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Cardinals defend pope on church sex abuse scandal (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:09 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI holds up the Holy Gospel as he celebrates a Chrism Mass, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Benedict XVI urged priests to oppose violence as he led a ceremony dedicated to the priesthood Thursday, marking a Holy Week with his church buffeted by clergy sex abuse scandals. The Chrism Mass marks the start of the Easter celebrations. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Cardinals across Europe used their Holy Thursday sermons to defend Pope Benedict XVI from accusations he played a role in covering up sex abuse scandals, and an increasingly angry Vatican sought to deflect any criticism in the Western media.

Benfica put 10-man Liverpool on spot in Europa League (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 03:32 PM PDT

Benfica's Paraguayan forward Oscar Cardozo celebrates after scoring against Liverpool during their UEFA Europa League qualifying football match at Luz Stadium in Lisbon. Benfica won 2-1.(AFP/Francisco Leong)AFP - Benfica put 10-man Liverpool on the spot on Thursday as the Portuguese side came from behind to win their Europa League quarter-final first-leg clash 2-1.

Britain approves Chagos Islands reserve, angers Mauritius (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT

Britain gave the green light Thursday for the creation of the world's biggest marine reserve around the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, a plan which has provoked fury among some refugees.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Britain gave the green light Thursday for the creation of the world's biggest marine reserve around the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, provoking fury from Mauritius which claims the archipelago.

Fulham fairytale continues with win over Wolfsburg (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:09 PM PDT

Fulham's Welsh midfielder Simon Davies (R) vies with Wolfsburg's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko (L) during their UEFA Europa League quarter-final, 1st leg football match against Wolfsburg at Craven Cottage, in London. Fulham won 2-1.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Fulham are in pole position to extend their fairytale run in the Europa League to the semi-finals after beating Wolfsburg 2-1 in Thursday's quarter-final first leg.

Former Greek PM Tzannetakis dies at 82 (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:06 PM PDT

AP - Former Prime Minister Tzannis Tzannetakis, who led a short-lived coalition government in 1989 while the country was rocked by corruption scandals and political turmoil, has died at 82.

Spanish police detain Viagra robber (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:36 PM PDT

Spanish police said Thursday they had detained a man they suspect of robbing 10 pharmacies at gunpoint, taking all available boxes of the impotence drug Viagra as well the cash in the register.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Spanish police said Thursday they had detained a man they suspect of robbing 10 pharmacies at gunpoint, taking all available boxes of the impotence drug Viagra as well the cash in the register.

Elton John stage collapses in Mexico injuring three (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:30 PM PDT

British pop star Elton John performing in 2004. Three workers were injured Thursday when the stage for an upcoming Elton John concert collapsed at the Maya pyramids of Chichen Itza, in southern Mexico, event organizers said.(AFP/File/Hasan Mroue)AFP - Three workers were injured Thursday when the stage for an upcoming Elton John concert collapsed at the Maya pyramids of Chichen Itza, in southern Mexico, event organizers said.

Adlington rediscovers golden form (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:23 PM PDT

British swimmer Rebecca Adlington, seen here in 2009, set the fastest 800m freestyle of the season on Thursday as she stormed to victory at the British Championships.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain's double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington set the fastest 800m freestyle of the season on Thursday as she stormed to victory at the British Championships.

UK creates world's largest marine reserve (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT

AP - Britain said Thursday it will create the world's largest marine reserve by banning fishing around the U.K.-owned archipelago in the Indian Ocean — a cluster of 55 islands across about a quarter of a million square miles of ocean.

Pope washes priests' feet on Holy Thursday (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blows inside an amphora containing holy oil during a Chrism Mass, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Benedict XVI urged priests to oppose violence as he led a ceremony dedicated to the priesthood Thursday, marking a Holy Week with his church buffeted by clergy sex abuse scandals. The Chrism Mass marks the start of the Easter celebrations. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Catholics are called to a "constant examination of conscience" but made no mention of the scandals rocking his church before he washed the feet of 12 priests in a ceremony marking Holy Thursday.

