Pope calls for peace around world

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• Pope calls for peace around world
• Church: Police block Beijing Easter service
• Plane lands in Rome after hijack attempt
• 57 dead in Southern Sudan violence
• Witnesses: Thousands protest Yemeni president's immunity deal
• Deaths mount in Misrata, Libya
• At least 2 dead as security forces open fire on Syrian protesters
• Mass burials held in rural Nigeria
• Indian spiritual guru dies at 85

Pope calls for peace around world Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:46 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI called for peace amid ongoing conflicts in Africa and the Middle East and mentioned the plight of those in Japan during his annual Easter message.

Church: Police block Beijing Easter service Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:22 PM PDT Police in Beijing blocked more than 500 worshippers from leaving their homes Sunday and detained more than 36 for attempting to attend Easter services, church officials said. FULL STORY | Video

Plane lands in Rome after hijack attempt Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:28 PM PDT An apparently agitated passenger attacked a flight attendant on Alitalia Flight 329 from Paris to Rome late Sunday and asked that the flight be diverted to Tripoli, Libya, the airline said.

57 dead in Southern Sudan violence Posted: 24 Apr 2011 08:45 AM PDT Fifty-seven "militiamen," including several high-ranking officers loyal to militia leader Gabriel Tang, were killed when Tang's forces attacked the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Southern Sudan, officials said Sunday.

Witnesses: Thousands protest Yemeni president's immunity deal Posted: 24 Apr 2011 07:07 AM PDT A mass of protesters took to the streets of Sanaa on Sunday to protest against a deal brokered by Persian Gulf nations that grants Yemen's president immunity from prosecution, witnesses said.

Deaths mount in Misrata, Libya Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:16 PM PDT An opposition leader on Sunday denounced Libyan government claims that the regime is working with local tribes to deal with rebels in the port city of Misrata.

At least 2 dead as security forces open fire on Syrian protesters Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:47 PM PDT Dozens of Syrian police officers have been injured in anti-government protests, the country's interior ministry said Sunday, a day after witnesses reported that security forces opened fire on people mourning slain protesters.

Mass burials held in rural Nigeria Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT Rural villages held mass burials in northern Nigeria on Sunday, the Red Cross said, raising the possibility that six days of postelection violence have produced heavy casualties.

Indian spiritual guru dies at 85 Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:41 AM PDT Famed Indian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba died Sunday of respiratory failure, his doctors said.

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