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Suicide bid thwarted from thousands of miles away
Blogger and police race the clock to save girl's life
Pope laments a world where homelessness and hunger is not news
A crowd of 200,000 is delighted by Pope's wide ranging talk
The rise and spectacular fall of an Indian guru
A dream to build a vast spiritual commune ended in a blizzard of charges including attempted murder
Would this poster get young people into your church?
Or should the Catholic Church steer clear of trying to be trendy?Myanmar frees more political prisoners
Release coincides with president's US visit
Filipinos in Taiwan told to lie low
Rising tensions spark fear of attacks
A democratic Pakistan is no guarantee for India
At least there is a chance for relations to improve
Papuans demand political prisoner release
Protest after independence leader's arrest
Church
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Pope laments a world where homelessness and hunger is not news
A crowd of 200,000 is delighted by Pope's wide ranging talk
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Theologian says persecution of early Christians is a myth
"Limited to no more than a handful of years," she claims
- Pope takes another swipe at the global 'cult of money'
- Anglicans launch major offensive against banks' 'bonus culture'
- You can't be a part-time Christian, says Pope Francis
- Abuse scandals cost US Church $2.62 billion since 2004
asia/world
Backward progress in Vietnam press freedom
Activists jailed while BBC and CNN broadcasts are dropped
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Fears for Pakistani scientist jailed in US
Family concerned about her declining health
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Papuans demand political prisoner release
Protest after independence leader's arrest
- Top court issues warning on internet law
- Filipinos in Taiwan told to lie low
- Suicide bid thwarted from thousands of miles away
- Free at last: Thailand ends practice of shackling convicts
- Report says major banks are behind Laos and Cambodia land grabs
features
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The rise and spectacular fall of an Indian guru
A dream to build a vast spiritual commune ended in a blizzard of charges including attempted murder
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Would this poster get young people into your church?
Or should the Catholic Church steer clear of trying to be trendy?
- World's first party to win on a gay agenda - in the Philippines?
- Horrific figures emerge on sexual assaults in US military
- When evangelizing turns agonizing
- It's the laptop of the future - and it's flexible
- For many Myanmar Muslims, it's time to flee
opinion
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Triumphalism is no way to remember civil war
Sri Lanka now needs peace, not parades
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Could social media make you a better person?
Maybe the problems are with us, not the media
- The Dalai Lama must stop sitting on the fence
- Time to draw the line between Australia and Timor Leste
- If we can't have women priests, how about women cardinals?
- Suggestion that the resurrection is only a metaphor sparks Anglican uproar
- Reforming the Vatican is like nailing jelly to a wall
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