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NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rallied Thursday, led by technology companies such as Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) and IBM (IBM) as investors snapped up shares in recently beaten-down sectors, including health care and financials. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 91.97 points, or 0.82 percent, to end at 11,260.28. The …

VATICAN CITY – A senior Vatican official said in an interview posted online Wednesday that the Holy See is worried that its opposition to abortion, embryonic stem cell research and gay marriage could one day land it before some international court of justice. Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, who heads the …

SERUT, Indonesia – Hundreds of children across parts of Indonesia devastated by last week’s earthquake returned to classes Monday to take exams under tents, as local and international aid groups stepped up relief efforts. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck central Java island on May 27, killing at least 5,782 people, the …