Troops in Guinea-Bissau free former PM Carlos Gomes Junior and interim President Raimundo Pereira, seized in a coup earlier this month.

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Guinea-Bissau leaders are freed

West African leaders agree to send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to monitor transitions to civilian rule following their coups.

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Troops for Mali and Guinea-Bissau

The number of mixed-race babies has soared over the past decade, new census data show, a result of more interracial couples and a cultural shift in how many parents identify their children in a multiracial society. Read full article > >

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Number of biracial babies soars over past decade

Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and I got into an epic argument on “Morning Joe” in February when I took issue with his assertion that he and President Obama have the same position on same-sex marriage. In a blog post later that day, I slammed Christie for not seizing the chance to grant gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Capehart: Obama: Don’t punt on the federal contractor executive order

A married couple admit trying to steal almost £100,000 from an 84-year-old widow with Alzheimer’s.

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Pair admit Alzheimer’s widow con

Amadou Toumani Toure, ousted as Mali’s leader in last month’s coup, flees to Senegal, even though many of his allies are freed.

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Mali ex-leader flees to Senegal

A young couple acquitted of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two London hospitals responsible for his care.

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VIDEO: Parents demand rickets death inquiry

A couple acquitted of murdering their four-month-old son call for an inquiry into two London hospitals responsible for his care.

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Demand for rickets death inquiry

The world community condemns a deal by Guinea-Bissau’s military leaders for a two-year transition of power as an attempt to legitimise last week’s coup.

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Guinea-Bissau transition rejected

NEW DELHI — Saying he was saddened and shocked by the speed with which his friends in Washington had abandoned him, the former president of Maldives warned Thursday that radical Islam has gained ground across the sprawling Indian Ocean archipelago since he was deposed in February. Read full article > >

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Deposed Maldives president says coup has fueled radical Islam

Mali’s former President Amadou Toumani Toure, whose whereabouts had been unknown since being ousted in a coup last month, is in the Senegalese embassy in Bamako, President Macky Sall of Senegal says.

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Ex-Mali leader in Senegal embassy

A retired couple from southern Illinois are the third and final winners to claim a share of a record $656m (£409m) Mega Millions lottery jackpot.

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US couple claim $111m lottery win

Among the attributes I most envy in a public man (or woman) is the ability to lie. If that ability is coupled with no sense of humor, you have the sort of man who can be a successful football coach, a CEO or, when you come right down to it, a presidential candidate. Such a man is Mitt Romney. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney, a man of falsehoods

After couple gets engaged.

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Aniston ‘So Happy’ for Brangelina

There is confusion over the whereabouts of Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes Junior, after soldiers launched an apparent coup.

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Confusion over Guinea-Bissau PM