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U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold lethal injection shocks inmates

Published April 17, 2008

Death sentences that were put on hold will be carried out as soon as dates can be set.

When gay couples can’t make it work, divorces prove hard to obtain

Published April 16, 2008

.PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gay couples had to struggle mightily to win the right to marry or form civil unions. Now, some are finding that breaking up is hard to do, too. In Rhode Island, for example, the...

China demands apology from CNN

Published April 16, 2008

.BEIJING (AP) - China demanded an apology from CNN on Tuesday after network commentator Jack Cafferty called the country's leaders a "bunch of goons and thugs" and said its products were "junk." It was...

French lawmakers aim to outlaw glamorizing thinness

Published April 16, 2008

.PARIS (AP) - In image-conscious France, it may soon be a crime to glamorize the ultrathin. A new French bill cracks down on Web sites that advise anorexics on how to starve - and could be used to hit...

U.S.-friendly Berlusconi elected for third stint as leader of Italy

Published April 15, 2008

.ROME (AP) - Media billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won a decisive victory Monday in Italy's parliamentary election, setting the colorful conservative and staunch U.S. ally on course to his third stint as...

Religious leaders say Pope Benedict understands U.S. culture

Published April 15, 2008

The pope will arrive Tuesday and visit both Washington D.C. and New York.

Israeli leaders snub Carter over Hamas

Published April 14, 2008

The former president had planned to meet with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal.

1,000 Tanzanians cheer on Olympic torch during flame’s stop in Africa

Published April 14, 2008

>DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - About 1,000 people cheered and marched with a team of 80 athletes and a Cabinet minister participating Sunday in the Tanzania leg of the Olympic torch relay, the flame's...