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Australia's knighting of Prince Philip prompts puzzlement

Monday, 26 January 2015, 06:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Australia's prime minister on Monday dismissed criticism of his decision to make the husband of Queen Elizabeth II an Australian knight, saying Prince Philip has a long history of service Down...

After dove debacle, Vatican makes balloons new peace symbol

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 15:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. Peter's Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on the symbolic birds sparked protests...

French arrests beg question: Is free speech for all?

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 15:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

When cartoonists at a French publication that had poked fun at the Prophet Muhammad were shot dead, millions around the world felt it as an attack on freedom of speech. Since the rampage that...

Indonesian rescuers fail again to lift fuselage of AirAsia

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 15:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The second attempt to lift the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner failed Sunday as the wreckage sank back to the ocean floor when a rope linking the lifting balloons broke. Navy spokesman...

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