Israel to release Palestinian prisoners before peace talks

Israel has agreed to release Palestinian prisoners in order to resume peace talks, but will not yield to other demands the Palestinians say must be met before they return to the negotiating table.

Strategic affairs minister Yuval Steinitz said today that Israel was prepared to release some ?heavyweight? prisoners but could not accept Palestinian demands over the borders of their future state before talks begin.

US secretary of state John Kerry said yesterday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy.

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?There will be some release of prisoners,? Mr Steinitz told Israel Radio. ?I don?t want to give numbers but there will be heavyweight prisoners who have been in jail for tens of years.? The release would be carried out in phases, he added.

Palestinians have long demanded that Israel free prisoners held since before 1993, when the two sides signed the Oslo Accords - a interim deal intended to lead to an independent state the Palestinians seek in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

?In all meetings held by president Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) with minister Kerry and others, the Palestinian demand to release the prisoners topped the agenda,? said Abbas?s spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdaineh. ?Freeing prisoners is a Palestinian priority that should precede any agreement.

There are about 100 pre-Oslo prisoners in Israeli jails, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club, a Palestinian body that looks after the interests of inmates and their families.

Mr Steinitz indicated that some of those who would be released had been convicted of violent crimes against Israelis.

?It will not be simple, but we will make that gesture,? he said.

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The Palestinians say the talks must be about establishing a future state with borders approximating the boundaries that existed before Israel captured territories in a 1967 war.

Mr Steinitz said there had been no Israeli concession on that point nor on the Palestinian demand that Israel halt all construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

?There is no chance that we will agree to enter any negotiations that begin with defining territorial borders or concessions by Israel, nor a construction freeze,? he said.

A senior Palestinian official with knowledge of the talks told Reuters: ?Our position remains clear: resumption of negotiations should be based on the two-state solution and on the 1967 borders.?

Mr Kerry said yesterday that the deal between Israel and the Palestinians to resume negotiations was still being ?formalised? but that negotiators for both sides could begin talks in Washington ?within the next week or so?.

Israeli and Palestinian officials told Reuters yesterday the talks would take months to unfold. Mr Steinitz said the Palestinians had agreed to enter talks that would take between nine months to a year.

He said this would stop the Palestinians from taking unilateral steps at the United Nations General Assembly in September, when they had planned to seek recognition for their statehood in the absence of direct talks with Israel.

Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy told a news conference today: ?We support serious talks to take place with a set and precise time frame.?

Mr Kerry?s drive to relaunch the peace talks was endorsed this week by the Arab League, which potentially holds out the prospect of a broader regional peace with Israel upon the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The Arab League?s own peace proposals, launched over a decade ago, foundered on the issue of a return to 1967 borders, but it confirmed on Wednesday it had shifted its position to countenance ?limited exchange of territory of the same value and size?.

Such a formula could allow Israel to keep large settlement blocs it has said should remain in Israeli hands in any future peace deal.

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Ryanair Holdings PLC : RYANAIR CALLS FOR 3 NEW LONDON RUNWAYS

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Ryanair, the UK's only ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) today (18 July) made a submission to the UK Government's Airports Commission, calling on Sir Howard Davies and his team to resolve the 30 year old runway shortage in the South East of England by recommending that each of the 3 main London airports, Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted, be allowed to develop, at the earliest possible date, one new additional runway each, which will result in 3 new runways serving London, which will finally address runway capacity in the South East for the next 50 years, thereby allowing competition between the 3 airports, to ensure that these new runways are delivered in a timely, efficient and cost competitive manner which will maximise the gains for UK consumers and visitors.

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Ryanair in its submission has rubbished any new Greenfield airport plan such as 'Boris Island', which it criticised as being more of the failed political interference that has bedevilled UK infrastructure projects over the past 30 years.? Ryanair believes that any new greenfield airport will take many decades to deliver, and will result in vast overspending and inefficiency due to the absence of any existing airport or ground transport infrastructure at any such greenfield site.?

