Vatican A frail Pope John Paul II is back at the Vatican, with his doctors saying he must now do and speak as little as possible to prevent another relapse -- and his future public appearances may largely be via video-links. Warcrimes Croatia said it froze the assets of fugitive war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina, but an EU diplomat said this may not be enough for Zagreb to begin talks for membership in the European Union. EU The European Union insisted that its plan to lift an arms ban on China should not upset the military balance of power with Taiwan, despite a new law in theory authorizing an attack by Beijing on Taiwan. Warcrimes Former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj pleaded not guilty before the UN war crimes court to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Spain A Spanish prosecutor said that police have uncovered only the "tip of the iceberg" as they investigate a massive international money-laundering network based on Spain's southern Costa del Sol. UN The head of the United Nations' human rights body chided the international community over its civil liberties record, saying it was far too selective in responding to abuses worldwide. Russia Several of Russia's top human rights activists called for Moscow to return the body of slain Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov to his relatives for burial. Macedonia European observers criticized irregularities in local elections in Macedonia -- an exercise seen as vital for Skopje's bid to join the EU -- s government and opposition parties argued about who had won control of the capital. Britain The British military "tolerates" bullying in its ranks, a long-awaited report said following an investigation into abuse triggered by the deaths of four young army recruits. NIreland Leaders of the Irish Republican Army's political wing head to Saint Patrick's Day events in the United States battered by a furor over IRA crime, shut out of talks in Washington and banned from its annual fundraising drive among Irish-Americans. Turkey A second earthquake in three days jolted eastern Turkey, leaving 18 injured and causing material damage, local authorities said, quoted by the Anatolia news agency. Germany Plans by German airline Lufthansa to buy its ailing partner Swiss will speed up consolidation in the European airline industry as scheduled carriers join forces to battle their low-cost rivals, analysts said.