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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea – A Russian-made plane believed to have been carrying 55 passengers and crew has crashed deep in a forest in Equatorial Guinea (search), killing all aboard and leaving bodies scattered about the crash site, government officials said Sunday. Government spokesman Alfonso Nsue Mokuy (search) said no one …

Sandra Day O’Connor, who served on the Supreme Court for 24 terms, announced her retirement from the bench on July 1, 2005. She was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and has made a permanent mark on the history of American politics. Here is a timeline …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday deplored the attacks in the Egyptian Red Sea (search) resort of Sharm el-Sheik, calling them “senseless acts” as he appealed to terrorists to renounce violence. In a telegram sent to religious and political leaders in Egypt, the pontiff said he was “deeply …