Irish Cardinal Brady Apologizes for Not Reporting Abuse

Irish Cardinal Brady Apologizes for Not Reporting Abuse


Irish Cardinal Brady Apologizes for Not Reporting Abuse

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Cardinal Sean Brady, leader of Ireland's Roman Catholics, said he was ashamed of his role in investigating but not reporting abuse cases 35 years ago.


Planck spies massive dust clouds

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.


Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Barcelona host Stuttgart and Olympiakos travel to Bordeaux in the last of the Champions League last-16 ties, while Newcastle and Scunthorpe face each other in the Championship.


In pictures

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 09:08 AM PDT

Celebrations of St Patrick's Day across the globe


Limits of quantum world stretched

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:16 PM PDT

Scientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing.


Cuban police haul protesting "Ladies in White" away

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police grabbed members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" by their hair, dragged them into a bus and drove them away to break up a protest march on Wednesday.


'Ransom paid' for UK kidnap boy

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:04 PM PDT

Five people held in Spain over alleged payment for boy seized and freed in Pakistan.


Democrats Cite 2 New Pledges as They Press Health Bill

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:52 AM PDT

Representative Dennis Kucinich announced that he would switch his vote to yes, and an abortion foe said that restrictions in the bill were sufficient.


Israel Seeks to Mend Rift With the U.S.

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:54 AM PDT

Israeli officials said they were working on a formula to diffuse tensions over building in East Jerusalem.


EU urges Georgia not to aggravate Russia tensions

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has urged Georgia's government to avoid exacerbating regional tensions after a Georgian television station broadcast a fake news report about Russian forces heading for the capital Tbilisi.


US-Mexico 'virtual' fence on hold

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 03:31 AM PDT

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano freezes funds for a hi-tech system to control the US-Mexico border, citing costs.


Fire at royal tomb prompts Uganda clash

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:08 PM PDT

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom.


Cuba police break up Havana march

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana.


Asthma death boy 'was neglected'

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:32 PM PDT

An boy who suffered an asthma attack at a Stockport school died of natural causes contributed to by neglect, an inquest jury rules.


Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs'

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.


New exoplanet like 'one of ours'

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PDT

A new temperate planet, found 1,500 light-years away from Earth, has similarities to planets within our own Solar System.


Somali pirates claim to have hijacked charcoal ship

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:17 AM PDT

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates said on Wednesday they had hijacked a boat carrying charcoal from the rebel-held south of the Horn of Africa nation to Dubai.


Suspected suicides alarm Cornell

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:04 AM PDT

Cornell University monitors bridges over river gorges on its campus and checks on students after three fell to their deaths.


Iran tightens petrol sanctions

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Petrol within Iran is heavily subsidised but the ration is being cut - is there a link between that and the threat of petrol sanctions linked to its nuclear programme?


Magazine Preview: The HBO Auteur: David Simon

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Coming off the critical acclaim of "The Wire," David Simon is taking his signature approach to television to New Orleans.


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