The two were accused by the militants of immoral acts, and a council of conservative clerics decided that the two should be killed, officials said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that North Korea ordered the immediate expulsion of its inspectors and told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it was reactivating all of its nuclear facilities.

Assailants fired mortar shells at the Mogadishu airport as a plane carrying an American congressman took off, a police officer said Monday. The plane departed safely, but 19 Somalis were reported wounded in surrounding residential areas.

The council unanimously condemned the action, demanded an end to missile tests and said it will expand sanctions against the reclusive communist nation.

Pirate leaders in Somalia have vowed to retaliate for the killing of three pirates by U.S. Navy SEAL sharpshooters in the daring rescue of American captain Richard Phillips on Sunday, though their primary concerns are likely economic.

The Global Studies Student Association will travel to the orphanage in May.

Six of the victims were children and another 20 people were injured, most of whom sustained broken bones after leaping from the building to escape the blaze.

Asif Ali Zardari's signature was a boon for Islamic militants who have brutalized the Swat Valley for nearly two years in demanding a new justice system.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a two-part report from Italy that looks at the aftermath of the earthquake.