Millions of Hindus take to the Ganges at largest festival
ALLAHABAD, India - Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India's sacred Ganges river to wash away lifetimes of sins on Monday, in a raucous start to an ever-growing religious gathering that is already the world's largest.
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Women pry open door to video game industry's boys' club
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Vatican criticizes gay adoption, topless women protest
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican underlined its opposition to gay adoption on Sunday as same-sex marriage supporters staged a topless protest in front of the pope in St. Peter's Square. | Video
Italian menswear shows open in gloom over Missoni and economy
MILAN - Concerns over the fate of fashion executive Vittorio Missoni and prospects for the economy weighed on the opening of Milan's menswear shows, where designers used all shades of grey for their austere 2013 autumn/winter collections.
Runaway boy, 13, drives father's Mercedes across Europe
MILAN - A 13-year-old boy who lives in Italy with his adoptive parents took his father's Mercedes and drove more than 800 km (500 miles) through Europe in an apparent attempt to reach his birth family in Poland, Italian police said on Saturday.
World War Two museum to open Freedom Pavilion
NEW ORLEANS - One of the largest museums to commemorate the events and sacrifices of World War Two will open a new pavilion on Saturday as it races to complete a sprawling $350 million complex before the remaining veterans of the war are gone.
Kate's official portrait
The first official portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is unveiled at London's National Portrait Gallery.
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