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The Sachal Jazz Ensemble’s members all came from the once-great “Lollywood” movie system in Lahore, Pakistan. The camera opens on a pair of bongos, a man in red setting a double-time pace. Then it cuts to a full orchestra, string players all in white, laying down a familiar, undulating accompaniment. And finally, the melody comes in — on a sitar. ...

FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis has made certain Italian mobsters nervous through his effort to reform the church, and by speaking out against corruption, it was reported.  An anti-mob prosecutor in Italy has warned that Pope Francis has ruffled feathers among the ‘Ndrangheta organized crime organization. Nicola Gratteri, 55, a state prosecutor in the Calabria region of southern Italy, said ...