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El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes
El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated ...
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a ...
Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes
La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui. Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great ...
Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the ...
Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, ...
Federer to renew rivalry with Nadal in Rome final
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday — exactly a week before the French Open starts. In Saturday's ...
Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job ...
Top-ranked Djokovic beaten by Berdych in Rome
Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the ...
Sick Sharapova withdraws from Rome quarterfinal
Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of an ...
Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome
Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday ...
Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct
The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing ...
Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, ...
Murray retires with back pain; doubtful for Paris
Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers at the Italian Open on Wednesday with lower back pain and ...
Djokovic and Federer show improved form in Rome
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance
Robson beats Venus, faces Serena next in Rome
Venus Williams lost in the first round of the Italian Open to Laura Robson. Now sister Serena will get a chance to even the score. Robson, a quickly ...
UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world
The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted ...
UN says: why not eat more insects?
The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible ...
Federer looking to take advantage of 7-week break
It's time for Roger Federer to step up his game if he wants his recent seven-week break from the tennis circuit to start paying off. The 17-time Grand ...
Djokovic says his ankle not bothering him anymore
Novak Djokovic says his right ankle is not bothering him anymore. The top-ranked player twisted his ankle while representing Serbia in the Davis Cup ...
Dimitrov opens with win over Baghdatis in Rome
Coming off his upset of top-ranked Novak Djokovic in Madrid, Grigor Dimitrov opened his Italian Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Cypriot veteran ...
Pescante endorses IOC presidential candidate Bach
Longtime IOC member Mario Pescante of Italy has endorsed Thomas Bach's bid to become the next president of the Olympic body. A day after declaring his ...
Kerry hopes Russia won't sell missiles to Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a ...