US Attorney General Eric Holder said in an announcement on Friday that for the purpose of federal law, same-sex couples in Michigan could continue to avail federal benefits accorded to married couples despite a federal court judge striking the gay marriage ban earlier this month, Fox News said.
Malaysian acting Transport Minister Hihammuddin Hussein has said in a news conference on Friday that its government is now looking at the possibility of getting sued for compensation by families of the 239 passengers on board then-missing Malaysia Airline Flight 370, Xinhua News Agency said.
In his meeting with Pope Francis, US President Barack Obama invited the pope to come over to the US to discuss the Catholic Church's reservations over his health care law, Reuters said.