Pope Names Three New Saints at Mass Amid Disruption
Pope Benedict XVI canonizes three 19th century religious founders as a protester climbed the colonnade and burned a Bible. Police and Vatican guards intervened while the Mass continued before thousands in St Peter's Square.
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7.2 magnitude quake devastates eastern Turkey
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck eastern Turkey near Ercis and Van causing extensive destruction. At least 138 people died with hundreds injured and many more feared buried under rubble as rescuers work through the collapse of dozens of buildings and dormitories. Prime Minister Erdogan reported 93 deaths in Van and 45 in Ercis.
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Statue of Liberty to get five torch webcams for 125th birthday
New webcam project for the Statue of Liberty uses five cameras on the torch to stream real time views of New York Harbor Ellis and Governors islands and the World Trade Center site. The system runs 24 seven and is donated by Earthcam Inc. to the National Park Service.
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Earthcam Inc
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Civil rights icon Shuttlesworth honored amid King memorial ties
In Birmingham Alabama the burial of Rev Fred Shuttlesworth follows the King Memorial dedication in Washington DC. Andrew Young recalls Shuttlesworth’s role in the SCLC alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Eric Holder lauds Shuttlesworth as a justice warrior while noting Alabama immigration crackdown legal actions by the Obama administration and state.
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Libyan interim leaders declare liberation after eight month war
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil led a Benghazi ceremony declaring Libya free and starting a two year transition to democracy. The speech framed laws around Islamic Sharia as the basic source and outlined reforms on banking interest and marriage rules amid NATO scrutiny of Gaddafi’s death.
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