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• Longtime Ottawa archbishop Joseph-Aurele Plourde dead at age 97
• Swiss court wipes slate clean for farmers paying debt to church for crime 655 years ago
• 3 Belfast police hurt in 5th straight night of street clashes with Protestant extremists

Longtime Ottawa archbishop Joseph-Aurele Plourde dead at age 97 Posted: 08 Jan 2013 11:37 AM PST OTTAWA - Joseph-Aurele Plourde, who was a Roman Catholic bishop for almost 49 years, has died at the age of 97.

Swiss court wipes slate clean for farmers paying debt to church for crime 655 years ago Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:15 AM PST GENEVA - A Swiss court has wiped out an annual debt that farmers have had to pay the Catholic Church to atone for a crime 655 years ago.

3 Belfast police hurt in 5th straight night of street clashes with Protestant extremists Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:21 AM PST BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland police say three officers have been injured in a fifth straight night of street clashes with Protestant extremists opposed to Belfast City Council's decision to reduce its flying of the British flag.

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