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• Moderate elected as Serbian patriarch
  http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10621965&ref=rss
  BELGRADE - Irinej, a moderate who recently called for better ties with the Roman Catholics and was chosen as the new head of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church.Irinej Gavrilovic, 80, was picked as the new patriarch in a lottery-like… Belgrade - Irinej, recently, with the lottery, the way as a new head of a family it was chosen Church.Irinej Gavrilovic of the Serbia Greek Orthodox Church which has the moderate influence which is called for the sake of the relationship where the Roman Catholic follower is better, as a new supervision of 80, it was chosen…

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• Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday
  http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=bulgarian-orthodox-christians-celebrate-palm-sunday-2010-03-26
  Passersby near churches in Bulgaria ON Sunday will see one of the more colorful sights in the church calendar as Bulgarian Orthodox Christians don crowns woven from willow branches in celebration of Palm Sunday. Nearby Sunday of the pedestrian Bulgarian church, Christianity of the Bulgarian Greek Orthodox Church. Commemorating crown palm Sunday, as for one in the midst of the calendar of the church as woven Don from the branch of the willow, more colorful sight-seeing spot is indicated

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• Two handmade bombs found in Ingush village and both defused
  http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6940889.html
  Two handmade bombs were found near an Orthodox cemetery in Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia's Sunzha district ON Sunday and a source with the Ingush Interior Ministry told the Itar-Tass news agency. The bombs have been defused now and no one was hurt and the source said. After the police found the first bomb and which was made of a 122 - millimeter projectile, a detonator and a cell phone and investigators searched the site for another bomb and demolition experts came to demolish them. Russia police… The area of the close Greek Orthodox Church Ordzhonikidzevskaya Sunzha, with the source on the graveyard of [ingushi] republic, Sunday the [ingushi] Department of the Interior news of the TASS communication TASS communication which you talked to the agency where two handmade bombs are done

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• New Serbian patriarch enthroned
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8476717.stm
  The new Serbian Orthodox patriarch is enthroned at a ceremony in Belgrade and pledging to back Serbia's claims to Kosovo. In the ceremony in Belgrade of entire main teaching of the new Serbia Greek Orthodox Church, it backs up the Serbia of [kosobo] insistence approximately. You are enthroned

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• Egyptian police hold three suspects after killing of six Coptic Christians
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/08/egypt-killings-christians-arrests
  Drive-by shootings outside church ignited riotPolice today arrested three men suspected of carrying out a drive-by shooting in southern Egypt that killed six Christians and a security official said. Police discovered the car used in the attack and then surrounded fields where the suspects were believed to be hiding late yesterday, before taking them into custody today and the official added. The three men all have criminal records and according to state media. Three gunmen opened fire ON worshippers leaving a church in the town of Naga Hamadi and 40 miles north of Luxor, ON Wednesday and the day before Egypt's Orthodox Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas. A Muslim guard was also killed and nine others wounded and including three in serious conditions. Thousands of Christians in Naga Hamadi went ON a rampage ON Thursday in protest against the attack and perceived discrimination against their community. They clashed with police and smashed ambulance and shop windows. Today officials said calm had been restored amid a big security presence. Egyptian prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud arrived today to take charge of investigations into the attack and there was a meeting of security heads to ensure that new violence does not erupt. The interior ministry said it suspected that the Naga Hamadi attack was in retaliation for the alleged rape in November of a 12-year-old Muslim girl by a Christian man in the town. The local branch of the ruling National Democratic party has asked leaders of Muslim and Christian communities to help in ending the violence and according to state media. Christians, mostly Orthodox Copts and account for about 10% of Egypt's predominantly Muslim population of some 80 million people. They celebrate Christmas every year ON 7 January. The Copts generally live in peace with Musli Outside the drive church with firing main Japan of riotPolice, with the Egypt southern part as for six Christ followers, as for the security authorized personnel said. 3 men carry drive with photographing the Police death to arrest doubt, is used with attack by the car after being discovered, the suspect with field surrounding, you applied the fire, believed and in yesterday late, restrained the person, before taking present those, because it has hidden, you added officially

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