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The approval of 3 new London runways will prevent the kind of regulatory gaming which has bedevilled London runway capacity under the failed BAA airport monopoly, and the "inadequate" CAA regulatory regime over the past 30 years.? This failed airport regulatory model allowed the BAA monopoly to constrain capacity delivery, in order to charge monopoly prices to airlines and consumers, which has done such damage to UK aviation and tourism since the BAA airport monopoly was first privatised in the 1980's.? Ryanair has called on the Airports Commission to adopt its 3 new London runway proposal, which is the timeliest, most efficient long-term solution to the chronic runway shortages currently suffered by all airlines and passengers at the 3 main London airports.? This new 3 runway strategy will restore London's leadership of European aviation - without any political funding - and enable the South East to respond competitively to the new runway developments which have recently been completed in Madrid, Paris and Frankfurt.

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"Three new runways at the three competing London airports is the only sensible and consumer focused solution to the chronic runway capacity shortages in London and the South East of England. ?We cannot wait 30 years and allow billions of pounds to be wasted on 'Boris Island'.? ?Because each airport and each airline (apart from Ryanair) wants to limit competition, they tend to advocate only one runway solutions and only at their airport.? This means that UK aviation will continue to be hand-cuffed by political interference, and "NIMBY" opposition which has stymied aviation policy for the last 30 years.? The UK in general and London in particular is being left behind by new runway developments in competitor cities such as Frankfurt, Paris and Madrid.?

The failure of recent UK Governments to stand up to misleading environmental groups and their willingness to pander to narrow 'NIMBY' interests at individual airports has allowed UK aviation, tourism and job creation to be hijacked by backward looking luddites.?Sadly the very appointment of the Davies Commission is just the latest example of the spineless approach of David Cameron's Government which talks about stimulating growth and job creation, but instead of pursuing growth policies they?pander to tree huggers and NIMBYS.

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Ryanair believes that the solution to the runway shortage in London is both simple and straightforward.? Thanks to the recent break-up of the BAA airport monopoly, London now has three competing airports, but no spare runway capacity.? Instead of pandering to the expensive lobbyists of Ferrovial and Heathrow, the Davies Commission should recommend that three new runways be developed and allow the marketplace and competition between these three airports to deliver timely, cost efficient and consumer friendly runway capacity growth in the manner that will most benefit UK consumers, UK tourism and UK job creation.? These 3 new runways will in turn deliver an additional 100m passengers p.a., which - given Airport Council International figures - will sustain about 100,000 new jobs across the 3 London airports.?These 3 new runways will also exploit the advantage of the existing road, rail, underground and coach infrastructure which already serves these London airports, without the waste, delay and inefficiency of trying to develop a new greenfield airports and ground transport to serve them.

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Approving 3 new runways at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted is also the only way to keep Ferrovial/Heathrow honest as it promotes its plans to waste further billions on inefficient, gold-plated facilities which will allow them to again 'game' the CAA's inadequate regulatory regime to further penalise airlines and passengers at Heathrow, with much higher charges.? Competition between the airlines has significantly reduced UK air fares over the past 30 years to such an extent that Ryanair now carries more passengers than British Airways and Easyjet combined.? The Davies Commission (while being another example of David Cameron kicking the can down the road) offers a unique opportunity to finally introduce effective competition and excess capacity in London's runway infrastructure and Ryanair hopes that Sir Howard and his team will seize this historic opportunity."

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Windows Phone 8 updates are quietly showing up on some unlocked HTC and Samsung phones.

Windows Phone 8 updates are quietly showing up on some unlocked HTC and Samsung phones. The update, which was announced without an arrival date, includes calendar and contact syncing for Gmail users, which Google has said it will cancel on July 31. [Verge]

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Texas Gov. Perry signs abortion bill into law

Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed a controversial bill into law Thursday that places broad new restrictions on abortions in the state.

House Bill 2, which drew angry rallies during debate in the state legislature, was signed into law amid chants of "shame" from protesters in the hallway, and applause of supporters in the room.

"In signing House Bill 2 today we...cement the culture of life which Texas is built upon," Perry said. "Children do deserve the respect of simple recognition before their lives are cut tragically short."

The bill originally failed to gain approval because of a Democratic filibuster led by state Sen. Wendy Davis. Perry called the legislature into a second special session to continue consideration of the bill.

The bill passed the state House and state Senate last week.

The measure bans abortions past 20 weeks of gestation, mandates abortion clinics become ambulatory surgical centers, tightens usage guidelines for the drug RU486 and requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic at which they're providing such services.

Critics of the measure say it would shut down most abortion clinics in Texas -- denying access to many in rural communities -- and force women to seek dangerous back-alley abortions.

