World News
 Islamists allowed to go free in Libya
Central Asia News.Net
Libya has allowed 37 Islamists, including a former driver of Osama bin Laden and members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, to leave a prison in which they had been held since 2007.
 Terror suspect Mehsud charged in absentia
Central Asia News.Net
The United States has charged Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, with the US government still offering a reward of up to $5 million for information about him.
 Israeli and Palestinian peace deal now in play
Central Asia News.Net
US President Barack Obama has met with Israeli-Palestinian leaders in Washington to launch a series of meetings aimed at restarting direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
Washington Times
In this file photograph taken Feb. 16, 2010, the exterior of Hewlett Packard headquarters is shown in Palo Alto, Calif. Dell pulled out Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 from a bidding war with Hewlett-Packard ...
Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70
Washington Times
DENVER (AP) — A chaplain killed in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War, the military said Thursday.Capt. Dale Goetz of the 4th Infantry Divi...
U.N. to release Congo 'genocide' report in Oct.
Washington Times
Rwanda angrily protested the findings in a draft version.Drafts of the report — circulated to governments earlier this year and leaked to the media last week — accused Rwandan troops and r...
Georgia Slams Russia Over Cease-Fire 'Breaches'
RadioFreeEurope
Georgia's prime minister today charged Russia with failing to live up to the EU-brokered cease-fire that ended the 2008 war between the two countries, accusing Moscow of beefing up its military forces...
West Indian Day Parade
New York Post
The 43rd annual parade takes place, honoring the city's Afro-Caribbean residents. Enjoy a Mardi Gras-style plaza, costumes and, of course, reggae music. Visit wicada.org for more details.
Former 'car czar' Rattner rats on Obama in new book
New York Post
Former Obama administration car czar Steven Rattner is coming out with a new book that depicts him swashbuckling through the financial crisis and shows U.S. President Barack Obama as "out to get" the ...
The Videogum back to school party
New York Post
Max Silvestri, Joe Mande and others will be at the Bell House to help you forget about going back to school. The event is free; call 718-643-6510 or visit thebellhouseny.com for more details.
Campaign promotes rail service to Newark airport
New York Post
NEWARK, N.J. — Two transportation agencies have launched a campaign to encourage travelers to take the train to Newark’s airport. Officials of NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York...
Nassau County has its 1st West Nile death
New York Post
NORTH HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — West Nile virus has claimed its first victim this year in Nassau County. The Nassau County Health Department said Thursday that a North Hempstead resident over the age of...
Afghans Pull Money From Weakened Bank
International Herald Tribune
KABUL, Afghanistan — One of the principal owners of the Afghan bank at the center of an accelerating financial crisis here said depositors had withdrawn $180 million in the past two days. He pre...
Small plane crash in lagoon off San Francisco Bay
The Miami Herald
SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Officials say a small plane has crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay.San Carlos Airport project manager Theresa Yee says the plane took off from the airport around noon Thu...
LEBANON: Rich Feast Through Month of Fasting
IPS
BEIRUT, Sep 2, 2010 (IPS) - Although not a celebration in the traditional sense, Ramadan in Lebanon is a time of joy for many, during which families reconnect and share their wealth with the poor. B...
MIDEAST: Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…
IPS
JERUSALEM, Sep 2, 2010 (IPS) - As President Obama on Wednesday initiates the ninth U.S. attempt in the last 30 years to bring about a final Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement, expectations are low ...
Hurricane Earl menaces US East Coast
Channel News Asia
KITTY HAWK, North Carolina: Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous wi...
Small plane crash in lagoon off San Francisco Bay
The Seattle Times
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Officials say a small plane has crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay. San Carlos Airport project manager Theresa Yee says the plane took off from the airport around no...
Small Plane Crash In Lagoon Off San Francisco Bay
WBZ
San Carlos Airport project manager Theresa Yee says the plane took off from the airport around noon Thursday and went into the water near Oracle Corp. headquarters in Redwood City. She did not have...
Palin on a roll
New Zealand Herald
Sarah Palin and the Tea Party have recorded another victory in the Republican primaries with their candidate in Alaska winning against the odds. Joe Miller, a little-known conservative lawyer backed ...
Hague: gay allegations untrue
New Zealand Herald
Britain's Foreign Secretary, William Hague, admitted yesterday that he shared a hotel room with a male aide but insisted that he was not homosexual. In an extraordinary personal statement, Hague anno...
Gillard inches closer to reins of power
New Zealand Herald
CANBERRA - Julia Gillard is now just two seats short of the 76 she needs to form a Government as Australia's first elected female Prime Minister. Tasmanian independent Andrew Wilkie yesterday gave hi...
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
New Zealand Herald
WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group on its international terrorism blacklist and charging its leader with plan...
PM to cancer patient's wife: He loves you, Rachel
New Zealand Herald
Shrink Prime Minister John Key has appeared alongside actor Hugh Jackman in a video made by an Australian man for his Kiwi wife. Both Mr Key and Jackman feature on the film made by Kristian Anderson...
New test may 'revolutionize TB care,' diagnosing
USA Today
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the...
Oil sheen reported after platform fire
CNN
(CNN) -- A well connected to an oil and gas production platform caught on fire in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, engulfing the vessel in flames about 100 miles off the central coast of Louisiana and for...
Apple revamps web TV offerings
CNN
Apple's revamped Apple TV device will join a crowded web TV consumer field Roku, Boxee, TiVo and Google are among the major players streaming web content to TV Analyst says Google and Apple will benef...
Hawking: God didn't create universe
CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) -- God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics.
Natalie Portman gets Oscar buzz
CNN
Portman is the talk of the town at the Venice Film Festival this week Her racy, gritty role in the ballerina thriller "Black Swan" is creating Oscar buzz She plays a ballerina whose passion ...
Coast guard calls off N.L. plane crash search
CBC News
The Canadian Coast Guard has called off a search near St. John's after it found no evidence of a small airplane crash that had been reported early Thursday afternoon by a citizen. Coast guard boats a...
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