A VATICAN diplomat who has served in some of the most violent situations in the world is the Holy See’s new representative in Ireland.

Roman Catholic bishops marked Easter Sunday with an unprecedented message to President Robert Mugabe to end oppression and leave office through democratic reform or face a mass revolt.

Malawi’s new president appealed today to the leader of an opposition coalition to reign in his supporters after bloody riots over the results of the country’s third multiparty elections.

Opposition supporters rampaged through Malawi’s streets after electoral officials declared President Bakili Muluzi’s designated successor the winner of the impoverished southern African country’s third multi-party elections.