The Crookston diocese, like the Roman Catholic Church in many other parts of the West, has been dealing with a shortage of priests by importing clerics from India.
Ex-calendar girl Mara Carfagna, who is now Italy's equal opportunities minister, will look after the wives of the world's top leaders at the G8 summit next week.
Following North Korea's May 25 nuclear test, the UN Security Council has imposed new sanctions to halt the North's missiles sales, a vital source of cash for the state.
That Pakistan cannot find a judge to take up a crucial case like this signals the nonchalant attitude that Islamabad often exhibits in trials against people wanted by India.
While gays and lesbians heave a sigh of relief over the Delhi high court's judgement that gay sex is not a criminal act, this is but one small step towards gay rights.
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