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The Silos School of Thought, Spain, will dedicate its next two international meetings to the study and dissemination of the thought and action of Pope Francis. It is the ninth encounter of the School which, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in Spain, and under the auspices of the Benedictine Abbey of Silos, gathered together figures from the worlds of science and culture in an atmosphere of respectful pluralism and convergence in relation to universal values. In a letter to the Steering Committee of the School, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, writes: “In the two...

SNIPPET: "North Korea appears to have been digging two new tunnels at a nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, North Hamgyong Province since May, sparking fears that it is preparing for another nuclear test." SNIPPET: "Specialist website 38 North, which is run by Johns Hopkins University, said it discovered two new tunnel entrances and a mound of earth while analyzing satellite pictures of the test site taken on Wednesday."

STERLING, Mich. — Tommy Osier, 18, a popular but indifferent student, was still a year from graduating from high school, and that was no sure thing. Farm work paid him $7.40 an hour, taught him discipline and gave him new skills. He had begun talking about making a life in farming...

12/1/2005 1:43:00 PM Discovery of 30 Ovens and Silos behind Shian DamLatest archaeological excavations behind Shian Dam led to the discovery of 30 silos and ovens belonging to the Sassanid era. Tehran, 1 December 2005 (CHN) -- The archaeological excavations at the back of Shian Dam in Kermanshah province resulted in the finding of 30 silos and ovens dating back to the Sassanid era. Archaeologists believe that they should have belonged to the nomads of the region some 2000 years ago. Previous to this, a big fire temple, which is supposed to be one of the biggest fire temples belonging...

DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court upheld the prison sentences Thursday for three pacifist nuns accused of using their blood to deface a missile silo in northern Colorado in 2002. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals noted the potential benefit of civil disobedience, but upheld a jury's decision to convict Jackie Hudson, Carol Gilbert and Ardeth Platte on charges of obstructing national defense and damaging government property. The three-judge panel ruled the nuns violated a federal law that prohibits intentional disruption of military operations and national defense. The nuns knew, or should have known, their protest against nuclear...

I have had reports Bin Laden made a deal with China and had been hiding in Turkestan with an agreement to wipe out anti-Beijing rebels in exchange for sanctuary. Have also heard US Special Forces and Pakistani special ops soldiers have been waiting at the border just waiting to pounce after diplomacy arranges an okay to strike across the border. The ten-car convoy was spotted by a couple of cruising Indian Air Force jet pilots, who went in for a closer look. Between October 17 and October 19, an Indian air force reconnaissance plane picked him up in the Tibet-Laddakh...