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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Conservative Christian groups in the Philippines on Saturday marched near a shopping mall to demand the cancellation of Lady Gaga’s two concerts next week, saying her songs carried “demonic” undertones. The protests in the heavily Catholic Philippines followed a decision this week by authorities in Indonesia, a secular state but with the world’s largest Muslim population, to refuse her a permit to perform in Jakarta next month. ..

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A Cleveland woman was charged with murder Saturday in the stabbing death of her best friend, who tried to drive away afterward and fatally struck the accused woman’s 2-year-old daughter, police said.

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CHICAGO: Three NATO summit activists arrested on terrorism charges were plotting an attack on President Barack Oba

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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 oil prices have been declining in recent weeks, they remain high

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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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Nadal, Sharapova reach Italian Open final

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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A watchful eye is coming to San Francisco’s bar scene, but not to keep you in check.

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App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender