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Vatican document suggests role for married priests, women
A document for a meeting of Catholic bishops from the Amazon, expected to evaluate ordaining elderly married men as priests for the vast region, says the Church should make "daring proposals".A prepa…
Saudi fashion show uses drones to showcase desgins
A fashion show that replaced female models with drones ?displays the severe restrictions women in Saudi Arabia face every day'.Organisers of the event at Jeddah Hilton hotel proudly showed off their …
UN sanctions for people traffickers in Libya in global first
The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on six leaders of human trafficking networks operating in Libya - the first time traffickers have been put on an international sanctions list.The blackli…
Clean sweep for Africans at Oslo Diamond League meeting
There may not have been many Africans on show at the Oslo Bislett Games but they lived up to their event favourite billing to enhance their IAAF Diamond League claims.All of Hyvin Kiyeng, Murielle Ah…
Iraqi murder suspect's escape sparks outrage in Germany
The escape of a failed Iraqi asylum seeker suspected of raping and murdering a teenage girl sparked outrage in Germany on Friday, raising questions over immigration and police failings.Ali Bashar, 20…
Kim Jong Un lookalike questioned in Singapore before summit
A Kim Jong Un lookalike said Friday he was questioned on arrival in Singapore ahead of a historic US-North Korea summit and told to stay away from sites linked to the event.The Hong Kong-based impers…
Suspected Russian air strikes in northwest Syria kill 38 civilians
Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russian jets on a rebel-held residential area in northwestern Syrian have killed 38 civilians, a Britain-based monitor said Friday.Five children were a…
No fewer than five migrants killed in northern Greece road crash
At least five people were killed and two seriously injured on Friday when a small van carrying Iraqi and Syrian migrants smashed into a wall and overturned on a northern Greek motorway, police said.P…
Canada's parliament passes law legalising marijuana
A key legislative hurdle has been passed as Canada moves closer to legalising recreational cannabis.Canadian senators passed the Cannabis Act by 56 votes to 30 with one abstention after studying the …
Two South Korean media staff arrested at North Korean ambassador's home in Singapore
Two South Korean media staff have been arrested for trespassing at the home of the North Korean ambassador to Singapore, police said on Friday, just days before a high-stakes summit between the U.S. …
Austria plans to shut down mosques, expel foreign-funded imams
Austria's right-wing government plans to shut down seven mosques and expel up to 40 imams in what it said was "just the beginning" of a push against Islamist ideology and foreign funding of religious…
Mediterranean could become a 'sea of plastic': WWF
The Mediterranean could become a "sea of plastic", the WWF warned on Friday in a report calling for measures to clean up one of the world's worst affected bodies of water.The WWF said the Mediterrane…
Blood test may predict premature birth
US and Danish researchers said on Thursday they have developed an inexpensive blood test that may predict with up to 80 percent accuracy whether a pregnant woman will give birth prematurely.While mor…
Iraqi refugee held in France on suspicion of IS 'war crimes'
An Iraqi refugee in France thought to be a former senior member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Paris and indicted on suspicion of "war crimes" over his alleged involvement in a massa…
Golf: US Open returns to Shinnecock
The US Golf Association vows there will be no repeat of the fiasco of 2004 as the US Open Golf Championship returns to Shinnecock Hills next week.The historic course on New York's Long Island last ho…
Argentina secures $50 billion loan from IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed with Argentina to a standby loan of $50 billion over a three-year period, Finance Minister Nicolas Dujovne said on Thursday."We have looked to the IMF to …
Security services' head reshuffled by Ethiopia's prime minister
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed replaced the heads of two branches of the security services as he presses ahead with wide-ranging political and economic reforms.Sworn in as premier of the Horn o…
Germany's Mesut Ozil expected to be fit for World Cup campaign
Mesut Ozil's participation in the World Cup is not in danger, according to the German Football Federation.The Arsenal playmaker has been struggling with a knee injury suffered in Germany's 2-1 defeat…
Kenyan referee resigns from World Cup after bribery sting
Kenyan referee Aden Marwa Range has resigned from the World Cup after being implicated in a bribery scandal.The 41-year-old was one of 15 CAF officials set to participate in the upcoming tournament, …
Tennis: Simona Halep defeats Garbine Muguruza to reach French Open final
Twice the runner-up in Paris, top-ranked Simona Halep will have another shot in the French Open final.She defeated 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday, converting her first match poin…