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Sex abuse scandal: Pope seeks prayers to fight 'devil' Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are "attacks by the devil," in his latest response to the clerical sex abuse and cover-up scandal roiling his papacy.

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Indonesia quake, tsunami kill hundreds, devastate coast The death toll stood at nearly 400 people in Indonesia on Saturday as rescuers and others reacted to a devastating magnitude-7.5 earthquake and tsunami affecting the island if Sulawesi.

The Latest: Fate of beach festival-goers unknown since quake The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia (all times local): 1 p.m. Indonesia's disaster agency says the fate of "tens to hundreds" of people involved in a beach festival is unknown after the area was struck by a tsunami.

Malaysia's Anwar in multi-cornered race for Parliament seat Malaysia's prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday kicked off his campaign for a by-election in coming weeks but faces a multi-cornered fight in his bid to return to active politics.

Air Niugini revises report, says 1 passenger missing after crash-landing in Micronesia A day after saying that all 47 passengers and crew members had safely evacuated after the crash-landing of one of its planes in Micronesia, officials with Air Niugini said Saturday that one passenger was missing.

Indonesian quake and tsunami devastates coast, many victims The powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia's central Sulawesi has claimed many victims, a disaster official said Saturday, as rescuers raced to reach the region and an AP reporter saw numerous bodies in a hard-hit city.