European champions Barcelona will play English side Arsenal in the last eight of the Champions League. Manchester United face German giants Bayern Munich.
Israel refuses to reverse its decision to build new homes in largely Arab East Jerusalem, but it is offering measures to kick-start the peace process, Middle East envoy Tony Blair told CNN on Friday.
A letter written by the pope in an attempt to defuse anger in Ireland over a sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church was expected to be delivered Friday.
A police investigation continued Thursday into a Catholic abuse scandal in Brazil, which erupted last week when a network aired a video that it said showed a priest having sex with a 19-year-old altar boy.
President Barack Obama is postponing a trip to Indonesia and Australia to remain in Washington for the expected House vote on the health care bill, a spokesman said.
Lady Gaga's former boyfriend, producer and business partner, is suing the pop star for $35 million, claiming he was pushed away after their failed romance.