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Excitement in Fatima as thousands await Pope Francis
Fátima (Portugal) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Catholic faithful awaited the arrival of Pope Francis in Fatima with rising excitement Friday as the pontiff took off from Rome en route to the Portuguese holy site. Under a cloudy sky, hymns echoed across the sprawling white esplanade that faces the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima as pilgrims from all over the world prayed, sang or sat in silence. From a rainy morning that saw a spattering of pilgrims join those who had spent the night at the Catholic shrine, the giant esplanade progressively filled up with groups from countries as varied as China, Venezuela and East Timor, some of them proudly waving giant flags.
Russian fighter jet 'greets' US Navy aircraft by flying past just 20ft away
A Russian fighter jet came within 20 feet of a US Navy aircraft in the Black Sea, according to a Navy spokesperson. The Russian Su-27 approached the P-US 8A Poseidon aircraft that was “conducting routine operations in international airspace,” US Naval Forces Europe spokeswoman Captain Pamela Kunze said. Capt Kunze said the interaction had been considered “safe and professional” by US Navy commanders in charge of the mission.
Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of the Pakistan Senate deputy
By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said. At least 35 people were wounded in the blast near the town of Mastung, 50 km (30 miles) from the provincial capital of Quetta. Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the deputy chairman of the upper house of parliament, told Reuters minutes after the explosion he believed he was the target and he had sustained minor injuries.
Twenty-four Chibok girls to return to school: Nigerian officials
The 82 girls freed by Boko Haram on Saturday after being held captive for three years are still waiting to be reunited with their families, while all the girls found last year will be heading back to school in September, Nigerian officials said. For more than two years there was no sign of the girls.
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