POPE BENEDICT XVI met yesterday with a group of clerical sex abuse victims and promised them with tears in his eyes that the Catholic Church would seek justice for paedophile priests and implement “effective measures” to protect young people from abuse.

Pope Benedict XVI met a group of clerical sex abuse victims today and told them with tears in his eyes that the Catholic Church would seek justice for those abused by paedophile priests and implement "effective measures" to protect young people from abuse, the Vatican and victims said.

Australian police say an email that challenged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s honesty and prompted calls for his resignation appears to be a forgery.

Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his treasurer are rejecting opposition calls to resign over their relationship with a car dealer which commentators say has created the 19-month-old government’s biggest political crisis.

Rising star Mark Allen set up a mouth-watering clash with world champion Shaun Murphy by beating Joe Grech 5-1 in the Malta Cup at the Portomaso Hilton today.