The Republican legislators who support it say the bill isn't about banning abortions, but rather about protecting women's health.

Perry, who was a big voice in support of the bill, announced earlier this month that he will not seek re-election next year.

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Mandela's condition improves as South Africa celebrates icon's 95th birthday

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Schoolchildren sing 'Happy Birthday' to Nelson Mandela at Phefeni High School, opposite Mandela's former home in Soweto on Thursday.

By Ron Allen, Correspondent, NBC News

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ? As South Africa marked Nelson Mandela?s 95th birthday with a nationwide ?day of service? on Thursday, the government announced that the anti-apartheid icon?s health was improving.?

?Madiba remains in hospital in Pretoria but his doctors have confirmed that his health is steadily improving,? the government said in a statement, referring to Mandela by his clan name. ?

Mandela was spending his 41st day in a Pretoria hospital with his family, who were celebrating his birthday with him.?July 18 has become known as ?Nelson Mandela International Day,? since the United Nations proclaimed it so in 2009.

?It?s an honorable day for us because it's our grandfather's birthday, so it's literally a call for the whole world to go for service and to do something special,? granddaughter Zaziwe Dlamini Manaway said. ?

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Students work in a public park in Cape Town on Thursday in honor of Nelson Mandela's 67 years of public service.

?It's basically a call for action for the whole world to do something for 67 minutes, to be selfless to do something to better someone else's life someone else's cause.?

The idea for a day of service was inspired by Mandela himself, in a speech celebrating his 90th birthday in London?s Hyde Park in June 2008.

Then, he told an adoring crowd: ?It is the time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is in your hands now.?

The challenge is for everyone, worldwide, to spend at least 67 minutes doing something to help others, according to the Mandela Center of Memory, the foundation that guards his legacy. Mandela spent 67 years of his life struggling to transform the world, first as a human rights lawyer, then as an activist, then prisoner of conscience and eventually as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

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A newspaper vendor displays the front page of the Daily Sun in Soweto, wishing former South African President Nelson Mandela a happy 95th birthday.

He retired from public service in 2004.?According to the center, Mandela has made it clear that he wants his legacy to be, ?a living legacy of volunteerism and public service.?

President Jacob Zuma also paid tribute to Mandela and his work.?

?On behalf of the government and all the people of South Africa, we wish Madiba a joyous 95th birthday," Zuma said in a statement. "We are proud to call this international icon our own as South Africans and wish him good health."

In spite of this upbeat note, this year's celebration will be extremely poignant. For weeks now, there has been tremendous anxiety that Mandela might not survive until his next birthday.

Near Johannesburg on Monday, several of Mandela?s children and grandchildren helped paint and repair a shelter for abused women and girls. ?

?Of course he would love this,? his daughter Zindzi Mandela said, taking a moment from the work at hand. ?It?s all about humility and compassion, which are key aspects of his character,? she added.

Everywhere, the family gets asked, ?How is Madiba doing??

Lately, the responses have been increasingly upbeat and hopeful, with Zindzi offering the most promising assessment yet on the eve of her father?s birthday. She said he has made ?dramatic progress,? and that she expects him to be discharged from the hospital, ?anytime soon.?

View images of civil rights leader Nelson Mandela, who went from anti-apartheid activist to prisoner to South Africa's first black president.

?It hasn?t been easy, Madiba isn?t young anymore,? she said at the women?s shelter. ?But he?s in the best hands, and he?s a fighter, and he still has a charming smile.?

For the nation and Mandela?s admirers around the world, it will be a day of non-stop events, big and small.

Zuma was set to launch a new housing program for low-income residents near the capital, Pretoria. It?s a project in keeping with this year?s broad targeted concerns: food, housing security and literacy.

The Mandela family plans to gather by Madiba?s hospital bedside for a traditional birthday lunch. Many have said in recent days that this is a time to celebrate his heroic life.

But it will also no doubt be a very emotional time for loved ones who know Mandela best.?

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle sent warm wishes and prayers to Mandela in a statement released Wednesday.

"May Nelson Mandela's life of service to others and his unwavering commitment to equality, reconciliation, and human dignity continue to be a beacon for each future generation seeking a more just and prosperous world," the statement read.

