Death in Georgia: Despite pleas from the Pope and her lawyers, Georgia last night executed 47-year-old Kelly Gissendaner, the first woman executed in the state in 70 years. Gissendaner was convicted of plotting the murder of her husband in 1997. …

Egypt: Nearly 50 people died in political clashes in Egypt on the third anniversary of the uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarek. Riot police were called to break up a disturbance between anti-government Islamists and left wing activists. About a …