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Atheists can be good people - pope

Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis said while urging people to work together this week.

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United States President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about his administration's counter-terrorism policy at the National Defence University at Fort McNair in Washington.

Obama limits the use of drones
May 24 2013 at 04:59

Barack Obama has shifted America away from a “boundless global war on terror” in a major policy speech.

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A London police officer carries flowers to the Woolwich street where soldier Lee Rigby was attacked and killed.

Two more held after London attack
May 24 2013 at 04:59

British police have arrested two more people after the gruesome attack on soldier Lee Rigby in London.

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Police have rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3-million ransom from his family in Ecuador.

Man survives kidnap ordeal in New York
May 24 2013 at 04:58

Food deliveries to an abandoned warehouse attracted police attention - and kidnap victim Pedro Portugal is so glad.

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This image taken from video made available by The Sun newspaper shows what appears to be one of the attackers speaking to the camera, holding a knife and a cleaver in his bloodied hands, after a brutal attack in broad daylight Wednesday, May 22, 2013 near a military barracks in London. (AP Photo/The Sun)

Attacker was one of their own
May 23 2013 at 21:30

Listening to the attacker give his motives for killing a British soldier, perhaps the most chilling aspect for Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent.

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This undated handout photo provided by Brandie Candelaria shows Antonia Candelaria. Candelaria was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Texas on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Brandie Candelaria)

Hundreds mourn young tornado victim
May 23 2013 at 21:21

Hundreds of people gathered to mourn a 9-year-old girl who loved to sing, dance and paint, as funerals began for 24 victims of a massive tornado.

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Damage after Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the southern New Jersey coastline.

US expects up to 11 hurricanes in 2013
May 23 2013 at 21:17

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season could be “extremely active” and spawn 13 to 20 tropical storms, seven to 11 of which are expected to become hurricanes.

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A US Predator drone is checked at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona, before its surveillance flight near the Mexican border. File photo: AFP

Obama acts on drones, Gitmo
May 23 2013 at 21:14

President Barack Obama will lay out a new policy that limits the use of armed drones to times when Americans face an “imminent” threat.

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7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga
May 23 2013 at 21:12

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the sea 177 (285 km) miles southwest of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa.

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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer

Ally of Kosovo PM probed for war crimes
May 23 2013 at 21:11

A wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister the ambassador to Albania are being investigated on suspicion of war crimes during Kosovo's 1998-99 conflict.

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Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British Army's 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, is seen in an undated photo released May 23, 2013. Rigby was killed May 22 in an attack by two men in Woolwich, southeast London, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. REUTERS/Ministry of Defence/Crown Copyright/Handout

UK attack spurs Muslim soul-searching
May 23 2013 at 21:05

The overwhelming reaction from Muslim communities to the brutal killing in London has been horror, compounded by fears of a backlash.

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Sweden reels after fifth day of riots

Obama limits the use of drones May 24 2013 at 04:59

Two more held after London attack May 24 2013 at 04:59

Man survives kidnap ordeal in New York May 24 2013 at 04:58

Attacker was one of their own May 23 2013 at 21:30

Hundreds mourn young tornado victim May 23 2013 at 21:21

US expects up to 11 hurricanes in 2013 May 23 2013 at 21:17

Obama acts on drones, Gitmo May 23 2013 at 21:14

7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga May 23 2013 at 21:12

Ally of Kosovo PM probed for war crimes May 23 2013 at 21:11

UK attack spurs Muslim soul-searching May 23 2013 at 21:05

Obama limits the use of drones
May 24 2013 at 04:59

Two more held after London attack
May 24 2013 at 04:59

Man survives kidnap ordeal in New York
May 24 2013 at 04:58

Attacker was one of their own
May 23 2013 at 21:30

Hundreds mourn young tornado victim
May 23 2013 at 21:21

US expects up to 11 hurricanes in 2013
May 23 2013 at 21:17

Obama acts on drones, Gitmo
May 23 2013 at 21:14

7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga
May 23 2013 at 21:12

Ally of Kosovo PM probed for war crimes
May 23 2013 at 21:11

UK attack spurs Muslim soul-searching
May 23 2013 at 21:05