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The most pervasive, technologically advanced surveillance system in the world could end up hobbled by a Los Angeles church, some gunsellers, and a few marijuana advocates. As was prophesied.</p><br clear="all"/>PARIS - American actress Halle Berry has married her fianc?, French actor Olivier Martinez, at a weekend ceremony in a church near a chateau in France's Burgundy region.http://news.yahoo.com/halle-berry-marries-french-fianc-weekend-ceremony-village-164311965.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 12:43:11 -0400Associated Presshalle-berry-marries-french-fianc-weekend-ceremony-village-164311965<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-spends-day-hill-town-jokes-residents-105525102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DuoKqUNz4vVnd9fx2N30cg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c79509088bd38b17370f6a7067006e4f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis blesses a faithful after he delivered the Angelus prayer at the Pontiff&#039;s residence of Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Sunday July 14, 2013. For a day, Pope Francis has abandoned his traditional Sunday greeting at the Vatican, opting for an informal front-door encounter in a hill town outside Rome which hosts the papal summer residence. Unlike his predecessors, Francis isn&#039;t staying in Castel Gandolfo for the summer, but came for the day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" align="left" title="Pope Francis blesses a faithful after he delivered the Angelus prayer at the Pontiff&#039;s residence of Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Sunday July 14, 2013. For a day, Pope Francis has abandoned his traditional Sunday greeting at the Vatican, opting for an informal front-door encounter in a hill town outside Rome which hosts the papal summer residence. Unlike his predecessors, Francis isn&#039;t staying in Castel Gandolfo for the summer, but came for the day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" border="0" /></a>CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) ? Abandoning the traditional Sunday greeting to crowds in St. Peter&#039;s Square for a day, Pope Francis opted for an informal front-door encounter with residents in a hill town outside Rome that hosts the papal summer palace.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-spends-day-hill-town-jokes-residents-105525102.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 09:29:27 -0400Associated Presspope-spends-day-hill-town-jokes-residents-105525102<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-spends-day-hill-town-jokes-residents-105525102.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DuoKqUNz4vVnd9fx2N30cg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c79509088bd38b17370f6a7067006e4f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis blesses a faithful after he delivered the Angelus prayer at the Pontiff&#039;s residence of Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Sunday July 14, 2013. For a day, Pope Francis has abandoned his traditional Sunday greeting at the Vatican, opting for an informal front-door encounter in a hill town outside Rome which hosts the papal summer residence. Unlike his predecessors, Francis isn&#039;t staying in Castel Gandolfo for the summer, but came for the day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" align="left" title="Pope Francis blesses a faithful after he delivered the Angelus prayer at the Pontiff&#039;s residence of Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Sunday July 14, 2013. For a day, Pope Francis has abandoned his traditional Sunday greeting at the Vatican, opting for an informal front-door encounter in a hill town outside Rome which hosts the papal summer residence. Unlike his predecessors, Francis isn&#039;t staying in Castel Gandolfo for the summer, but came for the day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" border="0" /></a>CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) ? Abandoning the traditional Sunday greeting to crowds in St. Peter&#039;s Square for a day, Pope Francis opted for an informal front-door encounter with residents in a hill town outside Rome that hosts the papal summer palace.</p><br clear="all"/>LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - A week ago, the pealing of church bells in Lac-Megantic meant a call to worship. Today, it will be to honour the dead and missing in one of Canada's most horrific train derailments.http://news.yahoo.com/church-bells-ring-honour-lac-megantic-dead-one-082801227.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:28:01 -0400Associated Presschurch-bells-ring-honour-lac-megantic-dead-one-082801227By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A South Carolina man said he was "mad at God" when he took out his frustration on 17 churches in dozens of acts of vandalism over the past five years, according to a local newspaper. Blake Hiscox, 56, was released from jail on Friday on a$20,000 bond. He faces 43 charges of malicious injury on a place of worship, charges that carry a sentence of six months to 10 years in prison for each offense, as well as possible fines. ...http://news.yahoo.com/accused-south-carolina-church-vandal-says-mad-god-221045178.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 18:10:45 -0400Reutersaccused-south-carolina-church-vandal-says-mad-god-221045178LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - A Quebec town mourning dozens of deaths has begun its formal grieving process, as the Lac-Megantic church opened its doors Friday for anyone wanting to pray, lay flowers or reflect on the tragedy.http://news.yahoo.com/lac-megantic-church-opens-mourners-213717221.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:37:17 -0400Associated Presslac-megantic-church-opens-mourners-213717221<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-freezes-funds-cleric-accused-over-cash-transfers-110547929.