U.S. says will no longer make, buy anti-personnel landmines
USA-LANDMINES/OBAMA (UPDATE 3):UPDATE 3-U.S. says will no longer make, buy anti-personnel landmines
File photo of women smoking at an Independence Day party in Union Beach
Women smoke at an Independence Day party in Union Beach, New Jersey in a July 3, 2013 file photo. New Jersey could become the first state in the nation to ban cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products in all public parks and beaches if Governor Chris Christie signs into law a sweeping anti-smoking bill approved by lawmakers. The bill passed both houses of the New Jersey legislature with strong bipartisan support and was sitting on Chistie's desk on Friday but the Republican presidential hopeful would not indicate his intentions.REUTERS/Eric Thaye/files (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS CRIME LAW)
Iraqi Shi'ite women shout slogans in support of Shiite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight ISIL, in Najaf
Iraqi Shi'ite women shout slogans in support of Shiite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), during a graduation ceremony in Najaf, June 27, 2014. Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq, called on the country's leaders on Friday to choose a prime minister within the next four days, a dramatic political intervention that could hasten the end of Nuri al-Maliki's eight year rule. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Mass. abortion clinics brace for fresh protests, lawmakers seek fix
U.S. Supreme Court voided the state's buffer zone law that kept protesters 35 feet away, saying it violated freedom of speech
New York authorities announce bust of international khat ring
USA-CRIME/KHAT:New York authorities announce bust of international khat ring
U.S. reduces Nigeria surveillance flights seeking abducted girls
In the last month U.S. officials have played down expectations about a swift rescue of the girls
Massachusetts abortion clinics boost security, lawmakers seek fix
USA-COURT/ABORTION (PIX):Massachusetts abortion clinics boost security, lawmakers seek fix
Abortion protesters stand in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Boston
Abortion protesters stand in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, June 27, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to anti-abortion activists on Thursday by making it harder for states to enact laws aimed at helping patients entering abortion clinics to avoid protesters, striking down a Massachusetts statute that had created a no-entry zone. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY HEALTH)
Abortion protesters stand in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Boston
Abortion protesters stand in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, June 27, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to anti-abortion activists on Thursday by making it harder for states to enact laws aimed at helping patients entering abortion clinics to avoid protesters, striking down a Massachusetts statute that had created a no-entry zone. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY HEALTH)