World News Update, what you need to know

Australia's most senior Catholic, George Pell, is bound for Rome after being appointed the Vatican's new "budget supremo" in a move aimed at modernising the church's bureaucracy.

ELSEWHERE:

MOSCOW - Moscow has questioned the legitimacy of Kiev's new leadership, accusing them of leading an 'armed mutiny' in Ukraine.

CAIRO - Egypt's interim prime minister has announced the resignation of his cabinet, in a surprise move that could be designed to pave the way for the nation's military chief to run for president.

ENTEBBE, Uganda - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed off on a controversial law that will see homosexuals jailed for life, despite warnings from key international allies and donors.

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon plans to scale back the US Army by more than an eighth to its lowest level since before World War II, as it hopes for an end to 13 years of war in Afghanistan.

CHICAGO - Ghostbuster Harold Ramis, an influential comedian who wrote and directed classic films like Caddy Shack and Groundhog Day, has died at the age of 69.