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fmrzp9ZJ3oV_3GIuR35yXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T124246Z_2_CBRE96B0UTS00_RTROPTP_2_POPE-SUCCESSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man sheltering under an umbrella is reflected in a puddle at Saint Peter&#039;s Square as the conclave begins in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict" align="left" title="A man sheltering under an umbrella is reflected in a puddle at Saint Peter&#039;s Square as the conclave begins in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict" border="0" /></a>By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Friday it had frozen funds belonging to a senior cleric at the center of a suspected money smuggling operation, and could open investigations into other individuals. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who has close links to the Vatican bank, was arrested last month, accused of plotting to bring millions of euros in cash into Italy from Switzerland for rich friends. Scarano&#039;s lawyer said his client, who is currently being held in Rome&#039;s Queen of Heaven jail, was prepared to cooperate fully with investigators. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-freezes-funds-cleric-accused-over-cash-transfers-110547929.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 11:48:41 -0400Reutersvatican-freezes-funds-cleric-accused-over-cash-transfers-110547929<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-freezes-funds-cleric-accused-over-cash-transfers-110547929.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fmrzp9ZJ3oV_3GIuR35yXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T124246Z_2_CBRE96B0UTS00_RTROPTP_2_POPE-SUCCESSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man sheltering under an umbrella is reflected in a puddle at Saint Peter&#039;s Square as the conclave begins in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict" align="left" title="A man sheltering under an umbrella is reflected in a puddle at Saint Peter&#039;s Square as the conclave begins in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict" border="0" /></a>By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Friday it had frozen funds belonging to a senior cleric at the center of a suspected money smuggling operation, and could open investigations into other individuals. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who has close links to the Vatican bank, was arrested last month, accused of plotting to bring millions of euros in cash into Italy from Switzerland for rich friends. Scarano&#039;s lawyer said his client, who is currently being held in Rome&#039;s Queen of Heaven jail, was prepared to cooperate fully with investigators. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/polish-parliament-shuns-religious-animal-125338721.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WIYwnNiGy2EtPrsy3sQUTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/2f6939db2fd34617370f6a706700a53d_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Polish parliament shuns religious animal slaughter" align="left" title="Polish parliament shuns religious animal slaughter" border="0" /></a>Polish parliament&#039;s lower house has voted to reject a government plan to reinstate the religious slaughter of animals. Lawmakers rejected the divisive issue in a 222-178 vote Friday as 38 members of the ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/polish-parliament-shuns-religious-animal-125338721.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:53:38 -0400Associated Presspolish-parliament-shuns-religious-animal-125338721<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/polish-parliament-shuns-religious-animal-125338721.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WIYwnNiGy2EtPrsy3sQUTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/2f6939db2fd34617370f6a706700a53d_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Polish parliament shuns religious animal slaughter" align="left" title="Polish parliament shuns religious animal slaughter" border="0" /></a>Polish parliament&#039;s lower house has voted to reject a government plan to reinstate the religious slaughter of animals. Lawmakers rejected the divisive issue in a 222-178 vote Friday as 38 members of the ...</p><br clear="all"/>The Vatican has frozen the assets of a monsignor who was arrested in a plot to smuggle 20 million euro ($26 million) into Italy and warned Friday that other people may be caught up in the investigation. ...http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-freezes-assets-arrested-monsignor-110230695.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:48:08 -0400Associated Pressvatican-freezes-assets-arrested-monsignor-110230695Vatican freezes assets of arrested monsignor, warns others may be involved in case.http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-freezes-assets-arrested-monsignor-warns-others-may-110329541.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 07:03:29 -0400Associated Pressvatican-freezes-assets-arrested-monsignor-warns-others-may-110329541<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/actress-leah-remini-leaves-church-scientology-022516266.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VqLVSLQV8BkHSCuStgrlTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T022516Z_1_CBRE96B06QH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LEAHREMINI-SCIENTOLOGY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles building in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A man walks past the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles building in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Leah Remini has severed ties with the Church of Scientology, a source with knowledge of her decision said on Thursday, making her one of the most high-profile members to quit. Remini, best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan in the CBS sitcom &quot;King of Queens,&quot; issued a statement following press reports that she had decided to leave the church. &quot;I wish to share my sincere and heartfelt appreciation for the overwhelming positive response I have received from the media, my colleagues, and fans from around the world. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/actress-leah-remini-leaves-church-scientology-022516266.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 22:57:58 -0400Reutersactress-leah-remini-leaves-church-scientology-022516266<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/actress-leah-remini-leaves-church-scientology-022516266.