INTERNATIONAL
United Nations: 200,000 civilians flee Pakistan military offensiveISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 200,000 people have fled Pakistan’s latest offensive against Taliban militants in the northwest, the United Nations said Monday, as fresh clashes in the remote region killed 41 insurgents and six soldiers. Pedophilia among priests linked to homosexuality, not celibacy SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Vatican’s second-highest authority says the sex scandals haunting the Roman Catholic Church are linked to homosexuality and not celibacy among priests.Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s secretary of state, made the comments during a news conference Monday in Chile, where one of the church’s highest-profile pedophile cases involves a priest having sex with young girls.NATIONAL Teen in Boston school stabbing described as mentally illWOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A teenager charged with fatally stabbing another student at a suburban Boston high school was portrayed by a prosecutor Monday as a calculating killer who brought a carving knife to school, then picked a victim at random in a boys’ bathroom.But the youth’s defense attorney told jurors that John Odgren was mentally ill when he killed 15-year-old James Alenson in January 2007.Canadian military man arrested after ‘sexting’ 17-year-old Calif. teenGILROY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Canadian military man drove 3,000 miles to have sex with a California teenager after the pair exchanged sexually graphic text messages and photos.Michael DeBruyn was arrested Sunday at the 17-year-old girl’s home. He faces charges of suspicion of sending or possession of obscene matter depicting minors, contact of minor with intent to commit sexual offense and annoying and/or molesting a child younger than 18.Gilroy police Sgt. Wes Stanford says the 24-year-old and the girl met four years ago through a social networking site when she was 13. They lost contact until two months ago. 
Hitler book, weapons, ammo found in raids of Christian militiaDETROIT (AP) — Federal agents investigating what they describe as a Christian militia bent on violence against police seized suspected crack cocaine and steroids, weapons, gas masks and a book of Adolf Hitler’s speeches during raids of members’ homes last month, according to search warrant records.The raids were conducted over a 4-hour span in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana on the night of March 27.STATE/LOCALTraffic in Baton Rouge may be caused by movie filming(AP) — Downtown streets in parts of Baton Rouge will be subject to intermittent traffic closures throughout the day Monday and Tuesday for filming of the movie “Blood Out.”Mayor-President Kip Holden’s office said in a news release that some scenes for the action movie, which stars actor Val Kilmer, involve simulated gunfire, so passers-by should not be alarmed.Eighth victim found in French Quarter shooting this weekendNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police investigating a shooting on the edge of the French Quarter this weekend have found an eighth victim.Police said Monday that during the investigation, an additional victim struck with a bullet during the incident was found. A 15-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim was treated and released from the hospital.—–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]