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BEIJING – A diocese in central China has ordained the country’s first Catholic bishop in three years amid strained relations between Beijing and the Vatican. Catholic websites says the Rev. Joseph Zhang Yinlin was named co-adjutor bishop of Anyang in Henan province, under tight security on Tuesday. AsiaNews.it says Zhang’s …

CORBIN, Ky. – A statue of the world famous founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken has been unveiled. WYMT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Nc7A1u ) officials in Corbin, Kentucky, showcased the bronze, life-size statue of Col. Harland Sanders during a ceremony on Wednesday. The area, which is now known as Sanders Park, used to …

MADRID – Some 3,000 inhabitants have now had to be evacuated from their homes in southwestern Spain as wildfires that officials suspect were started deliberately continue to rage for a third day. Around 1,000 residents were evacuated early Saturday from the town Hoyos in the Extremadura region as flames were …