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Man arrested after triple stabbing at Hamilton mosque

Man arrested after triple stabbing at Hamilton mosque

HAMILTON — Police say they've arrested a 40-year-old man after three people were stabbed at a mosque in Hamilton. Officers responded to the Hamilton Downtown Mosque around 2:15 p.m. Friday after reports of an altercation.
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Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any electronic interference with their deliberations, as jock
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Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women's rights

Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women's rights

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of an Islamist group rallied in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday to denounce proposed recommendations for ensuring equal rights, including ones related to property, for mainly Muslim women.
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Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope

Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming.
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Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

ROME (AP) — Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions .
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'Unspeakable tragedy': Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass

'Unspeakable tragedy': Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass

VANCOUVER — Rev. Francis Galvan was supposed to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival last Saturday, but he was grieving the death of Pope Francis and wasn't in the mood for celebrating. Galvan, the pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C.
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Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.
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How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — “Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivi
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Three injured in stabbing at downtown Hamilton mosque, police hunting two suspects

Three injured in stabbing at downtown Hamilton mosque, police hunting two suspects

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say they're searching for two suspects after three people were injured in a stabbing at a downtown mosque on Friday afternoon. Police say they responded at about 2:15 p.m.
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Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey's introduction of Islam into education system

Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey's introduction of Islam into education system

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Several thousand Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of the northern half of ethnically divided Cyprus’ capital Nicosia on Friday to protest what they say is Turkey’s attempt to erode their secular roots and to strengthen the
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