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Daily News… POPE ANNOUNCES SHOCK RESIGNATION IN HISTORIC MOVE Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday he will resign this month because of his advancing age in a fast-changing world, becoming the first pontiff in 700 years to step down of his own free will. The 85-year-old said he will step down on February 28 after just eight years in office, making his one of the shortest pontificates in modern history and stunning the world’s 1.1 billion Catholics. The German-born leader made the announcement in a speech in Latin at a meeting with cardinals in his residence in the Apostolic Palace, with his frail voice barely audible as he read a pre-written text. «I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,» he said. As tributes poured in from across the world, the Vatican emphasised the former Joseph Ratzinger was not leaving due to any illness, despite speculation over his frail appearance in recent months. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said he expected a conclave of cardinals to be held in March within 15 or 20 days of the resignation and a new pope elected before Easter Sunday on March 31. «The pope caught us a bit by surprise,» Lombardi said at a hastily-arranged press conference. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who was at the historic meeting with the pope, described the announcement as «a bolt of lightning in a clear blue sky». Benedict’s brother Georg Ratzinger told AFP he had known «for a few months» that he was planning to resign and was «feeling the burden of his age.» Some faithful said they hoped the move would signal a major change for the Church after a conservative pontificate that has been marred by scandals including most notably clerical child abuse. Vatican observers have already begun speculating over who could succeed Benedict, with online betters tipping an African pope as the most likely.
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International News… APPLE EYEING SMART WATCH Apple is testing a watch-like device which could perform some smartphone functions. The New York Times reported that the maker of iPhones and iPads is experimenting with a curved-glass device, which could incorporate a bendable display glass developed by US manufacturer Corning. The Times, which quoted sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the device would likely use Apple’s iOS platform which is incorporated on the iPhone and iPad. Although details were not clear, the report said the watch could be used for mobile payments using Apple’s Passbook software.
US TORNADOES STRIKE SOUTHERN STATES Several powerful tornadoes ripped through the southern US states of Mississippi and Alabama injuring at least 60 people and destroying hundreds of homes at the weekend. The city of Hattiesburg in Mississippi’s Forrest County bore the brunt of the storms, with heavy rain continuing to lash the region and create a risk of flooding. Two people were critically hurt in Lemar County right next to Hattiesburg, but no deaths have been reported at this stage,» Greg Flynn, a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), told AFP.
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