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UK, France press EU on giving arms to Syria rebels
European Union foreign ministers displayed their divisions Friday over whether to start shipping weapons to rebels in Syria, with Britain and France isola...
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New pope could learn lessons from Aust
One of the harshest critics of outgoing Pope Benedict XVI says his replacement could learn valuable lessons from Australia's royal commission into child se...
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Fatwa on girl band rocks Kashmir
An all-girl rock band in Jammu and Kashmir - a first for the region - has been forced to break up after a senior cleric called the musicians un-Islamic....
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Child abuse inquiry set up by year's end
A royal commission to investigate the responses of religious, state and community groups to acts and allegations of child sexual abuse will be appointed by...
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