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Head of Catholic Church in Guam accused of sexual abuse
Accusation was made by a 52-year-old who said he was molested 40 years ago when he was an altar boy
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Mexico leader seeks to legalize gay marriage nationwide
'Mexican state must prevent discrimination for any motive and ensure equal rights to all' he says
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China, India face huge mental health burden: study
They are home to more than a third of people with mental illness, only a tiny fraction of them receive medical help
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Muslim states block gay groups from UN AIDS meeting; US protests
Egypt wrote to General Assembly president on behalf of OIC to object to the participation of the 11 gay groups
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Donald Trump claims net worth of more than $10 billion
The Trump campaign said his net worth has increased since his last PFD was filed and is now in excess of $10 billion
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British author Rowling says Trump has a right to be bigoted
Rowling says 'Voldemort nowhere near as bad as Trump'
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US Senate votes to allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia
Obama opposes the law because it would essentially waive the doctrine of sovereign immunity
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US Senate confirms Army's first openly gay civilian leader
Eric Fanning, 47, had been waiting eight months for his nomination to be confirmed as the Army's top civilian leader
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At sea, scientists drill into crater for dino clues
Scientists drill deep into ocean floor, extracting remains of the asteroid widely blamed for the demise of dinosaurs
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Australian minister under fire for 'illiterate' refugees comment
Peter Dutton was responding to proposals by the Labor opposition to boost Australia's annual refugee intake
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Oil prices hit 2016 peaks on talk of supply deficit
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June delivery rose $1.51 to $47.72 a barrel
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Saudi Arabia says time may be coming for "Plan B" on Syria
"We believe we should have moved to a 'Plan B' a long time ago," Adel al-Jubeir
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Country music legend Guy Clark dead at 74
The singer, who was a heavy smoker, had been in poor health for several years and battled cancer
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Turkish mother-of-three killed in protest laid to rest in Istanbul
There is no indication who fired the fatal shot at Pinar Gemsiz, who was reportedly 33
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US eases sanctions on Myanmar to support economic growth
The move allows all shipments to go through Myanmar's ports and airports, says the Treasury Department
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Closure of BBC recipe website cooks up storm in UK
Nearly 70,000 people and rising have signed a petition opposing the closure
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EU under fire over Czech pig farm on Roma Holocaust site
"It was up to EU member states to decide where subsidies were paid," says activist
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"Bachelor ban" in Qatar tests relations with migrant workers
The influx of workers has also raised concern among Qataris that rapid demographic change threatens their way of life
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Saudi executes Pakistani drug smuggler
Mohammed Ishaq Thawab Gul was found guilty of trafficking heroin into the kingdom, interior ministry says
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Baghdad attacks kill at least 25 people
The attacks also wounded at least 71 people, officials said
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Turkey identifies 13 more dead from bomb blast in Kurdish village, clashes flare
That raised the death toll to 16 from the May 12 blast in Sarikamis outside the city of Diyarbakir
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India's Modi to visit Iran, seeking to boost trade
Earlier this year India approved a $150 million project to develop the Iranian port of Chabahar
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US reveals Saudi Arabia's US debt holdings for the first time
Saudi Arabia is the 13th largest foreign holder of US debt
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'I am human' pleads Uighur Muslim suspect in Bangkok bombing
Bilal Mohammed and co-defendant Yusufu Mieraili are charged with key roles in August 2015 bombing of Erawan shrine
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Sri Lanka flood toll hits 11, thousands more homeless
Over 200,000 individuals have been displaced by the floods
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Boris Johnson crossed the line with Hitler reference: EU's Tusk
Johnson made his controversial remarks concerning the UK referendum set for June 23 during an interview
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Two bombs in Baghdad kill 13, say police and medical sources
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks
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US warns Americans against travel to North Korea
At least 14 US citizens have been detained by Pyongyang over the past decade, according to Washington
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Iran MPs want US to pay damages for 'hostile action'
It cites "material or moral damage" caused by the US during the coup against nationalist leader Mohammad Mossadegh
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Clinton woos blue-collar voters in Kentucky, raps Trump
Clinton sees Kentucky as an opportunity to appeal to a demographic that has consistently snubbed her
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No breakthrough at Syria talks as violence rages
US officials travelling with Kerry say Washington still insists Assad should go
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French president says won't back down on labour market reform
'I will not give way because too many (previous) governments have backed down' Hollande says
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12 Indonesians dead after drinking bootleg alcohol
The victims died in Bantul district in the main island of Java
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Mideast conference in Paris May 30 postponed: Hollande
'John Kerry cannot come on May 30 so it has been delayed. It will take place in the summer' he says
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Five die cleaning well in parched Indian village
Last week India's Supreme Court strongly criticised Haryana and two other states over their handling of the crisis
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Bangladesh arrests militant over killing of professor
Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, 58, an English professor at Rajshahi University, was killed on his way to work last month
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Teen arrested over alleged Sydney terror plot
Australian Federal Police claimed the teenager was scouting possible sites in Sydney to undertake an attack
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Obama Hiroshima trip stirs debate on Truman's fateful choice
"Little Boy" and "Fat Man" had been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing an estimated 214,000 people
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Australian police raid properties connected to Islamic State sailing group
About 100 people have left Australia for Syria to fight alongside organisations such as Islamic State
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Almost half of all heart attacks are 'silent'
With silent heart attacks, people typically don’t seek medical advice because they don’t realise anything is wrong
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France probes purported Islamic State video of children at execution
The video entitled "In my father's footsteps", shows a teenager who says he lived in France
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Twitter to eliminate photos and links in character count
The social media platform has faced stagnant user growth
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Pope criticises West for trying to export own brand of democracy to Iraq, Libya
We cannot advance without taking these cultures into account, Pope Francis says
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Laugh or cry? Bomb joke bares crisis in Five Star movement
Outspoken Grillo took a swipe at Sadiq Khan, saying the mayor would 'blow himself up in front of Westminster'
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Sinead O'Connor found safe after going missing in Chicago area
Brief scare surrounding well-being of performer unfolded after a series of Facebook posts
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Syria's famous damask rose withered by war
One of the oldest flowers in history, a staple of perfumers and known for its therapeutic properties
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Islamic State has lost nearly half the area it once claimed in Iraq: Pentagon
US Defense Department had previously estimated that IS fighters had lost control of about 40 percent of the territory
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Out of this world: 'Moon and Mars veggies' grow in Dutch greenhouse
Agricultural researchers at a Dutch university say they are taking the first steps towards providing an answer
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Kerry unavailable on date of Paris Middle East peace talks
John Kerry is unavailable the day a Paris meeting to relaunch negotiations over the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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Canada announces ban on transgender discrimination
'We must continue to demand true equality' he says

















































