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Iraq's top vote-getter cuts across sectarian lines
He has fought off a machete-wielding assassin believed sent by Saddam Hussein, spent much of his life in exile and was rumored to have personally shot a number of insurgents. Ayad Allawi is a survivor, and he showed it more than ever in Iraq's parliamentary elections. (Associated Press Writer, 9:11 p.m.)
SKorean naval ship sinks near NKorea; 40 missing
Word that a South Korean naval ship sank in the tense waters around the disputed maritime border with communist North Korea set off panic: The president convened an emergency meeting and the military dispatched a fleet of ships. (Associated Press Writer, 8:50 p.m.)
Chavez: Venezuela taps huge natural gas deposit
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says drilling for natural gas off his country's Caribbean coast has found a "super well" and the deposit could be nearly twice as large as originally thought. (AP, 8:19 p.m.)
Timeline of events in Iraq
A timeline of key events in Iraq, beginning with the U.S.-led invasion to the March 7 parliamentary elections: (AP, 7:20 p.m.)
Church, deaf students square off on Italian TV
Three deaf men who say they were repeatedly sodomized and abused by priests as children confronted the church diocese Friday about why it hadn't punished their abusers, saying they want justice. (Associated Press Writer, 7:20 p.m.)
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FROM TODAY'S BOSTON GLOBE
Lifting fragile lives in Haiti
(Globe Staff / Bill Greene)
Wings of Hope, a home for youngsters with disabilities high in the hills above Port-au-Prince, has developed close ties with a Catholic parish in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood and a school for disabled children in Lexington. (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
US girds for more violence in Kabul
Insurgents are preparing a campaign of suicide bombings and high-profile attacks in the bustling but poorly protected Afghan capital this summer, posing a new threat to the fragile government and recent US military gains. (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
German abuse scandal draws closer to pope
The future Pope Benedict XVI was kept more closely apprised of a sexual abuse case in Germany than previous church statements have suggested, raising fresh questions about his handling of a scandal unfolding under his direct supervision before he rose to the top of the church’s hierarchy. (By Nicholas Kulish and Katrin Bennhold, New York Times)
Dutch judge fines cannabis cafe $13.3m
Even in this freewheeling land of tolerated soft drugs, the Checkpoint marijuana bar went too far. A Dutch judge fined it $13.3 million yesterday for overstepping the rarely enforced limit on how much marijuana can be held in stock, in what is seen as a test case in an effort to rein in drug tourism. (Associated Press)
Danes send their Mermaid on a mission
Denmark’s famed “Little Mermaid’’ statue left her perch in the Copenhagen harbor yesterday and started a journey to the World Expo in Shanghai — the first trip abroad in her 96-year history. (Associated Press)
In a first, Irish pubs to open on Good Friday
As long as Ireland has had pubs, Good Friday has been off-limits as a “dry’’ holy day — until now. (Associated Press)
Owner of anti-Chávez TV channel arrested
The owner of Venezuela’s only remaining TV channel that takes a critical line against President Hugo Chávez was arrested yesterday, raising concerns that the government is carrying out a widening crackdown aimed at silencing opponents. (Associated Press)
Vatican defends role in Wis. abuse case
The Vatican yesterday strongly defended its decision not to defrock an American priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys in Wisconsin and denounced what it called a campaign to smear Pope Benedict XVI and his aides. (By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Diet, exercise play role in breast cancer
Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said yesterday, renewing debate on a sensitive topic. (By Maria Cheng, Associated Press)
Study says diabetes rate in China is double previous estimates
China has overtaken India as the global epicenter of the diabetes epidemic after a study showed twice as many Chinese are afflicted with the disease as previously estimated. (Bloomberg News)
Discontent in France fuels birth of new party
Former prime minister Dominique de Villepin, an eloquent, silver-haired diplomat, launched a new political party yesterday that prepares the way for him to challenge longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential elections. (By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press)