Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergyMay 20, 20135:02 PM ET
LONDON (AP) — Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships — an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church law.
Russia claims to have foiled possible terror actMay 20, 20131:20 PM ET
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's counterterrorism agency said Monday that its special forces killed two militants and detained a third believed to have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow.
Czech president in dispute over gay rightsMay 20, 20131:07 PM ET
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and hinting that it is because the man is a gay rights activist.
Explosions kill 4 in Russia's restive DagestanMay 20, 201312:44 PM ET
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Two bombs exploded outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, officials said.
