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Rival parliaments vie for power in Kyrgyzstan

After demonstrators ousted Kyrgyzstan?s president on March 24, the country?s opposing parliaments met over the weekend, claiming to represent the country?s population of five million. The incumbent parliament, which remained intact despite the upheaval, appointed opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev as interim president.

Source: Associated Press

Pope struggles at Easter Mass

Pope John Paul II failed to preside over the Easter Mass held at St. Peter?s Basilica in the Vatican City Sunday morning. Although he watched the service from the window of his residence and offered the crowd below a brief blessing, he was not able to speak. The Pope is recovering from a tracheotomy.

Source: The New York...

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