POLITICIAN BANNED: A court barred Nawaz Sharif, one of Pakistan’s most popular politicians, from running for Parliament because of a disputed conviction, a ruling expected to strain the ruling coalition and intensify debate over the status of the country’s judiciary.
UN BEGINS SYRIA PROBE: UN experts began probing allegations Monday that Syria has a hidden nuclear program, as Damascus imposed strict secrecy on the visit. The UN inspectors’ main focus is the Al Kibar facility, which Israeli jets destroyed in September.
BERLUSCONI’S PLEA: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wants to make it possible for divorced, remarried Roman Catholics like himself to receive Communion. He asked a bishop about easing the Vatican’s rule, news reports said. “Go tell that to someone higher than me,” the bishop replied.
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