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• Pope John Paul II gunman released from prison (AP)
• Worshippers urged not to 'sanitize' King's legacy (AP)
• Orthodox Christians brave rain to mark Jesus's baptism (AFP)
• Turk who shot Pope John Paul released from prison (Reuters)
• Pope names Texan to Corpus Christ post (AP)
• Kenya police arrest Muslim activist after riots (Reuters)
• London-based Jewish newspaper attacked by hackers (AP)

Pope John Paul II gunman released from prison (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:12 PM PST AP - The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II nearly 29 years ago emerged from prison Monday, declared himself a messenger from God, then spent his first night of freedom in a luxury hotel room. Mehmet Ali Agca, 52, said he would talk to the media in the next few days.

Worshippers urged not to 'sanitize' King's legacy (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:05 PM PST AP - A scholar and activist invoked the fiery side of Martin Luther King Jr.'s rhetoric Monday at the civil rights icon's church, urging the audience not to "sanitize" King's legacy or let the president off the hook on issues like poverty.

Orthodox Christians brave rain to mark Jesus's baptism (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 11:15 AM PST AFP - Thousands of Orthodox Christians braved rain on the banks of the Jordan river on Monday to plunge into plastic tubs filled with its murky water to celebrate Jesus's baptism.

Turk who shot Pope John Paul released from prison (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:04 AM PST Reuters - The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II nearly 30 years ago was released from a Turkish prison on Monday, rekindling the mystery over whether he acted alone or had been hired by a Soviet-era secret service.

Pope names Texan to Corpus Christ post (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:28 AM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI has chosen a Houston native to be the new bishop of the Corpus Christi diocese.

Kenya police arrest Muslim activist after riots (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:47 AM PST Reuters - Kenyan police arrested a prominent Muslim activist in chaotic scenes on Monday as seven suspects appeared at Nairobi's High Court accused of involvement in riots that rocked the capital on Friday.

London-based Jewish newspaper attacked by hackers (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:07 AM PST AP - Turkish hackers attacked the Web site of Britain's flagship Jewish newspaper, replacing the main page with a Palestinian flag and anti-Semitic writings, the paper's editor said Monday.

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