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As if two massive earthquakes and the Dec. 26 tsunami weren't enough, Indonesia has a new geological concern: a string of volcanoes threatening to erupt. Tens of thousands of residents living near Mount Talang on the island of Sumatra fled their homes after the mountain began spewing hot ash...
Nonetheless, the Helsinki human rights declarations have produced benefits. A temporary relaxation of barriers to Jewish emigration allowed tens of thousands of separated families to be reunited. Worldwide concern over the fate of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Andrei Sakharov, now 64, prompted the image-conscious Soviets last week to release...
The reaction from Greece's labor leaders was angry and swift, as protest marches and demonstrations erupted across the country. More than 20 unions called tens of thousands of workers out on a 24-hour strike, closing government offices, private industry, shops, schools, hospitals, banks and airports. The action even...
Monday, April 18, 11 pm, Vatican City Ratzinger Under the Weather Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger has a cold. The sniffles and hoarse voice didn't stop the 78-year-old German from giving a forceful homily this morning in the final public mass before the 115 elector cardinals were locked off...
Today, Tuesday, we were summoned to a press conference at 12:30 p.m. with Archbishop Piero Marini, the papal master of ceremonies, and Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Pope John Paul II's longtime spokesman. Getting there, through the throngs of people on the streets of Vatican City was a major challenge...