With a state Supreme Court ruling, Connecticut joins in the sanctioning of weddings for gay and lesbian couples.

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state was a character witness for the Alaska Republican.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state TV broadcast pictures of Kim Jong-il on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.

INDIAN police have arrested two waiters and a security guard on suspicion of murder after an Australian tourist, 65, died after a bar fight in the resort state of Goa.

AUSTRALIA will reassess its commitment to Afghanistan next April amid growing evidence the war there is going badly, senior Government sources say.

The former foreign minister is surprising many in his role in Cyprus.

The Associated Press has learned the Bush administration plans to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist on Saturday after getting assurances the Stalinist nation has agreed to a plan to inspect its nuclear facilities.

The head of an Israeli hospital where an Iranian boy is being treated for a brain tumor said Friday he hoped the gesture will help improve understanding between the bitterly divided countries.

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BAGHDAD -- The number of foreign journalists in Baghdad is declining sharply, a media withdrawal that reflects Iraq's growing stability and the financial strains faced by some news organizations.