Morning Digest: New pope slips out of Vatican for morning prayer visit

	Click to View in Browser 03/14/2013 New pope slips out of Vatican for morning prayer visit VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, barely 12 hours after his election, quietly left the Vatican early on Thursday to pray for guidance as he looks to usher a Roman Catholic Church mired in intrigue and scandal into a new age of simplicity and humility.. Indians question how rape accused was able to commit suicide in jail NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities are scrambling to address how one of India's most notorious prisoners, sharing a cell with three other inmates in the country's most secure jail, was able to hang himself from an iron grille high above his head without anyone noticing.. European shares near five-year high after U.S. data LONDON (Reuters) - European shares hit a near five-year high and the dollar hovered close to a seven-month peak on Thursday, as strong U.S. retail sales figures helped bolster hopes of a global economic recovery.. Bolshoi will withstand acid attack on director - Putin aide MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Wednesday that an acid attack that severely injured the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director would not ruin the theatre's reputation.. Federer and Nadal to meet in last eight INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal set up a mouth-watering showdown in the BNP Paribas quarter-finals after they battled through tricky fourth-round encounters on Wednesday.. Apple CEO Cook ordered to testify in e-books case NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook must sit for a deposition in the U.S. government's lawsuit against the company over alleged price-fixing in the e-book market, a judge ruled on Wednesday.. Analysis "strongly indicates" new particle is Higgs: CERN GENEVA (Reuters) - Analysis of traces of an elementary particle discovered in the Large Hadron Collider last summer "strongly indicates" that it is the long-sought Higgs boson, the CERN physics research center said on Thursday.. Did Venezuela's Chavez nudge Christ to pick South American pope? CARACAS (Reuters) - Late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez's influence may have stretched into the afterlife and had a hand in Christ's decision to opt for a Latin American Pope, acting President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday.. Related Video Argentines and Brazilians react to selection of new pope Pope Francis congratulated byArgentina's Cristina Fernandez Great Debate What will become of Chávez's gold hoard? Chávez's death leaves Venezuelans with hard choices A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend