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Gov. Inslee signs bill giving adoptees more access to birth records 05/22

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State golf: Olympia's Brendan McCauley aces No. 13 hole at Camas Meadows, places fifth; other state golf highlights 05/22

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Owners’ health issues mean dessert shop will close 05/20

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El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes

El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero.
AP PHOTOS: Nigeria prepares to bury writer Achebe

Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time.
Argentine dictator Videla's burial protested

Argentines in the hometown of former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla are upset at the prospect that he may be buried there.
Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks

Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready.
Bahrain opposition group snubs crisis talks

Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security forces.
UK emergency committee meets after attack

The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.
Ousted premier seeks return to power in Cayman

A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year went into Wednesday's general elections with an outside chance of returning to power in the British Overseas Territory.
'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains

The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."
Bahrain claims Iranian drone found

Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.
Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young

Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will center on trying to get business involved and make better use of already-pledged public money.
Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia, WHO says

The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder

A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of assassinations and bombings.
5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers

A Lebanese security official says five people have been killed in overnight gunbattles between opponents and supporters of the Syrian regime in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.
Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels

The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid.
Malawi finds buyer for presidential jet

Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet.