Vatican Silence on Germany’s Priest-Sex-Abuse Scandal
(Time.com)

Time.com – As Germany’s priest-sex-abuse scandal rages, the Holy See has built a wall of silence around Pope Benedict XVI

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Nigerian leader orders fast-tracking of amnesty deal
(AFP)
AFP – Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday ordered the implementation of an amnesty deal for ex-rebels to be sped up, his spokesman said a day after deadly blasts in the restive Niger Delta.

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West Bank street named for dead US activist
(AP)

AP – Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday named a street after a U.S. activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in a 2003 protest against house demolitions in Gaza.

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American was kidnapped, killed in Haiti
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AP – The U.S. Embassy says a kidnapped person was among four U.S. citizens killed in Haiti since the Jan. 12 earthquake.

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Ukraine to pass law scrapping NATO ambitions
(AP)
AP – Ukraine’s new governing coalition in parliament said Tuesday it will pass a law against joining military alliances such as NATO, a move that is sure to please Russia while tilting Ukraine away from its previous pro-Western course.

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