It wasn't supposed to be this way when Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984, sponsored by then-Senator Al Gore.

WSJ: Wait-Listed to Death

The leader of Bahrain's main opposition party has called on the UK government to act as a mediator with the ruling al-Khalifa family if progress towards democracy remains stalled in the troubled Gulf state.

BBC: Bahrain opposition seeks UK support as tension simmers

Al-Kidwa wants the Assembly to act under a 1950 resolution that allows members to act whenever the Security Council "fails to assume its" responsibility in keeping world peace and security.

CNN: U.N. leader surveys interest in possible special session

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi called it a "cowardly, terrorist act".

BBC: Lebanese cabinet in emergency talks after Beirut bomb

President Mwai Kibaki described Bin Laden's killing as an act of justice for those Kenyans who lost their lives and suffered injuries in al-Qaeda's first attack on US interests.

BBC: Bin Laden death reminds Kenya of bombing horrors

The UK says that belonging to Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network- or supporting it - is an offence under theTerrorism Act as it is a proscribed organisation.

BBC: UK Taleban fighters face treason charge

But U.S. officials say they will continue to carry out drone strikes, launched from bases in neighboring Afghanistan or anywhere else al-Qaida and its affiliates operate and local governments can't or won't act.

NPR: Drone Strike Comes Despite Transparency Pledge