World Update from BBC News
Israel backs E Jerusalem buildingIsrael approves 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow US vice-president Biden's visit.Dutch bishops order abuse inquiryDutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist'Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.Indian MPs approve women's billIndia's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.'Ransom bid' in Cyprus body theftA ransom was demanded for the stolen and now-recovered body of Cyprus ex-President Papadopoulos, a minister says.
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