A senior official at Susan G. Komen For the Cure resigned after the organization was embroiled in controversy over its atempt to defund Planned Parenthood.
At least eight Israelis described as former military personnel are being investigated for drug trafficking in Colombia.
An Egyptian military delegation abruptly cancelled its meetings with U.S. lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from both Congress and the White House that Egypt\’s crackdown on non-governmental groups could threaten its $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.
The International Court of Justice in The Hague has overturned an Italian ruling that would have forced Germany to pay a pension to an Italian former slave laborer for the Nazis.
The U.S. State Department in revised travel recommendations on Jerusalem advises visitors to \”dress appropriately when visiting the Old City and ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods.\”
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California\’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. Proponents of the ban said they would appeal the ruling, and the Protect Marriage coalition that sponsored the ban called the judgment \”out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision.\” The appeal is likely to keep gay marriage on hold pending future proceedings.
LA Times is reporting that the Prop. 8 marriage ban ruled unconstitutional – more to come
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