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A Jesuit priest whose kidnapping by the Argentine military in 1976 has raised the issue of what role newly named Pope Francis played in that country’s so-called “dirty war” said Friday that he was “reconciled to the events” and wished the pope well, but he did not explicitly absolve the pope of involvement in his detention.
In a statement posted on a website in Germany, where the Rev. Francisco Jalics now lives, Jalics recounted the details of his detention, saying he was held for five months, blindfolded and shackled. At the time, the pope, then the Rev. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was Jalics’ Jesuit superior.
“I’m unable to comment on the role of Father Bergoglio in this matter,” the statement said.
Priest details arrest during Argentine dirty war but doesn’t comment on Pope Francis’ role
Latvians commemorate Waffen SS divisions
Over a thousand Latvians on Saturday commemorated Nazi-allied World War II soldiers while police used force to prevent violence from erupting between participants and ethnic Russians, who are a minority in the country.
Many Latvians consider March 16, or Legionnaires Day, an opportunity to commemorate war veterans, while Russians see it as an attempt to glorify fascism and whitewash a black chapter in Latvia's history.
Bee deaths: EU delays action on pesticides ban
EU nations have been unable to reach agreement on proposals to ban the use of three pesticides that have been linked to the decline of bees.
The European Commission had called for a two-year EU-wide moratorium, but a number of nations opposed the plans. A recent report by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) concluded that the pesticides posed a "high acute risk" to pollinators, including honeybees.
The commission is expected to redraft its proposals ahead of another vote.
Netanyahu to form new coalition that will exclude ultra-Orthodox parties
After weeks of tough bargaining, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a coalition agreement with his two major partners, politicians said, paving the way for the formation of a new Israeli government days before a visit by President Obama.
The accord, expected to be signed on Thursday, awards important cabinet posts to two rising stars who emerged from the Israeli election in January: Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party, the second largest in parliament, and Naftali Bennett, head of the right-wing Jewish Home faction.
U.S. clout hurt by Iraq War, scholar says
The aftermath of the U.S.-led military campaign in Iraq has left Washington with diminished clout in the region, a Middle East scholar write.
Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Following the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, the U.S. government said Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons program was too great of a threat to ignore.
Fawaz Gerges, a Middle East scholar at the London School of Economics, writes in the Chatham House journal International Affairs that geopolitical developments since al-Qaida's attacks on the United States have curtailed U.S. influence.
U.S. Tax Cheats Nailed After Swiss Adviser Mails It In
Everybody knows the danger of sending things inadvertently in an e-mail. Beda Singenberger’s case shows you also have to be pretty careful when you mail things the old-fashioned way.
Over an 11-year period, federal prosecutors charge, Swiss financial adviser Singenberger helped 60 people in the U.S. hide $184 million in secret offshore accounts bearing colorful names like Real Cool Investments Ltd. and Wanderlust Foundation.
US sends clear warning to North Korea as Pyongyang declares armistice void
Obama security adviser threatens Pyongyang with 'full range of our capabilities' and urges China to act tough on neighbour.
The US has dismissed North Korea's declaration that the 1953 armistice with Seoul is nullified as "bellicose rhetoric" but warned Pyongyang that it will face "the full range of our capabilities" if it were to carry out its threat of a nuclear attack.
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