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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Call for peace as Kenya heads to polls

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 2 (UPI) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki called for peace as Kenyans head to the polls on Monday to vote for their next president. "Cast your vote and keep the peace," Kibaki said. Kibaki is standing down after serving two terms as president, the BBC reported. There are eight... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 1, 2013

'One Day at a Time' actress Bonnie Franklin dead at 69

LOS ANGELES, March 1 (UPI) -- Actress Bonnie Franklin has died of complications from pancreatic cancer at her home in Los Angeles, her family said Friday. She was 69. The California native is best known for her portrayal of Ann Romano, the single mother of two teen daughters, on the TV sitcom "One... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Netanyahu to ask for extension

JERUSALEM, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will ask President Shimon Peres for an extension to form the next government, an official said. The Jan. 22 elections gave Netanyahu until Saturday night to form a new government but the law allows Peres to grant the prime... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Benedict XVI holds last general audience

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A crowd of 150,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square Wednesday for Pope Benedict XVI's final general audience, the Vatican said. It was one of the 85-year-old pontiff's last appearances before withdrawing to assume what Vatican officials described as a cloistered... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Benedict XVI will be 'pope emeritus'

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- After he steps down, Pope Benedict XVI will be referred to as pope emeritus or Roman pontiff emeritus, the Vatican announced Tuesday. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the 85-year-old German-born pontiff will continue to be addressed as "Your Holiness"... Sign in to see full entry.

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