Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died just weeks before his longtime aide went on trial in the alleged cover-up of sexual assaults by priests within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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A car bomb in the parking lot of a Syrian military compound killed at least nine people Saturday, the latest in increasingly frequent bombings in the country's major cities to target the regime's security services.
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A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in eastern Syria on Saturday killing nine people, as US President Barack Obama said the G8 wanted a political transition in the violence-wracked country.
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CAMP David., Md (Reuters) - The Group of Eight leaders are committed to keeping global oil markets supplied as sanctions on Iran's crude supply take force, but did not discuss a specific trigger that would prompt action, a U.S. official said on Saturday. Michael Froman, a senior White House aide, told reporters that although...
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Five-time champion Rafael Nadal struggled with his backhand but overcame a difficult first set to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.
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CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - The White House on Saturday welcomed news that blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was headed to the United States, and said it was pleased with efforts by China to reach a resolution to the diplomatic standoff. (Reporting By Jeff Mason; Editing by Vicki Allen)
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The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with his wife and two sons.
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Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.
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1755 GMT: The team line-ups are in - of course both teams are without key players, with Bayern missing Holger Badstuber, David Alaba and Luiz Gustavo and Chelsea without captain John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Raul Meireles and Ramires, all through suspension:
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