McConnell to speak on child abuse
522060
The first minister is expected to address parliament on the issue of child abuse in a debate forced through by MSPs.
88163
US Senator Mitch McConnell is in the Middle East for a two-day visit to discuss peace prospects between the Israelis and Palestinians.
503495
U.S. Catholic bishops are planning to appoint a nun to their lay review board on sexual abuse, a step that could undermine the watchdog panel's independence, several of its members charged this week.
245579
Detectives investigating the death of a one-year-old boy who was mauled by a pet dog will speak to members of the local community.
596342
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and a delegation of IRA victims are to hold a meeting.
493308
Pope Benedict XVI plans to discuss Iraq and the plight of Christians in that war-torn country when he meets for the first time with President Bush this week, the Vatican No. 2 said in an interview published Sunday.
255858
Margaret Hodge, the children&#39;s minister, was handcuffed to a Fathers 4 Justice protester yesterday as she gave the keynote speech at a Law Society conference.
352619
PORTLAND, Ore.  - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese  of Portland will launch an advertising campaign this week to  encourage people sexually abused by priests in Oregon to come  forward, according to a church spokesman.
297726
A Senate committee will hear allegations that a young U.S. resident was tortured and videotaped - after the CIA says such videotaping had stopped
206266
LOBBYIST Dr Glenda Simms is urging sexually abused women in the upper echelons of society to speak out more about their experiences as victims of violence, as a means of empowering their less affluent counterparts to do likewise.
213122
MSPs are expected to approve a bill which will tighten disclosure rules for those working with children.
752645
CHILD sex offenders should be forced to reveal their email addresses to police, John Reid said yesterday.  The Home Secretary wants to stop paedophiles "grooming" young victims over the internet.  They would be forced to register all online details including "chatroom" nicknames.
476958
The health minister is to appear before Scottish Labour MPs to explain controversial hospital reorganisation plans.
589831
The Archbishop of Canterbury says the Church of England will launch a review into recent cases of child abuse.
388328
U.S. News & World Report - House Republican advisers, antsy with the go-slow approach by leaders like Minority Leader John Boehner, are urging that the GOP instead follow the pattern of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has aggressively moved on several fronts, including the war in Iraq, taxes, and stem cell research.
257754
A report on how a paedophile was watched in the weeks before he abused a girl of three is to be published.
182591
The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland vows to fight plans to give sex education to young children.