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Pope creates 17 cardinals, 'Princes of the Church' INTERNATIONAL

Pope creates 17 cardinals, 'Princes of the Church'

Pope Francis will create 17 new cardinals from across the globe Saturday in a time-honoured ceremony, elevating them to an elite body that advises and elects popes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British 'sharia courts' under scrutiny INTERNATIONAL

British 'sharia courts' under scrutiny

For more than 30 years, sharia courts enforcing Islamic law have been operating quietly across Britain. But two official inquiries have put them in the spotlight amid accusations that they discriminate against women.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Homeless get VIP treatment from Pope Francis INTERNATIONAL

Homeless get VIP treatment from Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Friday asked an audience of homeless people to forgive those Christians who ‘look the other way.’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
50,000 Muslim hardliners rally against blasphemy in Jakarta INTERNATIONAL

50,000 Muslim hardliners rally against blasphemy in Jakarta

Tens of thousands of Muslim hardliners called for Jakarta's Christian governor to be prosecuted for blasphemy in a massive demonstration in the Indonesian capital Friday, sparking fears of violence and putting authorities on alert.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Delhi chokes on toxic smog after Diwali festival INTERNATIONAL

Delhi chokes on toxic smog after Diwali festival

New Delhi was shrouded in a thick blanket of toxic smog Monday after millions of Indians lit firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival, with authorities reporting record levels of pollution in parts of the capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian diamond tycoon to gift cars, flats to workers INTERNATIONAL

Indian diamond tycoon to gift cars, flats to workers

A generous diamond tycoon in India is once again giving away hundreds of cars and flats to his employees as a bonus for meeting company targets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh Islamist party elects new leader after executions INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh Islamist party elects new leader after executions

A Bangladeshi Islamist party allied to the opposition has elected a new chief untainted by war crime allegations, seeking to turn the page after the execution of several of its top leaders.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Israel closes Palestinian territories for holiday ASIA

Israel closes Palestinian territories for holiday

Israel closed off the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip Sunday for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the army said, as concerns rose over whether visits to a sensitive holy site could lead to violence.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
12 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India INTERNATIONAL

12 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India

A stampede at a religious gathering in northern India killed 12 people Saturday as thousands of devotees of a controversial guru tried to cross a bridge at once, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
French attack threat: 15 year old student charged INTERNATIONAL

French attack threat: 15 year old student charged

A 15-year-old high school student was charged and held Friday on suspicion of wanting to commit a terror attack directed by a notorious Syria-based French jihadist, a judicial source said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
One in 4 French Muslims in 'revolt' against secular laws INTERNATIONAL

One in 4 French Muslims in 'revolt' against secular laws

Around one in four French Muslims, mostly young people, support an ultra-conservative form of Islam, including the wearing of the full-face veil, but the vast majority accept France's strict secular laws ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint

Pope Francis on Sunday declared revered nun Mother Teresa a saint in a canonisation mass at St Peter's square.

4:45 AM November 25 2016