Reuters
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Pope heads to South America to champion the poor and the planet
Pope Francis leaves Rome on Sunday for his first trip to Spanish-speaking Latin America, a "homecoming" to a continent where he will champion the rights of the poor and of the planet.
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South Carolina church fire started by natural causes: police
A fire that destroyed a Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday was from natural causes and not linked to a spate of fires at similar churches across the South, state police said.
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16 killed in Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen cities
Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 16 people in Yemen on Friday, the country's dominant Houthi militia said.
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Boko Haram threat 'getting stronger' warns France's Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he is ready to organize a new summit of nations fighting Boko Haram.
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Pope Francis: Catholic Church should not have 'leaders for life'
The Roman Catholic Church should not have "leaders for life" in its ranks, otherwise it would risk being like a country under dictatorship, Pope Francis said on Friday.
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Death toll from capsized Philippines ferry rises to 41, divers halt search
The death toll after a ferry capsized in the central Philippines rose to 41 on Friday when rescuers recovered three more bodies, but bad weather was hampering the search for another 12 people still missing, the coast guard and police said.
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US and Cuba to restore diplomatic ties after 54 years
The United States and Cuba formally agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations on July 20, setting up a trip to Havana by John Kerry.
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US same-sex marriage ruling inspires hope and revulsion in Africa
President Barack Obama hailed last week's Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex marriage as a "thunderbolt" but few share his view of gay rights in socially and religiously conservative Africa.
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Fires at black churches in America's southern states fan racial fears
Some were deliberately lit. Others were caused by an electrical fault or lightning. But regardless of the origins, a spike in fires at black churches is fraying nerves at a time of heightened racial tensions across the United States.
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Six people killed in post-election violence in Burundi
At least six people, including one policeman, were killed in Burundi's capital on Wednesday, witnesses and a police spokesman said, in the latest violent clash between police and residents since Monday's parliamentary election.
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Indonesia calls off search for military plane crash victims
Indonesian authorities will call off a two-day search for victims on Thursday after a military transport plane crashed into a residential area in Sumatra, killing around 140 people, the military said.
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Islamist militants launch deadly attacks at Egyptian military checkpoints
Egypt's army said on Wednesday more than 100 militants and 17 soldiers were killed after simultaneous assaults on military checkpoints in North Sinai, in the deadliest fighting in years in the restive province.