Vatican displays bones said to be St. Peter’s
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Nine bone fragments are displayed publicly for the first time. Pope Francis prays over them at Mass.
Hopes rise for historic deal on Iran
Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Geneva amid reports of progress in talks to scale back key parts of Tehran’s nuclear program.
British police say women held 30 years were brainwashed
Authorities say they believe the women, ages 69, 57 and 30, were beaten, but not sexually abused.
Cold feet in Kiev: Ukraine pulls back from pact with E.U.
Under pressure from Russia, the former Soviet state decides not to sign an agreement for now.
Dutch Santa’s helpers, in blackface, ignite debate on race
Opposition to “Black Pete” Christmas tradition explodes this year; defenders say it’s all harmless fun.
Mavis Batey, British code breaker in World War II, dies
Mrs. Batey, 92, was regarded in England as a national heroine.
Glafcos Clerides, former president of Cyprus, dies at 94
The two-term president spent most of his 50 years in politics trying to reunify the ethnically split island.
Russia pursues artist who nailed himself to Red Square
Of course it was frightening and painful. That was the point.
On a wintry day, a radioactive last voyage
A deal to use Russian weapons-grade uranium to run American power plants reaches a successful end.
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