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In Pictures: Europe's love-hate relationship with the Pope
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Book club alert: 3 good picks for April
Travel might be broadening, but in this case, it changes the course of three people's lives. The three main characters in this month's fiction roundup were born 100 years apart and on three different continents, but they all end up in the same place – the United States. Two are brought against their will as children and one makes the journey as an adult, 24 years later than she had planned.
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In Hezbollah stronghold, Lebanese Christians find respect, stability
In a Christian home in a Shiite suburb of Beirut, images of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah share mantel and wall space with the Virgin Mary.
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Jailed Pussy Riot band member moved to 'safe' cell
Band members were sentenced in August to two years in prison for performing a 'punk prayer' at Moscow's main cathedral and pleading with Virgin Mary for the deliverance from President Putin.
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Pussy Riot to prison colony: Two women transferred from Moscow jail
Pussy Riot to prison colony: Two members of the band Pussy Riot were each transferred from a Moscow jail Maria Alekhina was sent to a prison colony in the Urals and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was sent to a prison colony in Mordovia.
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In desecration of crosses, Russia's Orthodox church sees dark warning
The Russian Orthodox Church said an antireligious campaign – in sympathy with Pussy Riot punk band – was under way after four large wooden crosses were destroyed over the weekend.
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Two Pussy Riot members flee Russia
The Pussy Riot group says two of their members have fled the country. Russian police were searching for other members of the band after sentencing three to two years in prison for staging a 'punk prayer.'
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Russia dismisses foreign criticism of Pussy Riot trial
Western governments have said the sentences handed down to the female band members were unreasonable. Russia's Foreign Ministry calls this criticism 'biased and politically charged.'
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Moscow court responsible for sentencing Pussy Riot hacked (+video)
'Putin's thieving gang is robbing our country! Wake up, comrades,' read the website of the court after it was attacked by activists associated with Anonymous.
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Pussy Riot sentence: How did it play in Russia?
The Pussy Riot punk band's harsh sentence drew swift Western condemnation. More important for Putin will be how it influences the views of Russians, especially the elite.
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Russian feminist band Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism
The sentence has yet to be issued, the verdict is spoken: The three Russian women are guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred. Pussy Riot had stormed the altar of Moscow's cathedral in February. The charges raised concern abroad about freedom of speech in Russia.
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Latin America Monitor
Venezeula: Leftist collectives keep the peace, but raise fears during election yearA Caracas barrio is home to radical self-defense collectives known to patrol the neighborhood at night. Some fear their ideology has taken a new, aggressive turn as Chavez faces reelection.
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Pussy Riot trial sends warning shot toward anti-Putin protesters
Critics argue that the growing list of Russian state actions against opposition figures is part of a creeping crackdown aimed at quashing new protests in September.
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Egypt's beleaguered Christians worry about persecution, neglect under Morsi
The past 18 months have been particularly trying for Egypt's Christians, who have clashed with Muslims and lost a religious leader. Now they wonder what life will be like under an Islamist president.
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Russian punk rockers challenge close church-Putin ties (+video)
The punk rock group, Pussy Riot, goes on trial in what is seen as a test of how Russian leader Vladimir Putin will handled political dissent. The three women say the Russian Orthodox Church is backing Putin.
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Latin America Monitor
Children armed with assault weapons spark controversy in VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez has condemned photos of children posing with assault rifles at a pro-government group's event. But the opposition still blames Chavez.
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In Pictures: Europe's love-hate relationship with the Pope
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/26
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Egypt moves to combat violence against Christians
In the wake of sectarian clashes that killed 15, Egypt's interim government said it will draft a new law that could better protect Christians' ability to worship in peace.
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Sectarian violence in Cairo has Egypt on edge
Egyptian military rulers are promising swift justice for participants in sectarian riots in Imbaba neighborhood of Cairo that left 12 people dead.
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Iraqi Christians mark a restrained Easter
With violence still a threat, Iraqi Christians observed Easter from behind blast walls that have turned many churches into fortresses, or at home. At St. Joseph's in Baghdad, Monsignor Casha planned to urge parishioners to stay in Iraq and try to rebuild.
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Global News Blog
Colombia's monks transform a space of violence into a place of peaceThe monks are trying to erase the bloody history of a grand villa that once served as a prison for one of Colombia's most brutal drug lords.
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Book club alert: 3 good picks for April
Travel might be broadening, but in this case, it changes the course of three people's lives. The three main characters in this month's fiction roundup were born 100 years apart and on three different continents, but they all end up in the same place – the United States. Two are brought against their will as children and one makes the journey as an adult, 24 years later than she had planned.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/10
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In Pictures: Lunar eclipse
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In Pictures: Christians in Iraq
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/09
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