Lawyers for a man who was sexually abused decades ago by a priest at a Wisconsin school for the deaf have withdrawn their lawsuit naming Pope Benedict XVI and other top Vatican officials as defendants, a major victory for the Holy See, which long has insisted the pope bears no liability for the actions of an abusive priest.
Attorney Jeff Anderson, who filed the lawsuit in 2010, said the main thing he was seeking was information and accountability, and he's already received 30,000 pages of revealing documents through bankruptcy proceedings of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
N.Y. state senator attacked at hotel
A state senator and his wife said Saturday they were attacked and beaten at a Niagara Falls casino hotel after the lawmaker tried to break up an argument between two men, one of whom accused him of hating the Indian tribe that owned the resort.
Sen. Mark Grisanti said he suffered bruised ribs in the Friday altercation. His wife, Maria, was diagnosed with a concussion and possible broken nose.
Russia seeks to halt U.S. adoptions
Russia's Foreign Ministry is asking the government to suspend adoptions of Russian children by U.S. nationals following an "incessant string of crimes" allegedly committed by American adoptive parents.
Russian authorities say at least 17 Russian children have died in domestic violence incidents with their American families.
The Ministry said Saturday that the adoptions should resume only after Moscow and Washington sign an accord that allows Russian monitors to visit the homes of adopted children.
Guatemala president wants drugs legalized
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Saturday he will propose legalizing drugs in Central America in an upcoming meeting with the region's leaders.
Perez Molina said in a radio interview that his proposal would include decriminalizing the transportation of drugs through the area.
Maldives president OKs investigation
A visiting U.S. official said Saturday that the Maldives wasn't ready for early elections as a way out of its political crisis, as the Indian Ocean nation's new president agreed to an independent investigation into his takeover of power.
President Mohammed Waheed Hassan said he had given an assurance to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake that he was willing to submit to a probe.
Former leader Mohamed Nasheed resigned Tuesday after months of street protests. He was replaced by Hassan, his vice president.
Iraqi opposition group forms
A group of political dissidents created a new Iraqi opposition party Saturday, vowing to act as a check on the government as the prime minister warned that a push for regional autonomy could tear the country apart.
About 45 activists announced the creation of the Union of Patriotic Figures and described it as a secular political group of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.
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