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Sri Lanka arrests 40 suspects after bombings, toll up to 310

Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 07:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

As a state of emergency took effect Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by suicide bombers involved in...

Harry and Meghan's royal baby: Questions asked and answered

Monday, 22 April 2019, 12:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The time is drawing near for the impending birth of the first child for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. The couple is keeping many details about Meghan's pregnancy and birth...

Notre Dame fire was a warning bell. But will Europe listen?

Monday, 22 April 2019, 10:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

It's a thin line where the patina of age on Europe's countless monuments gives way to the onset of neglect. Like with so many loved ones, all is assumed to be fine, until suddenly it's not. In...

Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 US election buzz into momentum

Monday, 22 April 2019, 07:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience in presidential...

Notre Dame's Paris worshippers displaced for Easter Mass

Sunday, 21 April 2019, 11:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Displaced by a massive fire, Notre Dame Cathedral's Paris parishioners are gathering to celebrate Easter in another church and to pray for a speedy reconstruction of their beloved monument. The...

Pope during Easter vigil: reject the 'glitter of wealth'

Sunday, 21 April 2019, 03:27 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

At an Easter vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the "glitter of wealth," and to avoid seeking life's meaning in "things that pass...

Fire-ravaged Notre Dame now stabilized, firefighters leave

Saturday, 20 April 2019, 10:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Architects and construction workers have stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame cathedral, four days after a fast-spreading fire ravaged the iconic Paris building, and firefighters were...

Pope cites plight of migrants, children on Good Friday

Saturday, 20 April 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis used a Good Friday ceremony to decry "all the crosses" of suffering in the world, including those borne by migrants who find doors closed due to "political calculations" and children who...

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