Pope courts unification with Orthodox Church
Pope Benedict XVI told a visiting Cypriot Orthodox leader yesterday that he holds firm hope that the Catholic and Orthodox churches can be united, despite centuries of painful division.
Pomp and pageantry reigned
Soldiers in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats marched in formation yesterday - a showcase of Britain's best pomp and pageantry - to celebrate the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
Gunmen storm Hamas institutions in West Bank<
Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction, surround Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian Parliament, Hassan Khreisheh, after taking over the Palestinian Parliament building in the West...
International briefs
Foreign Ministry officials are to meet with representatives of Cuban dissident groups living in Spain next week to discuss the government's policy toward the communist-run island, news reports said yesterday.
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