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 Pope weathering paedophile slurs
El Paso News.Net
The Vatican has denounced attempts to involve the pope in scandals surrounding paedophile activity within the Catholic Church. Utah Gop Leader Resigns After Hot Tub Confession
Washington Times
By Brock Vergakis ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature Saturday, two days after acknowledging he paid a woman $150,000 to keep quiet abou... Hunger Striker To Be Force-fed, Rules Us Court
New Zealand Herald
A British man who has been on hunger strike in a US prison since September 2007 can legally be force-fed by prison authorities, a court has ruled. William Coleman, who is serving an eight-year senten... Vatican Denounces Attempts To Draw Pope Into Scandal
The Independent
The Vatican yesterday denounced what it called aggressive attempts to draw Pope Benedict XVI into a scandal in his German homeland, after it emerged a suspected paedophile priest was sent to do commun... British Man To Be Force-fed In Us Jail
The Independent
A British man who has been on hunger strike in a US prison since September 2007 can legally be force-fed by prison authorities, a court has ruled. William Coleman, who is serving an eight-year sentenc... 24: Is It All Over For Jack?
The Independent
Was gung-ho Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland (above), a role model for the Bush White House, where the president was said to admire the troubled agent? Children Of Gaza: Scarred, Trapped, Vengeful
The Independent
Omsyatte, 12, in pink, and her family at the grave of her brother, Ibrahim, who was one of the 1,400 Palestinian victims of the 2008 Israeli military offensive against Gaza Serbian Police Detain Nine Over Alleged War Crimes
The Independent
The Serbian war crimes prosecutor's office says police have detained nine ex-paramilitary fighters over the killing of some 200 civilians during Kosovo's war. Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric says ... Schools 'force' Young Mothers Out
BBC
Pregnant teenagers are being forced out of education due to a lack of support, a leading children's charity has said.A report by Barnado's found 70% of young mothers were not in education, employment ... Black Fathers Urged Over Children
BBC
Black fathers need to become more involved with their children to help tackle social problems among young people, a government minister will say.Prominent black MP David Lammy will tell the Runnymede ... Us Returns Sarcophagus To Egypt
BBC
A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus stolen from Egypt more than 125 years ago has been returned from the US.It was confiscated at Miami airport by customs officials after it arrived in a shipment from... School Bullies Shake Imperial Throne
The Scotsman
The princess has started taking her daughter to school and even sitting with her in class, following the Imperial Household Agency's announcement last week that eight-year-old Aiko was refusing to att... Karzai To Permit Foreign Monitors
The Scotsman
AFGHANISTAN'S president Hamid Karzai has agreed to reverse an earlier decision and allow two foreigners on a commission to monitor forthcoming parliamentary elections. Targeted Taleban Attacks Kill 30
The Scotsman
A SUICIDE squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations in Afghanistan yesterday, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taleba... Suicide Bomber In Rickshaw Kills 13
The Scotsman
de bombers killed 55 people in near-simultaneous blasts on Friday in the eastern city of Lahore.No-one has claimed responsibility for either attack, though suspicion quickly fell on the network of Isl... Heavy Rain And Winds Lash Region
Philadelphia Daily News
The March lion roared on today, as the midpoint arrived in a windy, three-day soaking that delivered minor flooding and scattered power outages throughout the Philadelphia region. Things were far ugl... Pronger Lifts Flyers Over 'hawks
Philadelphia Daily News
Hearing his bench screaming, Chris Pronger knew he had time for only one chance. Pronger went wide and received a perfect feed from Claude Giroux, then placed a shot past a diving Cristobal Huet with... Obama: Overhaul 'no Child Left Behind'
Philadelphia Daily News
ATLANTA - President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic gr... Grandfather Sentenced To 30-60 Years For Rape Of 3 Girls
Philadelphia Daily News
Hector Ayala, the rock of a large Philadelphia family, broke into tears in court yesterday as he listened to his wife of 45 years, two of their four children and others beg a judge to have mercy on hi... Jersey Shore Feels Brunt Of Storm
Philadelphia Daily News
By midday at the Jersey Shore, the rainstorm had developed into a classic nor'easter - on steroids. Wind gusts topping 60 m.p.h. in Atlantic City were reported by the National Service as driving rain... Utah 'hot Tub' Pol Quits
New York Post
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature today, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl 25 years ago stunned this con... How He Did It: Nj 'qaeda' Tricked, Killed Guard
New York Post
SAN'A, Yemen — An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said today. He then killed a ... U.s. And Russia Move Closer To Arms Control Deal
International Herald Tribune
Russia moved closer to agreement Saturday on a long-stalled arms control treaty that would slash the active nuclear arsenals of both countries by at least one-quarter, officials from both countries sa... Sulzberger Pinches Double The Pay
New York Post
Top executives at the beleaguered New York Times Company reaped hefty rewards last year, with Chairman Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger more than doubling his total compensation to $6 million. CEO Janet Robi... Fiji Braces For Cyclone
New Zealand Herald
Fiji's Disaster Management Authority is preparing for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Tomas. The storm is situated northeast of Fiji and although it is not expected to make a direct hit on the main i...
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