Pastor cancels plans to burn Qurans, then backtracks (Second Lead)

WASHINGTON/GAINESVILLE - A Florida pastor who wanted to burn Qurans to protest Islamic extremism said late Thursday that he might reconsider his earlier decision to call off the event.

7 Cuban dissidents freed and sent to Spain, first of 52 political prisoners to be freed

7 Cuban dissidents find freedom in Spain

MADRID — Seven former political prisoners from Cuba smiled and gave victory signs Tuesday after they and their families were flown to freedom in Madrid, the first of 52 dissidents the Cuban government has promised to free in a historic policy shift.