NewsMay 1, 2005
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Iraqi neighbors pledge to boost border security; Pope to give first Sunday blessing from window
Iraqi neighbors pledge to boost border security
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Iraq's neighbors pledged Saturday to boost border security and increase intelligence sharing with the country's new government, steps that could stem the flow of insurgents slipping across the poorly patrolled frontiers. The neighbors -- which include Syria and Iran, two countries accused by U.S. officials of failing to prevent insurgents from crossing their borders -- also agreed to hold a meeting of their interior ministers in Turkey in the coming weeks to discuss details of how they could better monitor their borders. Syria, meanwhile, announced it would restore relations with Iraq after a break of more than two decades in ties between the neighbors.
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Pope to give first Sunday blessing from window
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI plans to give his first Sunday noontime blessing from the papal apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square, the Vatican said, greeting the faithful from the same third-floor window where Pope John Paul II welcomed pilgrims for nearly 27 years. Benedict moved into the apartment on Saturday, formally taking possession of the official papal residence that was sealed after John Paul died April 2, Vatican Radio said. Benedict chose to remain at the Vatican hotel before moving in on Saturday.
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