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VqLVSLQV8BkHSCuStgrlTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T022516Z_1_CBRE96B06QH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LEAHREMINI-SCIENTOLOGY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles building in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A man walks past the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles building in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Leah Remini has severed ties with the Church of Scientology, a source with knowledge of her decision said on Thursday, making her one of the most high-profile members to quit. Remini, best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan in the CBS sitcom &quot;King of Queens,&quot; issued a statement following press reports that she had decided to leave the church. &quot;I wish to share my sincere and heartfelt appreciation for the overwhelming positive response I have received from the media, my colleagues, and fans from around the world. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e1Rcla_4elN38bUYiWOD0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T203532Z_2_CBRE96A1G7R00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a Christian university&#039;s challenge to President Barack Obama&#039;s 2010 healthcare overhaul, which the school said unconstitutionally imposes costly burdens on large employers and infringes religious liberty. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, rejected Liberty University&#039;s argument that the law violated the constitution&#039;s Commerce Clause by forcing large employers to provide health insurance to full-time workers and violated First Amendment religious protections by subsidizing abortions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/court-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:35:32 -0400Reuterscourt-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-rejects-religion-based-challenge-obamacare-171807516.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e1Rcla_4elN38bUYiWOD0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T203532Z_2_CBRE96A1G7R00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a Christian university&#039;s challenge to President Barack Obama&#039;s 2010 healthcare overhaul, which the school said unconstitutionally imposes costly burdens on large employers and infringes religious liberty. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, rejected Liberty University&#039;s argument that the law violated the constitution&#039;s Commerce Clause by forcing large employers to provide health insurance to full-time workers and violated First Amendment religious protections by subsidizing abortions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>VATICAN CITY (AP) ? Pope Francis is letting baptized Catholics join the new church structure created to receive Anglican converts.http://news.yahoo.com/pope-lets-catholics-join-anglican-converts-201858926.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:18:58 -0400Associated Presspope-lets-catholics-join-anglican-converts-201858926<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/northern-ireland-braces-protestant-marches-175110100.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YPWCt8N1vvYBurgwr6PxRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c857f3a11062f17370f6a7067005a67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist&#039;s celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" align="left" title="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist&#039;s celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" border="0" /></a>BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) ? Northern Ireland leaders appealed for calm and police braced for trouble in advance of Friday&#039;s Protestant parades and bonfires on &quot;the Twelfth,&quot; an annual sectarian holiday that always inflames tensions with the Catholic minority.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/northern-ireland-braces-protestant-marches-175110100.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:51:10 -0400Associated Pressnorthern-ireland-braces-protestant-marches-175110100<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/northern-ireland-braces-protestant-marches-175110100.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YPWCt8N1vvYBurgwr6PxRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c857f3a11062f17370f6a7067005a67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist&#039;s celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" align="left" title="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist&#039;s celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" border="0" /></a>BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) ? Northern Ireland leaders appealed for calm and police braced for trouble in advance of Friday&#039;s Protestant parades and bonfires on &quot;the Twelfth,&quot; an annual sectarian holiday that always inflames tensions with the Catholic minority.</p><br clear="all"/>COUDERSPORT, Pa. (AP) ? A former elementary school music teacher will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his ex-wife ? also a music teacher ? while she played the organ during a church service in northern Pennsylvania last year.http://news.yahoo.com/pa-man-guilty-killing-organist-ex-church-133129980.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:49:19 -0400Associated Presspa-man-guilty-killing-organist-ex-church-133129980<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-criminalizes-leaks-sex-abuse-first-laws-122255811.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dvaw_N8IRDrCngZpiDCAiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/33a09a30d259fb16360f6a70670073b4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHALICE. Pope Francis celebrates a Mass with a chalice made from recycled wood from broken migrant boats, during his visit to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday July 8, 2013. Pope Francis traveled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea and celebrate Mass as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" align="left" title="ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHALICE. Pope Francis celebrates a Mass with a chalice made from recycled wood from broken migrant boats, during his visit to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday July 8, 2013. Pope Francis traveled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea and celebrate Mass as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (AP) ? Pope Francis overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State on Thursday, criminalizing leaks of Vatican information and specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography as crimes against children that can be punished by up to 12 years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-criminalizes-leaks-sex-abuse-first-laws-122255811.