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The National People\\u2019s Congress kicked off with two big signals of Beijing\\u2019s intentions: a return to economic-growth targets and a plan to eradicate Hong Kong\\u2019s vestiges of democracy. On the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, Pope Francis hopes to give succour to the country\\u2019s beleaguered Christians. And the continued tribulations of the nightclub scene.

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