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Pope: Materialism, extremism harm Africa's future

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI opened a special meeting of clerics about Africa on Sunday by praising the continent as a font of spirituality, but lamenting that it is afflicted by materialism and religious fundamentalism. More »

Somalia president condemns Minn. terror recruiting

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The president of Somalia on Sunday denounced the recruiting of young men from Minnesota's huge Somali community for terrorist activity in his war-ravaged homeland, and said he plans to work with the U.S. government to bring those still alive back home. More »