WASHINGTON (CNN) - After initially vowing to unveil a new financial rescue package this coming week, senior officials in President Obama's administration now say the rollout date is being pushed back an extra week. 

It is a sign of just how difficult it may be to craft such a massive plan - especially while the White House is simultaneously trying to sell a separate $819 billion economic stimulus plan.

Two senior administration officials told CNN Friday that the full rescue plan is now expected to be unveiled the second week of February.

ROME, Italy (CNN) - A priest who called the Harry Potter book series satanic and said Hurricane Katrina was divine punishment for immorality has been named Austrian Bishop of Zuri, according to the Vatican and Italy's state-run news agency ANSA.

The Rev. Gerhard Wagner has been a pastor in Windischgarsten, Austria, for 20 years, ANSA reported Saturday, and his controversial remarks have triggered controversy.

After Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in 2005, levees broke in New Orleans, Louisiana, flooding most of the city. More than 1,800 people in the region died, including over 1,500 in Louisiana.

Wagner was among some ultra-conservatives who suggested Katrina was punishment for the sins of New Orleans, ANSA said.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Voting ended Saturday evening for Iraqi provincial elections and the mood was festive in some places, unlike the violence, intimidation and apathy that marked the balloting in 2005.

One high official called Saturday's election "truly a proud moment." Preliminary results were expected later this week, according to the Electoral Commission. Only two instances of violence were reported.

CNN's Arwa Damon, who toured polling stations with U.N. observers, said she noticed an increased sense of awareness and optimism among voters, who felt their participation would have an impact on their lives and country.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Voting ended Saturday evening for Iraqi provincial elections, and preliminary results were expected "soon after" the polling stations closed, according to the Electoral Commission.

Only two instances of violence were reported.

CNN's Arwa Damon, who toured polling stations with U.N. observers, said she noticed an increased sense of awareness and optimism among voters who felt their votes would have an impact on their lives and country.

"We are trying to build a new system of government in the heart of the Islamic Middle East," Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told CNN.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Early indications pointed to a high turnout Saturday for Iraq's provincial elections, which are taking place amid tight security, voting officials said.

Judge Qassim al-Aboudi, a member of the Independent High Electoral Commission, said voting was extended by one hour, until 6 p.m. (10 a.m. ET). The change was made partly because a curfew had been lifted, allowing more Iraqis to get to the polls, he told CNN. Asked about turnout, he said it was "good."

Those elected will have regional power over the essentials Iraqis have been desperate for - basic services and jobs, reported CNN's Arwa Damon, who was touring polling places with United Nations observers.

(CNN) - More than half a million Kentuckians remained without power Saturday after a devastating ice storm hit the state earlier this week, the governor said.

"It's going to take some time to dig our way out of this," Gov. Steve Beshear told CNN. He said some 545,000 people were without electricity, down from an earlier figure of 700,000.

About 200,000 people were without working water systems, he said, and the state was delivering water to them.

The storm, which slammed regions from Texas to Maine, pummeled Kentucky Tuesday into Wednesday. The governor's office said Friday nine weather-related deaths had been reported, with two confirmed.

NEW DELHI, India (CNN) - Five newborn babies receiving treatment for a skin ailment at a government hospital in north India died after a fire broke out Saturday, authorities said.

Surinder Singh, the medical superintendent of the Rajendra hospital in the Punjab state, told CNN that all babies were less than two weeks in age.

"It appeared to be an electric short circuit (that caused the fire)," Singh said.

The incident happened at around 4 a.m. (5:30 p.m. ET), according to hospital authorities. Hospital staff were able to save five other babies, three of whom are now under treatment for burns, according to Singh.

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) - George Obama, the half brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been arrested by Kenyan police for possession of marijuana, police said Saturday.

Inspector Augustine Mutembei, the officer in charge, said Obama was arrested for possession of cannabis, known in Kenya as Bhang, and resisting arrest. He is scheduled to appear in court Monday, Mutembei said.He is being held at Huruma police post in the capital of Nairobi.

CNN Correspondent David McKenzie talked with George Obama at the jail where he is being held. Speaking from behind bars, Obama denied the allegations.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Nearly 4,000 women are running for office in Iraq's provincial elections Saturday, and many of them will be guaranteed a seat under an electoral quota system.

Regardless of the votes their candidates receive, parties are required to give every third seat to a female candidate on their list, according to a report this week from the International Crisis Group.

The ultimate share of seats held by women will depend on the distribution of votes among parties, the report said.

(CNN) – A 'handful' of United Nations staff are working around the clock to save a growing number of children caught in heavy crossfire between government forces and Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka's volatile northeast, a UN spokesman said Saturday.

Children, as young as 4 months-old, are being treated in local hospitals for shrapnel injuries and other "wounds of war", James Elder, a U.N. spokesman, told CNN.