Pope Benedict XVI Speaks at UN, plus many other Special Events.

"Human rights, more than force or pragmatic politics, must be the basis for ending war and poverty," the Pope said at United Nations.

Invited to speak at the United Nations the Pope was also on a whirlwind tour of D.C. and New York, meeting with President Bush and an audience of 12,000 on White House lawn. saying Mass for capacity crowd of 48,000 at the National Stadium in D.C. mass at St. Patrick's in NY, mass for capacity crowd of 57,000 at Yankee Stadium, praying at Ground Zero and meeting with relatives of 9/11 victims, conducting a Youth Rally to thousands, visiting a synagogue and Orthodox Christian Church, meeting with religious leaders from other faiths, speaking to Catholic university educators, and surprising many with several direct references and an apology for the priest sex-scandals of recent years as well as surprising many with mention of the 'sinister,' years of the 'monster Nazi regime in Germany, Church summary of papal visit here.

Approx. 25% of the United States is Catholic. The Pope specificially critized the Iraq War, the use of so-called 'harsh interrogration techinques" Snd spoke in favor of immigration and the life of the unborn.

The Pope also said the UN should avoid being dominated by the agenda of a few powerful nations. Spanish was part of all events. More on UN speech >>

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Hundreds of photos of pope's visit, here.

Food Shortage Provokes Riots in Haiti

Haitians take to the streets in violent demonstrations over rising food prices. band's of looters sacked stores, warehouses and government offices.

Hungry Crowds Attempt to Storm Haitian Palace

The prime minister forced to resign. 9,000 U.N. peacekeepers were unable to halt a frenzy of looting and violence

Anger has also been directed at the United States, which sent troops to Haiti in 2004 during the rebellion that ousted popular President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Embassy buildings were pelted with rocks. The U.S. Embassy suspended operations. Resentment over UN/foreign presence added to anger, details.

In a country where almost all food is imported, cargo traffic from Miami ground nearly to a halt as UN imposed new customs procedures aimed at collecting revenues and stopping the flow of drugs has left tons of food rotting in ports.

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