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 Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. Pope's shame and remorse over Irish child sex abuse 20 Mar 2010 at 8:10pm VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict apologized on Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by clergy in Ireland and ordered an official inquiry there to try to stem a scandal gripping the Catholic Church which has swept across Europe. Magnitude-5.6 quake near Guantanamo, Cuba 20 Mar 2010 at 8:19pm HAVANA (Reuters) - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo in eastern Cuba, on Saturday and was felt in the island's second city of Santiago de Cuba. Israeli troops kill Palestinian in W.Bank: medics 20 Mar 2010 at 8:41pm NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian youth was killed by Israel troops and another was seriously wounded on Saturday during a clash in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian hospital officials said. Opposition "red shirts" try to win over Thai capital 20 Mar 2010 at 8:11pm BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition activists paraded through Thailand's sprawling capital on Saturday to try to win over Bangkok's middle classes to their anti-government campaign. Allawi edges ahead of PM again in Iraq election 20 Mar 2010 at 4:54pm BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Secularist Iyad Allawi edged ahead of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday in a neck-and-neck election race that has laid bare the ethnic and sectarian divisions threatening Iraq's fragile stability. |
 World News  Thousands rally in Russia against economic policy (AP) 20 Mar 2010 at 7:54pm AP - Thousands of people rallied across Russia Saturday to denounce the government's economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.  Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses (AP) 20 Mar 2010 at 8:02pm AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.  UN chief says Israeli settlements must be stopped (AP) 20 Mar 2010 at 7:17pm AP - Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, while a Palestinian teenager was killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank.  Mexico's drug war takes growing toll on Americans (AP) 20 Mar 2010 at 7:20pm AP - More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband who were gunned down after leaving a children's birthday party.  With cheap food imports, Haiti can't feed itself (AP) 20 Mar 2010 at 6:13pm AP - The earthquake not only smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food. |
 Get the latest BBC World news: international news, features and analysis from Africa, Americas, South Asia, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.  Obama in final health vote push 20 Mar 2010 at 8:47pm US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key House vote.  Pope apology for Irish sex abuse 20 Mar 2010 at 4:30pm Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".  BA fights to limit strike impact 20 Mar 2010 at 6:36pm BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded.  Nepalese statesman Koirala dies 20 Mar 2010 at 10:49am Nepal's four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say.  UN chief says settlements illegal 20 Mar 2010 at 4:54pm UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building. |
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