CATHOLICS CREATE ‘VIRTUAL CONCLAVE’ FOR NEW POPE
By RACHEL ZOLL A view of the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Firefighters have installed the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney that will signal to…
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KENYA VOTE WINNER GETS 50.07 PCT; LOSER CHALLENGES
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and TOM ODULA Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate what they perceive is an election win for him in Kawangware, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, March 9,…
ILLINOIS GOP CANCELS MEETING ON CHAIRMAN’S OUSTER
FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2009 file photo, Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady speaks at a news conference in Chicago. On Saturday, March 9, 2013, the Illinois Republican Party’s…
SPAIN’S KING LEAVES HOSPITAL AFTER SPINE OPERATION
The King of Spain, Juan Carlos’ image, centre right, is seen as people look around in a bookstore in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 3, 2013. The King of Spain has…
SKOREANS LEARN TO LIVE WITH NKOREAN WAR THREATS
By SAM KIM In this March 7, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed March 8, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader…
AFGHAN BOMBERS STRIKE DURING US OFFICIAL’S VISIT
KIMBERLY DOZIER and RAHIM FAIEZ Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to step aboard a C-17 military aircraft en route to Kabul, Afghanistan, after greeting U.S. troops stationed at Manas Air…
NICOLAS MADURO SWORN IN AS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela’s acting president, using the occasion to launch blistering attacks on the U.S. as well as the political opposition,…
VATICAN BRINGS FLOWERS AMID DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ROLE
By NICOLE WINFIELD This photo provide by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano shows restorers touching up an area on the wall which normally is behind a glass as the stoves…