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SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean court on Thursday abolished a 62-year-old law that bans extramarital affairs, ruling that the law suppresses personal freedoms. The ruling by the Constitutional Court could potentially affect thousands of individuals who faced adultery charges since Oct. 31, 2008, a day after the court …

TORONTO – Ontario Premier’s, who is openly gay, is urging businesses upset by a so-called religious objections law in Indiana to set up shop in Canada’s most populous province. The Indiana law, which takes effect July 1, does not specifically mention gays and lesbians, but critics say it is designed …

BEIJING – Officials say seven members of a family on a holiday outing in southern China drowned when a 17-year-old girl fell into a reservoir and several relatives dove in after her in a deadly attempt to rescue her. The government in the Guangdong province city of Shantou said in …