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Pope Francis delivers Easter plea for peace

YoopyaApr 1, 2013April 1, 20130

Pope Francis has delivered a passionate plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message since being elected. Francis used his “Urbi et Orbi” address

Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef released on bail

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

The popular Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on bail, after questioning by prosecutors over allegations he insulted Islam and President Mohammed Morsi. He

Indigenous Colombians free soldiers held for 24 hours

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

A group of indigenous Colombians has let go three soldiers it had been holding for 24 hours. Members of the Nasa tribe surrounded the soldiers,

San Lorenzo keeper Pablo Migliore arrested after match

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

Police in Argentina have arrested the goalkeeper of first division club San Lorenzo on suspicion of aiding and abetting an alleged murderer. Pablo Migliore was

Sudan’s Bashir orders political prisoner release

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has said all political prisoners in the country are to be released. In a speech at the opening of parliament, Mr

Tanzania finds more bodies after building collapse

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

Emergency workers in Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, have now pulled at least 30 bodies from the ruins of a collapsed multi-storey building. The

Nelson Mandela hospital stay enters sixth day

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

Former President Nelson Mandela is spending a sixth day in hospital where he is being treated for a recurring bout of pneumonia. Doctors reported “a

South Korea vows fast response to North; U.S. deploys stealth jets

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – South Korea will strike back quickly if the North stages any attack on its territory, the new president in Seoul warned on Monday, as tensions

Novartis: India rejects patent plea for cancer drug Glivec

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

India’s Supreme Court has rejected a plea by Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug, Glivec. The Swiss drugmaker had been denied

Pope Francis leads Good Friday services in Rome

YoopyaMar 30, 20130

Pope Francis has led services to mark Good Friday as part of the Easter triduum, the Catholic Church’s most important festival that recalls Jesus Christ’s