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Pope FrancisDivorced people who have remarried “are still part of the Church” and should not be treated as if they have been excommunicated or cast out, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.

The capture of a self-confessed Pakistani militant in Udhampur today has thrust the Narendra Modi government into a bind over whether to pursue talks between Indian and Pakistani national security advisers later this month, a decision complicated by a ticking public perception bomb.

The final rules released Monday would cut emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 – slightly tougher than the 30 percent originally proposed, yet well within range of current trends.

Transport ministry spokesman JA Barata said Ngurah Rai airport would be closed for several hours from midday (0400 GMT) due to ash drifting from Mount Raung, on Indonesia’s main Java island.

South Sudan secured its independence in 2011.

President Obama said Wednesday the deal with Iran on its nuclear program does not resolve all our problems with the Islamic republic, “but it achieves one of our most critical security objectives”. Republicans in Congress overwhelmingly oppose the nuclear agreement,...

Yakub Memon has been hanged in Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday, July 30.

“The trauma felt by Japanese people after the Fukushima accident – and also by thousands of people affected by other nuclear disasters, such as Chernobyl – should never again be endured, which is why we firmly believe that peace – not war – is the...

He allied himself to the Taliban after they took power in Kabul in 1996, serving as a cabinet minister under the militia’s supreme leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar.

Those are the numbers that deserve the most attention in thinking about long-term health care spending and whether the country is on a sustainable course, said Tom Getzen, executive director of the global Health Economics Association. It’s the first time the rate would...

The final was a particular triumph for manager Gallardo, who played for the club when they beat Colombian side America of Cali to win the title in 1996. After the first leg in Mexico ended 0-0 last week, we’ve resurrected the Just Football podcast to bring you a one-off...

Hiroshima, the city that suffered U.S. atomic bombing in 1945 during the World War Two, commemorated the 70th anniversary of the bombing on Thursday at the city’s Peace Memorial Park, with its mayor calling for peace and elimination of nuclear weapons.

Sources said that the terrorists opened fire from a hillock along the highway and hurled grenades.

AN Afghan official says a military helicopter has crashed in the country’s south, killing 17 people, including five pilots.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who attended the ceremony at Hiroshima’s peace park, said that that atomic bomb not only killed thousands of people in Hiroshima but also caused very bad suffering to survivors. Japan will submit a fresh resolution on the abolition...