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U.S. defense secretary in surprise visit to Afghanistan

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis after landing in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 13, 2018, for unannounced visit REUTERS KABUL, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital of Kabul Friday on a surprise visit to the war-weary…

Burberry shedding real fur from its fashion line

Elisa Sednaoui attends the Burberry show during London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2016/17 at Kensington Gardens, Feb. 22, 2016 in London, England. Getty LONDON -- The British luxury fashion brand Burberry will stop using real fur in its products. The company…

Far-right poised for big gains in Swedish election

STOCKHOLM -- Sweden is holding a general election Sunday, the first since the country took in a record number of migrants from the Middle East and Africa in 2015 on top of the hundreds of thousands admitted before. While the…

French rebel priest takes on church hierarchy over sex abuse

SAINT-MARTIN-EN-VERCORS, France -- When a lowly Roman Catholic father rebels against the church hierarchy, publicly castigating a prominent cardinal's handling of child sex-abuse cases, is that an act of backstabbing against the institution he serves or a brave solo effort…

Landmark ruling decriminalizes homosexual acts in India

Indian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex, in Mumbai, Sept. 6, 2018. Getty NEW DELHI -- India's top court on Thursday…

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