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APNewsBreak: German diocese to examine choir abuse (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper interview that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also says he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir, but did nothing about it.  In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse published Tuesday March 9, 2010 , he said 'repeatedly administered a slap in the face' to pupils at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir. He says it was common then and he stopped after Germany banned corporal punishment in 1980. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher,File)AP - A spokesman for the Regensburg Catholic diocese in Germany says the diocese will investigate allegations of physical and sexual abuse that have swirled around a famed choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother.


First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday (AP)

Electoral workers sort through ballots cast in the national election in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections are likely to be released on Thursday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to know as soon as possible what is the outcome of their choice."


Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack (AP)

FILE - in this April 5, 2003 file photo Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute, center, prays at the Azhar headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died of a heart attack during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the state-owned news agency reported Wednesday March 10, 2010.  (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, file)AP - Top Egyptian cleric Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, whose views often drew criticism from religious conservatives and secular Muslims, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia. He was 81.


Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah March 10, 2010. Biden publicly condemned on Wednesday Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers, saying on a West Bank visit the project undermined Washington's peace efforts. REUTERS/Atef Safadi/Pool (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem.


Iran leader: US playing `game' in Afghanistan (AP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, unseen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Taking aim at the U.S., Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a 'double game' in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported.  (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported.


East Africa's Oil and Gas: Drilling, Exploration Rising (Time.com)
Time.com - New drilling in and off countries up the coast of East Africa shows that the region may have massive reserves of natural gas and oil
Russian drivers allegedly forced to act as shield (AP)
AP - Russian prosecutors are investigating traffic police who allegedly ordered civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway — and remain inside — to block a fleeing criminal suspect.
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AP - Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' independent state with contiguous territory.
In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past (AP)

In this March 5, 2010 photo, Yiliam Gonzalez, second from right, and her mother Janeth Anchia, left, visit with neighbors in Havana. Gonzalez is one of eight transsexuals to undergo a sex change under Cuba's universal health care system. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.


Pope denounces 'atrocious' Nigeria bloodshed (AFP)

Injured twenty-year-old student Mercy John lies on a hospital bed following the religious violence that killed hundreds in Dogo Nahawa, south of Jos, Plateau State. Pope Benedict XVI has denounced the AFP - Pope Benedict XVI denounced the "atrocious" bloodshed in Nigeria on Wednesday after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be charged over the killings.


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