Pope Benedict XVI has been accused of turning a deaf ear to repeated warnings about a pedophiliac priest who was later convicted of carnal violation of theological pupils.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for fresh sanctions against Iran to stop Tehran from developing what he called a secret military nuclear program.

Violence across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has claimed three people's lives, injuring seven others, as Iraqi officials are counting the ballots from the recent polls.

The Middle East Quartet urges Israel to halt its illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank so that a final peace deal with the Palestinians could be reached by 2012.

AP - Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.