AP - Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation`s most populous state.

AP - President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers.

AP - A presidential election runoff between Zimbabwe`s President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.

Analysis: The California Supreme Court`s overturning of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage seems likely to put the issue back onto the national political stage for the time being.

A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week`s powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China.

AP - French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries.

AP - The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.

AP - The San Antonio Spurs` Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs` 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night.

AP - Former New England assistant coach Brian Daboll told the NFL he doesn`t remember speaking with Matt Walsh about the St. Louis Rams` walkthrough Walsh attended the day before the 2002 Super Bowl.