D Monday, January 25, 2010 News 11worlddigest ITALY: Cyber-priests should use the internet to spread the word of God, Pope Benedict XVI has urged. New media was a way in which priests can discover new possibilities for carrying out their ministry to and for the Word of God, the 82-year-old pontiff said. He also encouraged priests to proclaim the Gospel by using the latest technology such as blogs, websites, videos and images. He delivered the message for the Roman Catholic Churchs World Communications Day. Gods word to be spread on internet VENEZUELA: Opponents of Hugo Chavez banged on pots and pans yester- day after a cable channel was taken off the air for not broadcasting a speech by the president (pictured). Protests broke out in the capital Caracas after RCTV was shut down for breaching new laws which demand all stations screen Mr Chavezs rambling speeches. Anti-Chavez channel removed from cable SAUDI ARABIA: A teenage girl faces 90 lashes and two months in prison for assaulting a teacher. The 13- year-olds flogging was ordered after a fight broke out when she was caught with a camera phone at school. Rights group Amnesty International urged King Abdullah (pictured) to intervene immediately to ensure the flogging sentence is rescinded. Girl, 13, faces lashes over school assault AUSTRALIA: Aborigines have accused two Russian ice-skaters of appalling disrespect in a row that could mar the Winter Olympics next month. Bev Manton, head of the Aboriginal Land Council in New South Wales, said Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin ripped off their art and songs in a performance at the European Championships in Estonia last week. But the pair plan to use the routine again at the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics, sparking unease among Canadas indigenous leaders. Olympic cultural rip-off row looms and finally... CHINA: Cheating Chang Yin is facing ruin with two divorces after his wives found out about each other on Facebook. His bigamy came to light when wife Li Tsing, 31, added wife Wang Tseung, 27. Now Beijing businessman Mr Chang, 41, is facing financial ruin. They each want half of everything I have, he said. AMERICA: The hull of an oil tanker is torn open in a collision with a harbour barge. Up to 1.7million litres (450,000 gallons) of crude oil spilled from the Exxon Mobil tanker into the waters of Port Arthur, Texas Picture: Reuters Bin Laden threats raise terror alert By John Higginson Tape: Osama British foreign secretary David Miliband has warned that the danger of a terrorist attack remains very real as Osama Bin Laden claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day bomb plot. he said Britain should be ex- tremely vigilant following the re- lease of an audio tape from the al- Qaeda leader. the message delivered to you through the plane of the heroic war- rior Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was a confirmation of the previous messages sent by the heroes of sep- tember 11, the tape said. it is thought al-Qaeda could be planning an atrocity to coincide with an international anti-terrorism con- ference in London this week, al- though Whitehall sources have said there is no specific intelligence to suggest the meetings are being tar- geted. the terrorist threat level to Britain was increased from substantial to severe on Friday night, meaning an attack is highly likely. Mr Miliband said the Christmas Day attempted attack on a plane headed for Detroit byAbdulmutallab demonstrated the links that can ex- ist between different terrorist groups. Iraq war illegal NEW evidence showing the UK government was given clear advice that the Iraq war was illegal will be given at the Chilcot inquiry on Friday ahead of Tony Blairs appearance. A former chief legal adviser to the Foreign Office, Michael Wood, is expected to reveal he believed the war was unlawful without a second UN resolution. Elizabeth Wilmshurst, a senior Whitehall lawyer who quit in protest at the invasion, will also tell the inquiry she was not a voice in the wilderness in having doubts over the war. She is expected to claim Mr Wood told the then attorney general Lord Goldsmith of his fears days before the war began in 2003. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html