Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan People:David Petraeus Hillary Clinton
2010-09-07
Hermine gives south Texas another tropical lashing
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas - Tropical Storm Hermine gave a wet and windy punch to Texas on Tuesday before weakening into a tropical depression, leaving only minor scrapes in the storm-weary Rio Grande Valley, which is proving resilient this hurricane season after taking a third tropical system on the chin.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-09-07
Woods gets the nod for next month's Ryder Cup
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a tumultuous year on and off the course for Tiger Woods, the world number one will have one more chance for golfing glory after being named Tuesday as one of four wildcard picks for next month's Ryder Cup.
People:Tiger Woods Source:(Reuters)
2010-09-07
In Venice, Maggie Cheung still playing hard to get
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - Chinese megastar Maggie Cheung, in Venice for the screening of Isaac Julien's art film "Better Life", has shunned the celluloid since becoming the first Asian actress to win in Cannes in 2004.
People:Maggie Cheung Jackie Chan Activities:2010 Venice Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2010-09-05
French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists
PARIS - Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France's plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders.
Nations:France Saudi Arabia Pakistan People:Nicolas Sarkozy Source:(AP)
2010-09-05
Suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad kills 8
BAGHDAD - Militants detonated a car bomb at a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and then tried to shoot their way into the building, killing eight people and wounding 29 in a brazen morning attack, Iraqi officials said.
Nations:Iraq People:Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2010-09-05
Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO - Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.
Nations:Mexico Activities:2010 BP Oil Spill Source:(AP)
2010-09-05
Detective Dee brings Tang Dynasty whodunnit to Venice
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - Hong Kong's Tsui Hark unveiled his latest blockbuster, a Tang Dynasty whodunnit, at the Venice film festival Sunday while Kelly Reichardt cast her feminine eye on the Wild West in "Meek's Cutoff".
People:George W. Bush Hark Tsui John Travolta Andy Lau Activities:2010 Venice Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2010-09-05
Master chefs offer different contest at US Open
NEW YORK - There's been intense competition going on at the U.S. Open, and it has nothing to do with aces or foot faults.
People:James Blake Barack Obama Activities:2010 U.S. Tennis Open Source:(AP)
2010-09-05
George Clooney shoots first at box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George Clooney outgunned his rivals at the Labor Day holiday weekend box office in North America with a low-caliber opening for his assassin drama "The American," as the lucrative summer moviegoing season wound down on a traditionally weak note.
People:George Clooney Drew Barrymore
2010-09-05
Focus of Gulf oil disaster shifts to finding the culprit
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - With a key piece of evidence raised from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico and BP's Macondo well ruled a threat no longer, the focus shifts to what went wrong and who is to blame.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Activities:2010 BP Oil Spill Source:(AFP)
2010-09-05
Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.
Nations:Vatican Brazil Source:(AP)
2010-09-05
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