of attacks kill 51 people across Iraq
A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led invasion. Violence has ...
Mandela Spends 9th Day in Hospital
South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday asked the audience at a Youth Day celebration to join him in wishing former President Nelson Mandela a Happy Father's Day. (June 16)
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