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Hell hath no fury: Pope an exorcist?

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Hell hath no fury: Pope an exorcist?

Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old ...

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Ms. Park's triumphant U.S. visit

The prospect of a clash over defense policy between South Korea's new president and the U.S. has been diminished by North Korea's own ham-fisted behavior.

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A fortunate life among hot springs

People | WORDS TO LIVE BY

A fortunate life among hot springs

by Judit Kawaguchi

Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...

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Fear and incarceration, from Kampala to Nagoya

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Fear and incarceration, from Kampala to Nagoya

by Stephen Carr

“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...

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  • Tokyo: What do you make of Gov. Naoki Inose's comments about Muslims and Istanbul's Olympic bid?
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Guitarist Dustin Wong brings singer Takako Minekawa out on a 'Toropical' journey

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Guitarist Dustin Wong brings singer Takako Minekawa out on a 'Toropical' journey

by Patrick ST. Michel

Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It’s a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last 40 minutes seemingly in a trance while playing guitar and looping the notes via an array of pedals in ...

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Spurs ride out storm

Basketball

Spurs ride out storm

Tim Duncan saves the day as the Spurs hold off the Grizzlies in overtime

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Global-related Jan 31, 2013

A question of Chinese sovereignty

by Michael Richardson

China's "historic rights" claims in the South China Sea have prompted Southeast Asian nations to argue that China is flouting international law.

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