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• After the party, South Sudan prays for its future (AFP)
• Blast near church outside Nigerian capital kills at least 2 (AFP)
• Pope urges pirates to treat victims with respect (AFP)
• Pope meeting with relatives of pirate hostages (AP)

After the party, South Sudan prays for its future (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT AFP - Volunteers cleared away the rubbish and worshippers offered prayers for its future on Sunday, after South Sudan was feted by world leaders as it celebrated independence and began the tough task of nation building.

Blast near church outside Nigerian capital kills at least 2 (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:47 AM PDT AFP - An explosion near a church outside of the Nigerian capital on Sunday killed at least two people, police said, the latest of a spate of deadly blasts to hit Africa's most populous nation.

Pope urges pirates to treat victims with respect (AFP) Posted: 10 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT AFP - Pope Benedict XVI called on pirates Sunday to treat their hostages "with respect and humanity", in his Sunday prayer from his Castel Gandolfo summer palace near Rome.

Pope meeting with relatives of pirate hostages (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2011 04:26 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI met Sunday with relatives of seamen held hostage by pirates and encouraged them not to lose hope.

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