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Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention are gathering for their annual meeting. It comes at a time when many Baptist women are criticizing the church as insensitive to concerns about sexual abuse.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who presided over the end of the island nation's long and brutal civil war, lost to a former ally and Cabinet minister, Maithripala Sirisena.

The board is meeting Wednesday to discuss a report released earlier this month detailing numerous mishandled sexual misconduct allegations at Louisiana State University, where current OSU President F. King Alexander was previously at the helm.

Johnson will begin her role on May 1.

Michel Djotodia, who took power in a coup last year, was unable to quell the violence that has engulfed his country, and was under pressure from regional leaders to quit. A bloody conflict has pit the country's majority Christian population against Muslims.

A transcript of President Bush's announcement of his nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers to the upreme Court.

The family of Interpol's Meng Hongwei hasn't heard from him since he left France to visit his native China last week. The South China Morning Post reports he was "taken away" by authorities.

The president and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, also addressed the delicate issue of the country's poor record on gay rights.

Still, gunfire and explosions resounded as soldiers tried to clear what the government claims is the last pocket of resistance in Marawi City. A military spokesman said some 30 militants remained.

The AP has President-elect Biden at 290 electoral votes to Trump's 214. Still, President Trump has not conceded the election.