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Greg Burke takes over from Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Jesuit like Francis who has been Vatican spokesman for a decade
In a press conference with Shoukry, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Palestinians "to follow the courageous example of Egypt and Jordan and join us for direct negotiations''
Modi is on two days official state visit to Kenya, after visiting Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania. Among the agreements signed during the visit was a revised double taxation avoidance pact
Government communications office said Sunday that blocking of sites is meant to ensure an 'orderly exam process' that begins on Monday
'Special alert' issued by United Arab Emirates Embassy to Washington urges citizens to stay away from demonstrations in US cities
Pop star has been in Malawi for a week during which she has met with President Peter Mutharika and health minister Peter Kumpalume
The four, who have ties to Britain, Canada and US, all are believed to have been detained by hard-liners in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard; reasons for their arrests remain unclear
The region erupted in protests after Indian troops killed Burhan Wani, the young leader of Kashmir's largest rebel group
The men were working on a Malaysian fishing boat off Lahad Datu in the Malaysian part of northern Borneo
Collapse of state control and enforcement of borders proved a draw for migrants; some militias use smuggling as a revenue source
Team of archaeologists is now performing DNA, radiocarbon and other tests on bone samples uncovered at cemetery, dating back to between the 11th and the 8th centuries B.C
Officials have also indefinitely suspended an annual Hindu pilgrimage to a mountain cave which draws about half a million people each year
National Assembly was expected to approve an economic roadmap that emerged from a spring Communist Party congress
The White House conference on July 20 will bring together aid workers, diplomats and financiers along with leaders from US Agency for International Development and the State Department
Army spokesman says one bomber detonated and killed only himself near Damboa Central Mosque, but another bomber entered smaller mosque, killed 6
Artist releases emotional new song in response to this week's fatal police shootings of two black men in Minnesota, Louisiana
Ginsburg, 83, is the oldest Supreme Court justice and leader of its liberal wing
Authorities have confirmed 22 measles cases in Arizona since late May
Vote was 63-30 for the bipartisan measure, which would compel foods that include genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readable by smartphone
Sepp Blatter's day in court will come more than three months after CAS imposed a four-year ban on his adviser Michel Platini, head of European soccer's governing body UEFA at the time, for conflict of interest
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