World Update from BBC News
Pope apology for Irish sex abusePope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".UN chief says settlements illegalUN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building.Nepalese statesman Koirala diesNepal's four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say.US renews offer of Iran dialoguePresident Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people.Obama hails 'historic' health bidUS President Barack Obama says the weekend's congressional vote on healthcare reform is a "historic" opportunity.
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