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AP Exclusive: Vatican details US sex abuse defense (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:09 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses faithful from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 16, 2010. An estimated 150,000 people filled St. Peter's Square on Sunday in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI over the clerical sex abuse scandal, the Vatican said. Benedict said he was comforted by such a 'beautiful and spontaneous show of faith and solidarity' and again denounced what he called the 'sin' that has infected the church and needs to be purified. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican on Monday will make its most detailed defense yet against claims that it is liable for U.S. bishops who allowed priests to molest children, saying bishops are not its employees and that a 1962 Vatican document did not require them to keep quiet, The Associated Press has learned.

Volcanic ash to close London's Heathrow airport (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:23 PM PDT

Map shows the ash cloud over Europe from the volcano in IcelandAP - Europe's busiest airport was set to close early Monday morning as a dense crowd of volcanic ash drifts across England from Iceland, aviation authorities said.

Thai gov't rejects talks, defends deadly crackdown (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:29 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters ignite tires ablaze in front of a stand off with Thai military, Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand will impose a curfew Sunday and send Red Cross workers to evacuate women and children from Bangkok's deadly protest zone where 25 people have been killed in four days of street battles between anti-government demonstrators and troops. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Anti-government unrest boiling over in downtown Bangkok spread to other areas of the capital and Thailand Sunday as the military defended its use of force in a crackdown that has left 30 civilians dead in four days. Thai leaders flatly rejected protesters' demands that the United Nations intercede to end the chaos.

Merkel: $1 trillion rescue package only buys time (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:53 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel adresses the audience at the Congress of the German Labor Union, DGB, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May, 16, 2010. Merkel also discussed the consequences of the Greek debt crisis for the eurozone. (AP Photo/dapd/Berthold Stadler)AP - The euro750 billion ($1 trillion) shock-and-awe rescue package to prevent the Greek debt crisis from spreading only bought eurozone countries more time, it didn't solve their underlying debt problems, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a European Central Bank official said Sunday.

Brazil fire burns huge collection of dead snakes (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:26 PM PDT

AP - A fire in Brazil destroyed what may be the world's largest scientific collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions that served as the main source for research on many species, scientists said Sunday.

Protest Imperils Bangkok's 'Red Shirt' Children (Time.com)

Posted: 16 May 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Time.com - As violence escalates over a sit-in in the Thai capital, protesters shun calls to remove children and the elderly from harm's way

Heathrow to close amid new ash shutdowns (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:36 PM PDT

Passengers leave by bus as airline staff watch them at Manchester Airport after the airport was closed following a further disruption due to volcanic ash. London's Heathrow, the busiest air hub in Europe, was among airports closing in southern England early Monday as a new ash cloud from the Iceland volcano drifted south, air authorities said.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - London's Heathrow, the busiest air hub in Europe, was among airports closing in southern England early Monday as a new ash cloud from the Iceland volcano drifted south, air authorities said.

Iraq recount affirms win for Sunni-backed bloc (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Iraqi electoral staff recount ballots from last month's general election at Baghdad's Rashid hotel on May 4. A recount of votes in Baghdad has yielded no evidence of fraud, Iraq's election commission said, more than two months after March elections from which no new government has yet emerged.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AP - Iraq's electoral commission affirmed on Sunday the narrow victory of a Sunni-backed bloc in the March vote after a partial recount undercut the Shiite prime minister's claims of fraud in the tally.

4 decapitated bodies found in northern Mexico (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:54 PM PDT

Former Mexican presidential candidate for the National Action Party Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, seen here in 2005, has disappeared in Mexico. President Felipe Calderon has ordered a massive manhunt to find the politician who may be the most prominent kidnap victim yet in Mexico's raging drug wars.(AFP/File/Juan Barreto)AP - Four young men have been found decapitated in northern Mexico.

Somali rebels attack parliament, 11 dead (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 02:09 PM PDT

Somali speaker Sheik Adan Mohamed Nur is heavily guarded by Africa Union peacekeepers and Somali police during a session in which around 300 lawmakers refused to accept him as a legal speaker. Islamist rebels shelled Somalia's newly rebuilt parliament in Mogadishu Sunday, sparking clashes with government forces and African Union peacekeepers that left 11 civilians dead, officials said.(AFP/Mustafa Abdi)AFP - Islamist rebels shelled Somalia's newly rebuilt parliament in Mogadishu Sunday, sparking clashes with government forces and African Union peacekeepers that left 11 civilians dead, officials said.

Tensions mount as Thai govt rejects talks (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:08 PM PDT

A Thai demonstrator uses a slingshot to launch stones against security forces during clashes in Bangkok. Thailand's AFP - Thai troops were locked in a tense confrontation with besieged protestors Monday after three days of street battles in the capital that left at least 33 dead and 239 wounded.

Cathay plane escorted to Vancouver after "bomb hoax" (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Reuters - A Cathay Pacific airliner from Hong Kong was escorted by military fighter jets to its destination in Vancouver, Canada, after what the airline called a "bomb hoax," but no bomb was found, police said on Saturday.

Australian teen sailor says she yearned for land (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 05:06 AM PDT

Australian teenager Jessica Watson smiles as she is interviewed on a stage at the Sydney Opera House after crossing her yacht over the official finish line at the entrance to Sydney Harbour on May 15. Watson says that she talked to herself and yearned for land during the seven-month voyage which saw her become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian teenager Jessica Watson says that she talked to herself and yearned for land during the seven-month voyage which saw her become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

Mexico manhunt for missing politician Diego Fernandez de Cevallos (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 May 2010 08:56 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A former presidential candidate in Mexico and prominent member of President Felipe Calderón’s National Action Party (PAN) was declared missing over the weekend, which could be the latest escalation of violence by drug traffickers here.

Gloom over French Soccer Contrasts With Rugby's Rise (Time.com)

Posted: 16 May 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Spirits are low as French soccer fans brace for World Cup disappointment, but rugby is challenging to be France's top sport

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