The British House of Lords approves a ban on the death penalty for murder.

5 Aug.

Greek premier George Athansiadas-Novas resigns as thousands of backers of former prime minister George Papandreou continue to protest.

1 Sept.

Fighting between India and Pakistan over Kashmir begins to escalate.

5 Sept.

Dr. Albert Schweitzer dies in Gabon at age ninety.

10 Sept.

In a draft declaration issued by the Vatican, the Catholic church exonerates the Jews of collective responsibility in the killing of Christ.

17 Sept.

Stephanos Stephanopoulos becomes Greek prime minister.

21-22 Sept.

India and Pakistan agree to a UN-sponsored cease-fire in Kashmir.

14 Oct.

Paul Cezanne's Maisons a l'Estaque sets a new world's auction record for impressionist art.

15 Oct.

Soviet writer Mikhail Sholokhov wins the Nobel Prize for literature.

25 Oct.

The United Nations Children's Fund wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

12 Nov.

Philippine senator Ferdinand Marcos wins his country's presidential election.

24 Nov.

Soviet officials sentence U.S...