PAPAL APPEAL: Pope Benedict urges aid for the victims of a grave humanitarian
crisis in northern Nigeria where floods have forced 2 million people to flee their
homes... 50 YEARS OF NATIONHOOD: Nigeria marks the Golden Jubilee
of its independence from Britain this week but is there a lot to celebrate? We find
out from the Archbishop of Abuja.. PAKISTAN’S CONTINUING PLIGHT:
The waters may have receded in many areas after the devastating floods in Pakistan
but the humanitarian emergency is still huge as we learn from a Catholic aid worker
recently returned from there... SOLAR STORM SCARE: Scientists have
warned that massive solar flares in 2013 could cause global chaos by triggering power
cuts and a breakdown in communications but how real is this threat? We investigate
with the help of an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory....