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Knights of Malta insist on sovereignty amid papal takeover

Saturday, 28 January 2017, 11:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The Knights of Malta is still insisting on its sovereignty in its showdown with the Vatican, even after Pope Francis effectively took control of the ancient religious order and announced a...

Scientists move Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight

Saturday, 28 January 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The keepers of the Doomsday Clock have moved the symbolic countdown to potential global catastrophe 30 seconds closer to midnight based on President Donald Trump's comments on nuclear weapons and...

John Hurt, heroin addict Max in 'Midnight Express', dies at 77

Saturday, 28 January 2017, 06:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77. Hurt, who...

Trump orders strict new refugee screening, citing terrorists

Saturday, 28 January 2017, 06:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Friday barred all refugees from entering the United States for four months — and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely — declaring the ban necessary to...

Teens charged with sharing child porn on social media

Friday, 27 January 2017, 06:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Six teenagers in New Jersey who may have been inspired by a movie about crime being legalized for one night a year have been charged with sharing nude photos of other teens online. The Passaic...

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