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Pope calls for 'action now' to save planet, stem warming, help poor

Pope Francis demanded swift action on Thursday to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging wo...

Jun 18, 2015 08:39 AM EDT

Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence

Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders...

Dec 01, 2014 01:11 AM EST

Scandal-plagued former Washington mayor Marion Barry dies

Marion Barry, the scandal-plagued former mayor of Washington, D.C., who was jailed for smoking crack...

Nov 24, 2014 02:32 AM EST

Rousseff puts Cardoso, 83, at core of Brazil's election battle

Under pressure in Brazil's closest election race in decades, President Dilma Rousseff is centering h...

Oct 14, 2014 01:44 AM EDT

World leaders to gather at U.N. in shadow of Islamic State, Ebola crises

World leaders gather in New York this week to tackle a host of crises: the violence Islamic State mi...

Sep 21, 2014 08:07 PM EDT