thousands of angry residents demonstrated in a major oil-producing city saturday to mourn their mayor , who was shot and killed in a suspected contract murder , news reports said .

Short summary: thousands of residents protest murder of russian mayor


the us state senate of new jersey has voted to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment , taking a major step toward becoming the first us state to abolish the death penalty in three decades .

Short summary: us state of new jersey moves to abolish death penalty


companies should recall products immediately if there is a defect which threatens people 's health and lives , according to a draft law submitted to the state council , the country 's cabinet , wednesday .

Short summary: china to establish defective products recall system


john f. kerry thursday told a national gathering of black leaders and voters that president bush was ignoring `` genocide '' in sudan and the aids pandemic , which kerry called `` the greatest moral crisis of our time .

Short summary:
bush ignoring aids genocide in sudan kerry says