International brief’s

International brief’s

Homeless shelter fire kills 21 in Poland
 WARSAW – A fast-moving fire tore through a three-story building housing homeless families in northwestern Poland early yesterday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 20 more, including an infant, officials said.

Homeless shelter fire kills 21 in Poland
WARSAW – A fast-moving fire tore through a three-story building housing homeless families in northwestern Poland early yesterday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 20 more, including an infant, officials said.

Pope offers blessings from retreat
CASTEL GANDOLFO – Pope Benedict XVI has offered Easter greetings from the papal summer retreat in the hills south of Rome. Benedict arrived at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday afternoon for a few days of rest following his busy Holy Week services.

China releases first human rights action plan
BEIJING – China released its first human rights action plan yesterday, pledging to improve the treatment of minorities and do more to prevent the torture of detainees but said that raising living standards would remain a central goal.

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