VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Sunday told six prelates newly elevated to the rank of cardinal that all Catholic leaders should shun the "worldly logic of power" and stick to spreading the gospel. The pope presided at a solemn mass in St Peter's Basilica with the six men from the United States, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, Lebanon and Colombia the day after they became cardinals at a ceremony known as a consistory. … Congo and M23 rebels negotiate in Uganda
Uganda’s defense minister says he is mediating talks between Congolese officials and representatives of M23, the rebel group that last week took control of the eastern Congolese city of Goma and threatens to topple the government of President Joseph Kabila.
Israel accuses Palestinian of spying for Hezbollah
Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency says a Palestinian man has been charged with relaying information to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon about sensitive government sites, including parliament.
Egypt's stock market plummets after Morsi's decree
Egypt's benchmark stock index has plunged 9.5 percent halfway through the first trading session since the country's Islamist president issued decrees to assume near absolute powers. France: Sarkozy's party battles to save itself
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative party is holding emergency meetings Sunday to try to figure out who’s in charge, after a disputed election for its new leader that could reshape French politics.
Hezbollah warns of rocket barrage if Israel attacks Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Sunday that thousands of rockets would rain down on Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities if Israel attacked Lebanon. In a speech marking the Shi'ite Muslim festival of Ashura, Nasrallah said Hezbollah's response to any attack would dwarf the attacks from Gaza during the eight-day conflict between Israel and the Islamist Hamas rulers of the coastal strip. "Israel, which was shaken by a handful of Fajr-5 rockets during eight days – how would it cope with thousands of rockets which would fall on Tel Aviv and other … Freed scientist finds little change or hope in Russia
KRASNOYARSK, Russia (Reuters) – Grey, pale and thin, Valentin Danilov has changed more than the country that jailed him in 2004 for selling state secret s to China. The 66-year-old Russian physicist, whose face is now criss-crossed with deep wrinkles, could not be blamed for suffering from "deja vu" when he was released on Saturday from a Siberian penal colony on spying charges he says were politically motivated. … 
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