Colorado man says marijuana is sacred part of his religion, drug charge violates his rights

Colorado man: Pot charge violates religious rights

Obama says health care overhaul still needed, ‘I will not walk away’ from reform effort

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Democrats vow to resurrect health care overhaul bill and look to Obama for guidance

Protesters rally outside the White House
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Dreams of Obama’s health care victory lap dashed by political, legislative realities

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Jyoti Basu’s ’sradh’ rites performed

KOLKATA - The ’sradh’ ceremony of Marxist patriach Jyoti Basu, a firm atheist who died Jan 17, was performed by his son Chandan in an all-religious ceremony here Wednesday.

Jyoti Basu’s 10th-day rites performed

KOLKATA - The 10th-day rites of Marxist patriach Jyoti Basu, a firm atheist who died on Jan 17, were performed by his son Chandan in an all-religious ceremony Wednesday.

Searching for path forward, congressional Dems vow to pass a health care bill

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

UK, Irish premiers offer compromise to save Belfast power-sharing, but leave with no deal

UK, Dublin offer compromise plan for NIreland

‘Kill them before they kill you:’ Text messages offered chilling orders for Nigerian violence

Nigeria: Chilling messages sent before killings

Israel’s military names new chief rabbi to replace one mixing religion and politics

Israel names new chief military rabbi

JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday appointed a new chief military rabbi to replace a polarizing figure critics say injected a militant mix of religion and nationalism into the secular institution.

UK, Irish premiers unveil ‘pathway’ to save Belfast power-sharing _ but end talks with no deal

UK, Irish premiers offer path to new Belfast deal

Chop hands of those who attack religious places: Yeddyurappa

BANGALORE - Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, under attack over frequent vandalisation of churches in the state, Wednesday said hands of those who indulge in such acts should be “cut off”.

Pope denounces ‘horror,’ brutality of Nazi Germany on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Pope denounces ‘horror’ of Holocaust

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has marked Holocaust Remembrance Day by denouncing the “horror” of the Shoah and the “unheard of brutality” of death camps created by Nazi Germany.

British, Irish premiers cancel parliament events for final push on new Northern Ireland accord

Northern Ireland talks face critical day

HILLSBOROUGH, Northern Ireland — The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland canceled their parliament appearances Wednesday to keep pushing politicians in Northern Ireland into a new compromise to save the region’s Catholic-Protestant government.

Israel’s military names new chief rabbi to replace one who stirred controversy

Controversial chief military rabbi ends term

Thousands throng Andhra for Asia’s biggest tribal fair

HYDERABAD - Thousands of tribals from different parts of India arrived in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal district for the historic “Sammakka Saralamma Jatara”, claimed to be Asia’s largest tribal religious fair.

Pig heads thrown into Malaysian mosques

KUALA LUMPUR - Worshippers at two Malaysian mosques discovered severed pig heads in the buildings Wednesday as religious tensions in the multi-ethnic nation threatened to escalate.