Haiti on Thursday doubled to 137 the death toll tied to Tropical Storm Hanna, while floodwaters frustrated efforts by peacekeepers to distribute food at marooned orphanages.
Canadian ban on semiauto rifle sought
The Canadian government should ban the type of semiautomatic rifle used by a gunman who killed a student and wounded 16 others at a Montreal college nearly two years ago, a coroner said in his report on the shooting released Thursday.
Don't let them eat cake, Saudi cleric says
When Hala al-Masaad invited girlfriends over to celebrate her 18th birthday, the high school student was stepping into an unusual public debate. Is celebrating birthdays un-Islamic?
Al-Qaida suspect refuses strip search
A Pakistani woman suspected of links to al-Qaida has refused a strip search, delaying her trial in New York on charges she grabbed a U.S. soldier's gun in Afghanistan and tried to kill her American interrogators.
Iran bill to ease polygamy angers women
A bill that would allow Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wives has angered women and the country's top justice official.
