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Christians and Hindus: Promoting Religious Freedom

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, has written a message to Hindus for the feast of Deepavali. The message, which also bears the signature of Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata, secretary of the...

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Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange a ‘humanitarian breakthrough’ – Ban

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A Palestinian released in the exchange of prisoners by Israel and Hamas reaches welcoming festivities...

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US to deploy deadlier 'Hellfire Romeo' precision-strike missiles in war against terrorism

The United States will soon be deploying a deadlier version of a precision-strike missile that has been a star of the war on al Qaeda and its allies, according to media reports.

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UN chief concerned over Israel's plans for new settlements in East Jerusalem

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An Israeli settlement in West Bank

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