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Former Pope Benedict is “absolutely lucid and alert” and his condition is serious but stable, the Vatican has said.   The update comes a day after Pope Francis said his predecessor Benedict XVI is “very sick” and asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff so God will comfort him “to …

 massive fire raging for more than 12 hours in a Cambodian hotel casino killed at least 16 people, injured 50 and trapped others early on Thursday, Dec. 29.   The blaze started around midnight Wednesday, Dec. 28, was still burning Thursday morning.   Neighbouring Thailand had to send firetrucks to help …

Leader of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from the post nine years ago, is “very sick” after a deterioration in his health on Wednesday.   “I want to ask you all for a special prayer for …

The King has reportedly evicted the Duke of York from using Buckingham Palace following a series of scandals involving his former friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.   The Duke of York was told to no longer use Buckingham Palace as an office space, effectively severing his final tie to his old life …

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run education ministry has suspended university education for female students until further notice.   A letter published Tuesday, Dec. 20, by the higher education ministry instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to female students immediately, in accordance with a Cabinet decision.   This comes after girls …

When a scary plane crashed into a frozen mountain, 159 people died instantly. Just hours later, sick thieves came and stole from the site. Today, December 20, 2015, marks 27 years since the horrible crash of American Airlines Flight 956 in Colombia. Only four people and a miracle dog survived. …

Pope Francis revealed in a new interview published on Sunday December 18, that after he was elected in 2013 he signed a letter of resignation to be used if severe and permanent health problems made it impossible to carry out his official duties.   Francis, who turned 86 on Saturday and …

Scientists have discovered that snakes do have clitorises, shattering a long-held assumption that the females didn’t have a sexual organ. Research published Wednesday provides the first proper anatomical descriptions of female snake genitalia. Snake penises – hemipenes – have been studied for decades. They are forked and some are embedded …

Warren, who was born in Las Vegas and used to be known as “the man with the 132-pound scrotum,” became famous around the world after a TV show showed his unusual medical condition, scrotal lymphedema. After hearing how bad things were for him, a kind specialist in California offered to …

A California man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing to death his heavily pregnant sister and setting her body on fire just days after her baby shower, police said. The Fresno Police Department on Wednesday, Dec. 14, announced the arrest of 41-year-old Aaron Dudley for the killings of 26-year-old N’kya …