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Malawi gay couple freed hours after presidential pardon, warned homosexuality remains illegal

Malawi gay couple freed after presidential pardon

Nearly 2 months later, Miss. school district denies organizing ’sham’ prom for lesbian student

Miss. board denies staging ’sham’ prom for lesbian

Couple sentenced to maximum 14 years under Malawi’s anti-gay laws

Gay couple sentenced to maximum 14 years in Malawi

Gay couple convicted in Malawi indecency trial, faces 14-year term

Gay couple convicted in Malawi faces 14-year term

Malawi judge convicts gay couple of unnatural acts and gross indecency

Malawi: Judge convicts gay couple

BLANTYRE, Malawi — A judge convicted a gay couple in Malawi Tuesday of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew worldwide condemnation of this southern African country’s colonial-era laws on homosexuality.

RI man pleads guilty to killing parents, dumping their bodies in backyard cesspool

Man says he killed parents, put bodies in cesspool

RI man pleads guilty to killing parents, burying their bodies in backyard cesspool

RI man admits killing parents, burying bodies

NJ teen denies killing 5 people, including couple on day of engagement party, in 2 months

NJ teen denies killing engaged couple, 3 others

NJ man accused of killing 5 people, including couple on day of engagement party, in 2 months

NJ man accused of killing engaged couple, 3 others

Woman in 911 call says fatal Ohio Easter fight started when she tried to prove point with gun

911 call: Gun in Easter fight was ‘to prove point’

Police: Ohio woman killed cousin in argument over inappropriate Easter dinner attire

Police: Ohio woman killed over Easter attire spat

Deputies kill San Diego County man suspected of shooting 2 neighbors on Easter

Deputies shoot suspect in California killing of 2

Vatican’s Easter Mass infused with defense of pope; sex abuse criticism cast as ‘petty gossip’

Vatican’s Easter Mass infused with defense of pope

Easter Mass a bit of papal pep rally; Benedict ignores calls he take scandal responsibility

Easter Mass becomes papal pep rally in Rome

Pope, silent on scandal, hailed as ‘unfailing’ leader at Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square

Pope hailed as ‘unfailing’ leader at Easter Mass

Pope, praised at Mass, makes no mention of abuse scandal in Easter message to world

Pope equates Easter with pardon

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has said Easter brings a message of pardon, goodness and truth to a suffering world but he has made no mention of the clergy abuse cover-up scandals that are buffeting him and his church.

Pope, hit by scandal, called ‘unfailing’ leader of church at Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square

Pope hailed as ‘unfailing’ leader

VATICAN CITY — Buffeted by sex abuse scandals, the Vatican kept up its stiff defense of Pope Benedict XVI Sunday, hailing him at the start of Easter Mass as an unfailing and courageous leader of a flock that takes no heed of “petty gossip.”

Archbishop of Canterbury says Irish church has lost ‘all credibility’ over sex abuse scandal

Anglican leader: Irish church lost all credibility

AP sources: CIA officers had birthday cake waiting for spy who turned out to be suicide bomber

AP sources: Birthday cake awaited suicide bomber

Texas man convicted of killing 3 gets execution reprieve, asks for DNA to be tested

Execution halted for Texas man claiming innocence

Judge: Miss. school doesn’t have to hold prom but lesbian’s rights violated by cancellation

Judge: No school prom but lesbian’s right violated

Texas man convicted of killing 3 seeks reprieve from pending execution for DNA to be tested

Condemned Texas man seeks reprieve for DNA testing

Mexican border families afraid to go out in 1 of world’s deadliest cities amid drug-turf war

Fear grips Mexican border families amid violence

High school soccer player stabbed to death at birthday party for 200 teens in Mass. restaurant

School soccer player killed at Mass. birthday bash

After Fort Hood shootings and airline bomb plot, al-Qaida seen eyeing less-complex US attacks

Al-Qaida seen eyeing less complex attacks on US

Al-Qaida eyeing less-complex US attacks after seeing impact of Fort Hood, Dec. 25 militants

Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy

Prosecutors drop charge against FBI guard accused of dressing room spying at W.Va. mall

FBI guard’s dressing room spying case dismissed

NY Gov. Paterson won’t drop campaign despite domestic-violence scandal involving top aide

NY Gov. Paterson won’t drop bid despite scandal

Pressure mounts for NY. Gov. Paterson to end campaign; Cabinet member resigns amid turmoil