Italy race problems seen with black gov't minister
It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes.
Colorado ushers in new law with midnight unions
The first gay couple granted a civil union in Colorado said their vows before hundreds of people early Wednesday morning at a downtown Denver ...
Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions
Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially ...
UK police to track dementia patients using GPS
A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and ...
Hachette Book Group expands library e-catalog
The standoff between publishers and libraries over e-books is rapidly easing. On Wednesday, Hachette Book Group became the fourth major publisher this ...
Peace Corps volunteer dies in Ghana
A spokeswoman for the United States Embassy in Accra confirms that a Peace Corps volunteer has died in Ghana. Zainab Mahama declined to provide ...
Sex ed book in Hebrew for Israel's Orthodox Jews
A how-to book translated into Hebrew aims to teach Israel's Orthodox Jews about sex, targeting an audience typically mum on the steamy subject.
Friends of bombing suspect in immigration court
Lawyers for two men friendly with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect say their clients have been extensively interviewed by federal investigators.
Turkmen leader's horse fall hidden from nation
Seeing the president slam face-first into the ground after falling from a speeding horse would be a shock to any nation. In authoritarian ...
Myanmar Muslims face uncertain future after attack
They slept terrified in the fields, watching their homes burn through the night. And when they returned on Wednesday, nothing was left but smoldering ...
Afghan peace council official killed in south
Insurgents ambushed an Afghan government peace negotiator on Wednesday, killing him and two bodyguards as they headed to a meeting in the south to ...
Activists call for release of imam in Gambia
Activists in Gambia are calling on the government to release an imam who has been jailed for five months. Imam Baba Leigh has been missing since ...
May Day strike disrupts transport in Greece
Ferry and train services in Greece have ground to a halt as unions hold a strike for May Day. And hundreds of people are gathering for planned rallies ...
Alan Alda wants scientists to cut out the jargon
Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis. Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, ...
Wall that once divided races remains, teaches
When Eva Nelson-McClendon first moved to Detroit's Birwood Street in 1959, she didn't know much about the wall across the street. At 6 feet tall and ...
Sex-offender registries: Should kids be listed?
Government authorities should end the practice of placing juveniles' names on publicly accessible sex-offender registries, Human Rights Watch says in ...
Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing
You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn't so easy when it comes to the ...
Pa. abortion doctor's murder trial goes to jury
A jury began weighing murder charges Tuesday against a doctor charged with killing five people, including four viable babies allegedly born alive in ...
FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up
The government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription and said the emergency ...
Jaguars WR Blackmon suspended for substance abuse
Justin Blackmon's latest violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy will cost him money — maybe lots of it. The league suspended Blackmon on ...
Bangladeshis turn rescuers after building collapse
The heat in the rubble was sweltering. It closed in on his body like the darkness around him, making it hard to breathe. Working by the faint glow of ...
Australian man stands trial for Wyo. bank robbery
An Australian man standing trial on a charge of robbing a Wyoming bank on New Year's Eve told jurors in an emotional opening statement Tuesday that ...
Obama vows again to close prison at Guantanamo Bay
President Barack Obama on Tuesday renewed his pledge to close the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but the impediments that have ...
ElBaradei: Egypt leader will need opposition help
Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to the ...
Obama offers praise, complaints for Republicans
President Barack Obama needled a GOP senator Tuesday, then praised Republicans working to solve the immigration riddle. He pledged to re-engage with ...
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