Mexico supreme court votes to uphold Mexico City law allowing adoptions by same-sex couples

Mexico supreme court upholds gay adoptions

Mourners pay tribute to Ted Stevens at memorial mass in Alaska

Mourners remember Stevens at Mass

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Mourners filled an Anchorage Catholic church to remember former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens Monday, launching a three-day tribute to the Alaska Republican a week after he died in a plane crash.

Sen. Harry Reid comes out against plan to build a mosque near ground zero

US President Barack Obama

Reid says he supports mosque, not at ground zero

Barack Obama

Sunni-backed coalition accuses Iraqi premier of sectarianism, suspends power-sharing talks

Iraqi rivals break off power-sharing talks

Over 300,000 gather for religious festival in Mexico

Guadalajara (Mexico), Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) More than 310,000 people from 43 countries gathered at La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World) church here for the Holy Supper, the sect’s most important annual celebration, a church spokesman said.

Food prices go up in Somali capital during Ramadan as traders flee, fearing renewed violence

Food prices in Somali capital go up during Ramadan

Hamas leader: Muslims ‘have to build’ mosque near ground zero

Hamas leader: Ground zero mosque must be built

Every night lights: Mich. football team practices at night for Muslim players during Ramadan

Holy month, hot days mean football nights in Mich.

Backing Muslims’ right to build centre not an endorsement: Obama

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has clarified that his defence of Muslims’ right to build an Islamic complex near New York’s Ground Zero site of 9/11 attack was not an endorsement of the controversial proposal that has drawn flak from both Republicans and Democrats.