Mormon church leaders have apologized to the family of Holocaust survivor and Jewish rights advocate Simon Wiesenthal after his parents were posthumously baptized, a controversial ritual that Mormons believe allows deceased people a way to the afterlife but offends members of many other religions.

Britain's lifetime Olympic ban for doping offenders was overturned by sport's highest court, clearing the way for sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar to try to qualify for the London Games.

One of the Arab world's best known Egyptian comedians has been sentenced to three months in jail for offending Islam, the latest such case against a high-profile figure in Egypt.

Vancouver police are trying to locate a high-risk sex offender with ties to Calgary and B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, who breached conditions of his release while under a federal supervision order.