Czech politician quits over gay, Jewish comments (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:42 AM PDT

AP - Derogatory comments by the Czech Republic's former prime minister about Jews, gays and the Catholic Church led Thursday to his resignation as chairman of his conservative political party.

Russia's Medvedev promises 'crueler' measures (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:46 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and officials observe a minute of silence for victims of this week's suicide bombings, in Mahachkala, the capital of Dagestan, a province in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Medvedev made a surprise visit to the violence-wracked southern province of Dagestan, telling authorities to use tougher, 'more cruel' measures to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)AP - President Dmitry Medvedev made a surprise visit Thursday to the violence-wracked southern province of Dagestan, telling police and security forces to use tougher, "more cruel" measures to fight the "scum" responsible for terrorist attacks.

New evidence on WWII mystery of Raoul Wallenberg (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:14 AM PDT

FILE -- World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg is seen in this undated file photo. New evidence from Russian archives suggests that Wallenberg, credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, was alive after Soviets reported that he had died in a Moscow prison, a Swedish magazine and U.S. researchers reported Thursday April 1, 2010. The fate of Wallenberg, who was arrested in Budapest in January 1945 by the Soviet army, has remained one of the great mysteries of World War II. The Soviets claimed he was executed in July 17, 1947 but never produced a reliable death certificate or his remains. Witnesses claim he was seen in Soviet prisons or labor camps many years later, although those accounts were never verified. Now, the archives of the Russian Security Services say a man identified only as Prisoner No. 7, who was interrogated six days after the diplomat's reported death, was 'with great likelihood' Wallenberg.(AP Photo/file)AP - New evidence from Russian archives suggests Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, was alive after Soviets reported that he had died in a Moscow prison, a Swedish magazine and U.S. researchers reported Thursday.

British writer wins vital appeal in libel case (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:05 AM PDT

AP - A British science writer chipped away at the country's restrictive libel laws Thursday with an appeals court victory in a case that has become a rallying point for free speech advocates.

Bird with H5N1 virus found in Bulgaria (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:00 AM PDT

AP - A dead bird found near Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Varna has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus, officials said Thursday.

Merkel, Brown back new sanctions against Iran (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, 2nd right, addresses a group of business leaders at 10 Downing Street in London Thursday April 1, 2010, as Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, 3rd right, listens. (AP Photo/Luke MacGregor, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES **AP - The leaders of Britain and Germany on Thursday backed plans to push for tighter sanctions against Iran, which the United States hopes can be agreed by the end of the month.

War crimes court rejects Karadzic trial delay bid (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:01 AM PDT

A video grab shows wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic as he takes the stand at his war crimes trial at The Hague March 2, 2010. REUTERS/ICTY via Reuters TV/FilesAP - The genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will resume April 13, with the first witness testifying at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, the court announced Thursday.

Queen hands out coins on 'Maundy Thursday' (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, distributes 'maundy mondey' to an unidentified pensioner, during the annual Maundy Thursday service at Derby cathedral in Derby, England, Thursday April 1, 2010. The Queen was continuing a tradition which began centuries ago, by distributing the money to deserving subjects during a Holy Week service. She handed out specially-minted silver coins in recognition of the work of elderly church and community volunteers. According to Buckingham Palace, the tradition of the monarch handing out money to subjects dates to the 13th century. 'Maundy' comes from the word 'mandatum,' Christ's commandment to love one another.(AP Photo/Darren Staples, pool)AP - Queen Elizabeth II distributed "Maundy money" to deserving subjects Thursday in a long-standing Holy Week tradition.

Prosecutor expects 2 Kenya election violence cases (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:51 AM PDT

AP - The International Criminal Court announced Thursday that it will investigate members of Kenya's two ruling parties on charges that they instigated violence that killed more than 1,000 people after the disputed 2007 presidential election.

British media continues April Fool's tradition (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:19 AM PDT

AP - In today's headlines: flavored newsprint, high-tech ferrets and the revelation that Britain's greatest writer was — quelle horreur! — French.

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