Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:topics/culture_and_lifestyletag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/22/Divorce_just_much_hurdle_marriage_4559

It's hard enough for same-sex couples to marry in the United States, but divorce is a headache as well, and one that supporters of gay marriage hope the US Supreme Court can resolve.

2013-03-22T06:47:09ZAFP Global Editionby Fabienne Faurtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/22/Mountaineer_helped_Hillary_conquer_Everest_e4d9

New Zealander George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary that conquered Everest in 1953, has died aged 89.

2013-03-22T04:40:42ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/22/Korea_video_depicts_invasion_South_ab14

North Korea posted a new propaganda video Friday, showing paratroopers descending on Seoul in an invasion scenario that envisages taking around 150,000 US residents in South Korea hostage.

2013-03-22T04:15:34ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Capriati_faces_charges_attacking_ex-boyfriend_f622

Former tennis World No. 1 Jennifer Capriati has been summoned to appear in court on April 17 to face allegations she stalked an ex-boyfriend and punched him on Valentine's Day.

2013-03-21T22:50:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Mountaineer_helped_Hillary_conquer_Everest_e4d9

New Zealander George Lowe, the last surviving member of the expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary that conquered Everest in 1953, has died aged 89, reports said Friday.

2013-03-21T22:44:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/leader_worlds_Anglicans_enthroned_c419

Justin Welby, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, was enthroned on Thursday, taking over the leadership of 80 million Anglicans worldwide in a service calling for Christian unity that was enlivened by African dancers.

2013-03-21T22:12:19ZAFP European Editionby Robin Millardtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/French_fashion_firm_develops_suit_0197

French fashion label Smuggler on Thursday said it had produced a suit that can block electromagnetic waves produced by mobile phones.

2013-03-21T18:23:02ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/leader_worlds_Anglicans_enthroned_dec7

The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, was enthroned on Thursday, taking over the leadership of 80 million Anglicans worldwide in a service enlivened by African dancers and in which a woman archdeacon played a key role.

2013-03-21T18:05:30ZAFP European Editionby Robin Millardtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Indonesian_city_tears_down_church_e59e

An Indonesian city government demolished a church in front of its weeping congregation Thursday, as Muslim protesters egged on workers and branded the Christians "infidels".

2013-03-21T17:52:10ZAFP Asian Editionby Presi Mandaritag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Coca-Cola_workers_1efc

US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola will cut 750 jobs in the United States as part of a restructuring of its North America operations, a company spokesman said Thursday.

2013-03-21T17:18:56ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Nobel_laureate_says_pope_complicit_aa82

Pope Francis was "not complicit" with Argentina's brutal military dictatorship and pursued a "silent diplomacy" , Nobel peace laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel said on Thursday, following criticism the pontiff had failed to speak out.

2013-03-21T17:02:33ZAFP Global Editionby Dario Thuburntag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Russian_actress_fights_Downs_Syndrome_17d0

When Russian actress Evelina Blyodans gave birth to a son with Down's Syndrome, the first question from the doctor at the maternity hospital came as a shock: "Are you going to keep him?"

2013-03-21T15:13:19ZAFP Global Editionby Victoria Loguinova-Yakovlevatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Pope_not_complicit_with_Argentine_d7ef

Pope Francis was "not complicit" with Argentina's brutal military dictatorship and pursued "silent diplomacy", Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel said on Thursday after meeting with Latin America's first pontiff.

2013-03-21T14:37:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Cyprus_sets_investment_fund_part_9e3a

Cyprus politicians Thursday agreed to set up an investment fund as part of a Plan B to secure a bailout deal with eurozone lenders, while ruling out a tax on bank deposits that sank an earlier deal.

2013-03-21T12:09:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Hermes_posts_record_profit_2012_b8d1

Luxury fashion group Hermes, known for silk scarves and handbags, reported on Thursday a record profit for 2012, confirming a stellar performance for France's luxury industry as a whole last year.

2013-03-21T10:23:51ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Taiwan_activist_renews_same-sex_marriage_e9ca

A leading Taiwanese gay rights activist was turned away by a government agency Thursday as he and his partner tried to register as married, following a failed attempt by another same-sex couple.

2013-03-21T10:05:50ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Wanted_T-shirt_brings_down_fugitive_b1e5

A Taiwanese fugitive who knew no English has been arrested because police were curious about the word "Wanted" on his T-shirt.

2013-03-21T07:58:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/least_killed_Myanmar_riots_d24c

At least 10 people have been killed in riots in central Myanmar, a local MP said Thursday, in the worst communal violence since Buddhist-Muslim clashes in western Rakhine state last year.

2013-03-21T07:45:35ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/India_upholds_death_sentence_over_9ddb

India's top court upheld the death penalty Thursday for a mastermind of a series of bombings which killed 257 people in Mumbai in 1993, the deadliest set of attacks in the country's history.

2013-03-21T07:35:51ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Indonesian_Christians_protest_church_demolition_8f80

Around 100 Indonesian Christians begged the government on Thursday to halt the demolition of their church, as hundreds of Muslim protesters branded them "infidels" and demanded the building be torn down.

2013-03-21T07:34:14ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reporter