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The Pope has met the head of the German Catholic Church over a growing paedophile priest scandal, as it was revealed the pontiff once helped get housing for a clergyman accused of child sex abuse.

A reward has been offered for information leading to the location of a missing British foreign exchange student in America.

At least 43 people have been killed after suicide bomb attacks in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

Nicolas Sarkozy has praised Gordon Brown during a visit to London which also saw him meet David Cameron.

Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours to prevent Palestinians from entering the Jewish state amid fears of rioting and civil disorder.

Leonardo DiCaprio says his heart will go on, despite the fact he can no longer say he starred in the biggest movie of all time.

A teacher killed whilst jogging in Alaska is thought to have been mauled to death by wolves.

The father of kidnapped British boy Sahil Saeed is back in the UK and working with police to ensure his son's safe return, officers have said.

Barack Obama has announced he will donate the $1.4m from his Nobel Peace Prize to students, war veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake.

Around 160 people have been arrested and at least eight people injured during a riot outside a Metallica concert in Bogota, Colombia.