Church money diverted

Church money diverted
SEATTLE -- A former Roman Catholic priest ousted from the ministry for reportedly molesting boys diverted thousands of dollars of church money toward personal expenses, in some cases showering his alleged victims with gifts, according to a Seattle Archdiocese investigation.
John Cornelius, who was permanently dismissed from the priesthood in September, repaid the money after the 1991 investigation and the archdiocese later curtailed his authority to deal with parish finances, said Patrick Sursely, financial director of the archdiocese.
The findings were based on a 1991 investigation of funds used from a bequest of about $60,000, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Saturday.
Election in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainians vote today in a presidential election closely watched by the West for signs of whether the former Soviet republic is committed to democracy and whether the country that sprawls between Russia and NATO's eastern flank will tilt toward the Kremlin.
After weeks of opposition complaints of intimidation and abuse by officials and allegations that the vote count will be rigged, worries about post-election disorder are high.
Nearly 150,000 police will be on duty throughout the country of 48 million to try to preserve order, and the Interior Ministry plans to deploy another 3,000 soldiers, 3,000 security forces and 10,000 deputized civilians in the capital, Kiev, national Police Chief Mykola Bilokon said Saturday.
28 die in bus crash
LIMA, Peru -- A passenger bus plunged more than 650 feet off an isolated mountain highway in the Andes, killing at least 28 people and injuring 28 others, officials said Saturday.
The accident occurred just after dusk Friday near the town of Chuquibambilla, about 300 miles south of Lima, Dr. Jose Altamirano Rojas, a health official from the town of Abancay, told Radioprogramas radio.
Capt. Javier Bacayquipa, of Abancay's Fire Department, told The Associated Press that the number of fatalities had reached 28.
Associated Press