Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan's new leaders tightened their grip on power, seeking to restore law and order after two days of massive looting left up to six people dead and many more injured. Vatican A frail, "suffering" and silent Pope John Paul II appeared to pilgrims attending the annual Good Friday re-enactment of Christ's crucifixion at the Roman Colosseum, joining them via a video link from his chapel in the Vatican. US The United States unveiled plans to help India become a "major world power in the 21st century" even as it announced moves to beef up the military of New Delhi's nuclear rival, Pakistan. US The United States announced plans to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan despite objections from Islamabad's nuclear-rival India. US A federal court rejected yet another appeal by the family of a brain-damaged Florida woman to resume feeding her, leaving them virtually out of options. Lebanon Stung by harsh UN criticism of their investigation into the assassination of former premier Rafiq Hariri, Lebanese authorities asserted their sovereignty and refused to cede full control of the probe to an outside panel. Mideast The US ambassador to Israel said Washington clearly supported Israel keeping large Jewish settlement blocs in the West Bank under a peace deal, prompting an angry reaction from the Palestinians. Angola The death toll in an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Angola rose to 115. Taiwan Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese were set to march down Taipei's boulevards before holding a rally to protest China's adoption of an anti-secession law threatening the island with war.