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Monday, March 18, 2013

Serbia 'done' conceding in Kosovo talks

BELGRADE, Serbia, March 18 (UPI) -- Serbia will not make any more concessions to insurgents who want Kosovo to be independent of Serbia, says an official who helps oversee the restive province. Krstimir Pantic, deputy director of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, said "Serbia is done... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Karzai gives U.S. more time for handover

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 17 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai released a statement Sunday granting the United States an extra week to complete the handover of Bagram Prison. The transfer of control of the prison has been a persistent source of tension between Afghanistan and the United States.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Kerry in Turkey for Middle East discussion

ANKARA, Turkey, March 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the Middle East this weekend during a visit to Turkey in advance of President Obama's trip to Israel. Turkey is seen by the White House as a key to easing long-running tensions in the Middle East, and Kerry traveled to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Pope Francis urges courage at first mass

VATICAN CITY, March 14 (UPI) -- Pope Francis, in his first mass as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, Thursday urged the church to have courage. "When we don't walk, we are stuck," Pope Francis said in a homily at the altar in the Sistine Chapel where the conclave of the College of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Pope Francis visits basilica

VATICAN CITY, March 14 (UPI) -- Pope Francis began his first full day as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics Thursday with a visit to the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome. The Rev. Ludovico Melo, a priest who prayed with the pope, said the new pontiff spent about a half-hour at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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