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Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has withdrawn its bid to purchase US entertainment giant Time Warner for an estimated $80bn (£47bn). Time Warner rejected Fox's initial offer in July. The company wrote in a statement that Time Warner had "refused to engage with us to explore an offer which was highly compelling". It added that the reaction in...

meothelioma Afghan soldier attack on UK army camp kills US general

A US major-general has been killed in an attack by a man in Afghan military uniform at a British-run military academy near Kabul, US officials say. Two British soldiers were among the wounded, along with several Americans, a German general and an Afghan general. Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence said the Afghan soldier who opened fire was shot dead....

meothelioma Gaza conflict: Kerry urges broader Israel-Palestinian talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking to BBC HARDtalk: "There has to be a giving on both sides" Continue reading the main story Mid-East crisis Faces from Gaza Children in conflict Conflict explained Hamas hopes US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Israel and the Palestinians to take advantage of the Gaza truce to move towards...

insurance Double-decker buses collide in New York City's Times Square

At least 13 people were injured when two tourist buses collided in the heart of New York City's Times Square on Tuesday. Three of the injuries were serious, but not life-threatening. Victims were taken to area emergency rooms, according to ABC7. Eight pedestrians were hurt, in addition to three people riding the tour buses -- a red Greyline...

insurance Afghan soldier kills US general, wounds about 15

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. official has identified the senior officer killed in Afghanistan Tuesday as Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, the highest-ranking American officer killed in combat since 1970. Greene was the deputy commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. An engineer by training, Greene was involved in preparing Afghan forces for the time when U.S.-coalition troops leave...

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RAYMONDVILLE, Texas -- Two illegal immigrants from Mexico who were charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent in front of his family in Texas have been arrested and deported numerous times, police sources told FoxNews.com. One suspect has been arrested no fewer than four times for entering the U.S. illegally,...

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Editor's note: Jay Parini, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College in Vermont. He has just published "Jesus: The Human Face of God," a biography of Jesus. Follow him on Twitter@JayParini. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) -- Just when I thought my amazement with Pope Francis had run its course, he did it...