SYDNEY, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - A lesbian couple in Australia failed on Thursday in a bid to sue their doctor after one of them gave birth to twins rather than one baby following fertility treatment.

KIRYAT MOZKIN, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - The stark sight of two black coffins sparked anguish and tears among relatives of two missing Israeli soldiers on Wednesday -- the first evidence they had that the pair were dead.

JERUSALEM, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - The father of Ehud Goldwasser, an Israeli soldier captured by Hezbollah guerrillas in 2006, says if his son is returned home dead in Wednesday's swap, the Lebanese Shiite movement must pay the price.

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said Wednesday he will not let his daughters do any more television appearances, after an intimate interview with the family got huge exposure.

LONDON, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - A British judge on Wednesday praised twins who reported their mother to police for drink-driving when she got into her car after drinking a bottle of wine.

Emma and Helen Cox, 21, contacted police when their 43-year-old mother Tracey Cox drove the car a short distance outside their home in Sheffield, northern England, earlier this year.

MOSCOW, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Russians on Tuesday marked a Day of Family, Love and Fidelity intended as an Orthodox alternative to Valentine's Day and as a way to boost population numbers.

LOS ANGELES, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - A US man who was born a woman before undergoing gender realignment surgery has given birth to a baby girl, US media reported Thursday.

Thomas Beatie, who is legally male but decided to keep his female sex organs during chest reconstruction surgery and testosterone therapy, attracted worldwide attention in April after revealing his pregnancy.

LOS ANGELES, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - A US man who was born a woman before undergoing gender realignment surgery has given birth to a baby girl, US media reported Thursday.

Thomas Beatie, who is legally male but decided to keep his female sex organs during chest reconstruction surgery and testosterone therapy, attracted worldwide attention in April after revealing his pregnancy.

BOGOTA, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - Freed Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt was reunited Thursday with her family after six years of captivity after they flew to Bogota from France with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.

PARIS, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - The family of freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt flew to Colombia Thursday with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner for an emotional reunion following the 'indescribable joy' of her release.