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Indian Hindu extremists target Valentine's Day: report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:05 AM CST

AFP - Indian Hindu extremists who recently dragged young women out of a fashionable bar as part of a morality campaign have vowed to assault couples marking Valentine's Day, according to reports Tuesday.

Pope sends greeting to Orthodox patriarch (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 07:20 AM CST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has sent his greetings to the new Russian Orthodox patriarch, pledging to work for closer relations and citing areas of common interest.

Smoky Mountains' 'marrying minister' is retiring (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:05 AM CST

AP - The Rev. Ed Taylor has been marrying tourists in the Smoky Mountains for more than three decades. Now, he's the one saying "I do" to retirement.