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Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi pardoned two of the three Al Jazerra journalists who spent time in prison for broadcasting reports the government considered harmful.  Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were arrested alongside Aussie Peter Greste in December 2013, and spent more than a year in jail on charges rejected as ridiculous by most of the international community.  But the status of Greste is a little cloudy, because he was not specifically named in the pardon of about 100 people.  His lawyer in Cairo says he will submit a request to Al-Sisi to pardon Greste.

Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned after revelations the company knowingly sold eleven million diesel cars that were programmed to cheat on emissions tests.  The company has already set aside more than A$10 Billion to deal with the coming fines and lawsuits.  "I am clearing the way for a fresh start with my resignation," said Winterkorn, claiming he was "stunned" at the scale of the misconduct under his leadership.  The company says more personnel "consequences" are expected in the next few days.

Burkina Faso appears to be back under civilian authority and en route to democratic elections.  Former intelligence chief General Gilbert Diendere handed power back to the man he unseated in last week's coup, President Michel Kafando.  Diendere also appeared with army chief General Pingrenoma Zagre, who was pretty close to using force to end Diendere's coup.  It's not clear if this peaceful transition deal worked out by Burkina Faso's West African neighbors includes legal repercussions for Diendere and his coup plotters.

Pope Francis went to the White House, calling for a more equal and tolerant society that works to protect the environment.  "When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history," the Pontiff said as he praised US President Barack Obama's recent proposals aimed at tackling air pollution.  Mr. Obama said the Pope reminded people "that we have a sacred obligation to protect our planet".  The Pope's motorcade through Washington, DC was heavily secured, but Francis' insisted on riding in an open air vehicle from which he could wave at the crowds of well-wishers and occasional kiss and bless babies.

Indigenous groups are not happy with Pope Francis for canonizing the colonial Spanish cleric Fr. Junipero Serra, who they say spread Christianity in 16th Century California with a military-backed mission system that thrived on brutality and resulted in tens of thousands of deaths.  "It is very offensive to canonize the person who actually  enslaved, whipped, tortured  and separated families and destroyed our cultural and spiritual beliefs," said Valentin Lopez, chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, "How can that behavior be recognized as saintly behavior?"  Both Francis and Pope John Paul II have apologized for atrocities committed in the name of spreading Roman Catholicism.  The drive to make Serra a saint began in the 1930s, but picked up steam with Pope Francis.

A Canadian court sentenced two men to life in prison for plotting to kill hundreds of people by derailing a train.  Authorities arrested Palestinian-Canadian Raed Jaser and Tunisian Chiheb Esseghaier in 2013 after a tip from within the Canadian Muslim community.  The men apparently believed that attacking a New York-to-Montreal train would convinced the US and Canada to withdraw troops from the Middle East and South Asia. 

Israeli police and Palestinians youth clashed after the funeral of a young woman shot and killed at a checkpoint on Tuesday.  Israel police say they killed 19-year old Hadeel al-Hashlamun after she failed to obey commands and allegedly pulled a knife on the machine gun wielding guards.  Palestinian witnesses say there was no knife, and the young Arabic woman didn't understand the Hebrew-speaking police.