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:33:54 -0400Associated Presspope-criminalizes-leaks-sex-abuse-first-laws-122255811<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-criminalizes-leaks-sex-abuse-first-laws-122255811.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dvaw_N8IRDrCngZpiDCAiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/33a09a30d259fb16360f6a70670073b4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHALICE. Pope Francis celebrates a Mass with a chalice made from recycled wood from broken migrant boats, during his visit to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday July 8, 2013. Pope Francis traveled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea and celebrate Mass as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" align="left" title="ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHALICE. Pope Francis celebrates a Mass with a chalice made from recycled wood from broken migrant boats, during his visit to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Monday July 8, 2013. Pope Francis traveled Monday to the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants lost at sea, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to throw a wreath of flowers into the sea and celebrate Mass as yet another boatload of Eritrean migrants came ashore. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (AP) ? Pope Francis overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State on Thursday, criminalizing leaks of Vatican information and specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography as crimes against children that can be punished by up to 12 years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-signals-concern-oversees-bank-reform-meeting-163741823.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VGNkvsyiMzWl0ZO2DyBA.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T163741Z_1_CBRE96A1A6X00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-POPE-IOR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis celebrates a mass during his visit at Lampedusa Island" align="left" title="Pope Francis celebrates a mass during his visit at Lampedusa Island" border="0" /></a>By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made it clear on Thursday that he would personally oversee reform of the troubled Vatican bank by attending the first meeting of an investigative commission he set up last month to shed light on its murky financial dealings. &quot;Francis wanted to be present to encourage the work of the commission,&quot; the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano said, adding that the meeting had taken place a day earlier. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-signals-concern-oversees-bank-reform-meeting-163741823.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:37:41 -0400Reuterspope-signals-concern-oversees-bank-reform-meeting-163741823<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-signals-concern-oversees-bank-reform-meeting-163741823.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VGNkvsyiMzWl0ZO2DyBA.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T163741Z_1_CBRE96A1A6X00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-POPE-IOR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis celebrates a mass during his visit at Lampedusa Island" align="left" title="Pope Francis celebrates a mass during his visit at Lampedusa Island" border="0" /></a>By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made it clear on Thursday that he would personally oversee reform of the troubled Vatican bank by attending the first meeting of an investigative commission he set up last month to shed light on its murky financial dealings. &quot;Francis wanted to be present to encourage the work of the commission,&quot; the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano said, adding that the meeting had taken place a day earlier. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-targets-child-abuse-leaks-vatican-legal-155530516.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_Wvka_hx..CdBoHAqbmbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T155530Z_1_CBRE96A188P00_RTROPTP_2_POPE-SUCCESSION-START.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica at the Vatican is silhouetted during sunset in Rome" align="left" title="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica at the Vatican is silhouetted during sunset in Rome" border="0" /></a>By Catherine Hornby VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, acting to end years of scandals damaging the Catholic Church, overhauled Vatican law on Thursday to specify sexual violence against children as a crime and impose tough penalties for staff who leak confidential Vatican information. Issuing a &quot;Motu Proprio&quot;, a decree of his own initiative, Francis also said he would renew the Holy See&#039;s commitment to international conventions against organized crime and terrorism. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-targets-child-abuse-leaks-vatican-legal-155530516.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:55:30 -0400Reuterspope-francis-targets-child-abuse-leaks-vatican-legal-155530516<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-targets-child-abuse-leaks-vatican-legal-155530516.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_Wvka_hx..CdBoHAqbmbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T155530Z_1_CBRE96A188P00_RTROPTP_2_POPE-SUCCESSION-START.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica at the Vatican is silhouetted during sunset in Rome" align="left" title="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica at the Vatican is silhouetted during sunset in Rome" border="0" /></a>By Catherine Hornby VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, acting to end years of scandals damaging the Catholic Church, overhauled Vatican law on Thursday to specify sexual violence against children as a crime and impose tough penalties for staff who leak confidential Vatican information. Issuing a &quot;Motu Proprio&quot;, a decree of his own initiative, Francis also said he would renew the Holy See&#039;s commitment to international conventions against organized crime and terrorism. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Vatican officials announced Thursday that Pope Francis has bolstered legislation against child abuse within the grounds of the small city-state. At the same time, a United Nations committee has demanded that the church reveal its procedures for dealing with child abuse allegations.RECOMMENDED: How much do you know about the Catholic Church? Take our quiz!http://news.yahoo.com/pope-un-crack-down-church-child-abuse-142247697.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:22:47 -0400Christian Science Monitorpope-un-crack-down-church-child-abuse-142247697<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-broadens-child-abuse-crimes-legal-reform-122021014.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ApjkxkSz54sYVjGxuiVs_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T122021Z_1_CBRE96A0YA400_RTROPTP_2_POPE-SUCCESSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica is seen reflected during the conclave at the Vatican" align="left" title="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica is seen reflected during the conclave at the Vatican" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican unveiled changes to its law on Thursday that name the sexual abuse of children as a specific crime and aim to implement international anti-money laundering norms as the city state seeks to end years of scandal. Under the changes, child prostitution, sexual violence and sexual acts with children and child pornography will be included in a broader definition of the category of crimes against minors, the Vatican said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-broadens-child-abuse-crimes-legal-reform-122021014.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 08:20:21 -0400Reutersvatican-broadens-child-abuse-crimes-legal-reform-122021014<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-broadens-child-abuse-crimes-legal-reform-122021014.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ApjkxkSz54sYVjGxuiVs_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T122021Z_1_CBRE96A0YA400_RTROPTP_2_POPE-SUCCESSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica is seen reflected during the conclave at the Vatican" align="left" title="Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica is seen reflected during the conclave at the Vatican" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican unveiled changes to its law on Thursday that name the sexual abuse of children as a specific crime and aim to implement international anti-money laundering norms as the city state seeks to end years of scandal. Under the changes, child prostitution, sexual violence and sexual acts with children and child pornography will be included in a broader definition of the category of crimes against minors, the Vatican said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) ? Security officials say suspected militants have killed a Christian merchant in the northern Sinai Peninsula.http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-suspected-militants-kill-christian-092419404.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 05:24:19 -0400Associated Pressegypt-suspected-militants-kill-christian-092419404<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/poles-divided-over-religious-slaughter-161650332.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AP1U2It0RJs1T5LGGO94dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/8e55877c10812c17370f6a7067006105_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Poles divided over religious slaughter of animals" align="left" title="Poles divided over religious slaughter of animals" border="0" /></a>Polish farmers marched through Warsaw&#039;s streets Wednesday to back government plans to repeal a ban on the religious slaughter of animals. Lawmakers will vote Friday on a government draft law that would ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/poles-divided-over-religious-slaughter-161650332.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:16:50 -0400Associated Presspoles-divided-over-religious-slaughter-161650332<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/poles-divided-over-religious-slaughter-161650332.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AP1U2It0RJs1T5LGGO94dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/8e55877c10812c17370f6a7067006105_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Poles divided over religious slaughter of animals" align="left" title="Poles divided over religious slaughter of animals" border="0" /></a>Polish farmers marched through Warsaw&#039;s streets Wednesday to back government plans to repeal a ban on the religious slaughter of animals. Lawmakers will vote Friday on a government draft law that would ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights panel has posed a list of tough questions to the Vatican about child abuse by Catholic priests, a potential embarrassment for Pope Francis a few months into his papacy. The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) asked for "detailed information on all cases of child sexual abuse committed by members of the clergy, brothers or nuns" since the Holy See last reported to it some 15 years ago, and set November 1 as a deadline for a reply. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-rights-body-poses-tough-questions-vatican-151639085.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:16:39 -0400Reutersu-n-rights-body-poses-tough-questions-vatican-151639085LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ? A newspaper column lampooning Southern Baptists, calling the group "the crazy old paranoid uncle of evangelical Christians," is causing quite a stir in a Kentucky city and put a pastor's job in jeopardy.http://news.yahoo.com/ky-church-wants-pastor-gone-wifes-column-083204548.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 04:38:35 -0400Associated Pressky-church-wants-pastor-gone-wifes-column-083204548

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