Warnings against Quran burning plan

Warnings against Quran burning plan

Warnings against Quran burning plan

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Florida church's plan to burn copies of Muslim holy book could endanger US troops' lives, commanders say.


EU money helps Roma get jobs and fight stereotypes (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:28 PM PDT

A man walks through a village in Petrosani, west of Bucharest, on August 20, 2010. In the economically devastated mining town of Petrosani, the Roma people who were recently sent back from France admit their anxiety about the future.(AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - The Roma minority are targets of a security crackdown in France, but an EU-funded project has given two dozen members of the community new jobs and new hope at a troubled time for gypsies.

Mozambique unrest shows the power of text messaging (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:16 PM PDT

A Mozambiquean sends a text message during violent protests that paralysed Mozambique's capital Maputo on September 2, 2010. A widely circulated text message called on people to strike over rising prices, an indication of the new organisational power, cell phone technology has brought to the people.(AFP/Arthur Frayer)AFP - Deadly protests that paralysed Mozambique's capital last week were spurred by a text message that went viral on Maputo's cell phones, signalling the power of new technology in the hands of the poor.

Afridi says Morgan blighting Pakistan's T20 vision (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:57 PM PDT

Eoin Morgan during the first Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Cardiff on September 5. Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi said his side had to see the back of Morgan on Tuesday if they were to level their two-match series against World Twenty20 champions England.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi said his side had to see the back of Eoin Morgan here on Tuesday if they were to level their two-match series against World Twenty20 champions England.

The glittering Gulf states' dark labor secret (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 12:25 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The rise of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf is a now-familiar tale. Tiny societies of pearl divers, coastal merchants, and nomadic Bedouin were transformed in the last half of the 20th century by oil and natural-gas wealth. Sparkling office towers and hotels sprang into the muggy air, the monarchs that rule these tiny emirates became bywords for financial excess, and newspapers described the region's economic "miracle."


India PM says China wants foothold in South Asia

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:49 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India must be prepared for a newly-assertive China that wants a foothold in South Asia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, in a rare open criticism of the Asia giant competing for regional resources and geopolitical clout.

Quake-hit New Zealand city struggles back to business

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:29 PM PDT

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's second-biggest city, Christchurch, struggled to get back to business on Tuesday as aftershocks caused more damage and kept parts of the city cordoned off three days after a magnitude 7.1 quake.

Chavez's base, the poor, wobbles as election looms (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:00 PM PDT

AP - On a hilltop overlooking Caracas, dozens of shacks made of wood scraps and corrugated zinc have risen among tall weeds — a new slum tacked on to an old one as the poor face harder times in Venezuela.


Koran burning will endanger US lives: Petraeus (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:06 PM PDT

A Holy Koran. The US commander of the Afghan war has warned that troops' lives will be endangered if a Florida evangelical church goes ahead with a planned burning of the Koran on Saturday's 9/11 anniversary.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)AFP - The US commander of the Afghan war has warned that troops' lives will be endangered if a Florida evangelical church goes ahead with a planned burning of the Koran on Saturday's 9/11 anniversary.

Australia's Katter Backs Conservatives

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:14 PM PDT

The decision on who will form Australia's next government and break a political deadlock now rests with two independent lawmakers, after a third, Bob Katter, said he will back the conservative Liberal-National coalition


Barclays to name Bob Diamond new chief executive (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:33 PM PDT

British bank Barclays is expected on Tuesday to name American Bob Diamond (seen here), one of the world's highest paid bankers, as its new chief executive who will take charge next year, reports said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Mcgrath)AFP - British bank Barclays is expected on Tuesday to name American Bob Diamond, one of the world's highest paid bankers, as its new chief executive who will take charge next year, reports said.

Soldiers fire on family's car in Mexico, killing 2 (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:12 PM PDT

A family member holds a photograph of Alejandro Leon Castellanos, 15, who died when soldiers opened fire on the family vehicle, at the family home on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, Monday Sept. 6, 2010. Soldiers apparently shot at the car when the driver failed to stop at the checkpoint Sunday on the highway from the northeastern city of Monterrey to Laredo, Texas, according to state authorities. Castellanos' father Vicente Leon Ramirez also died in the shooting. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso)AP - Soldiers opened fire on a family's car at a military checkpoint in northern Mexico, killing a 15-year-old boy and his father, authorities and relatives said Monday.

Aftershocks rattle New Zealand's Christchurch (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT

A damaged building is seen in Christchurch after a powerful earthquake struck the city on September 4. Aftershocks have been further damaging weakened buildings in the South Island city of 340,000 people and playing on residents' frayed nerves.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Violent aftershocks rattled Christchurch Tuesday as parts of the city re-opened for the first time since New Zealand's biggest quake in nearly 80 years.

Australian independent supports Labor Party (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:16 PM PDT

AP - Independent lawmaker Tony Windsor says he supports Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labor Party to form an Australian minority government.


Proposal To Extend NFL Season Could Be Key To Avoiding Lockout

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:31 PM PDT

Owners want players to accept a lower share of league revenue, but the union is balking. A proposal


Tropical storm hits Mexico

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:35 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Hermine, which slammed into northeastern Mexico, can trigger deadly flooding and tornadoes.


3 suspects in Mexico migrant massacre found dead (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 08:05 PM PDT

AP - The bodies of three men suspected of participating in the massacre of 72 migrants last month were found by the side of a road in northern Mexico after an anonymous caller told authorities where to find the cadavers, federal officials said Monday.


All Blacks juggernaut rolling toward Rugby WCup (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:57 PM PDT

Members of New Zealand's team perform the 'haha' at the start of the the 2010 Tri-Nations match against South African at Soccer City on August 21, 2010 in Soweto. The All Blacks, who won the match 29 -22, have been installed as firm favourites for the next Rugby World Cup, which will kick off in one year's time in New Zealand.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - The in-form All Blacks have been installed as firm favourites for the next Rugby World Cup, which will kick off in one year's time in New Zealand.

Iran pressured over stoning threat

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:20 PM PDT

The international community is calling for Iran to reconsider the stoning to death of a woman for adultery.


Extradition agreements to be reviewed amid outcry (AFP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:35 PM PDT

File photo shows a demonstrator wearing a Gary McKinnon mask during a protest outside the Home Office in London. In the most high-profile extradition case, McKinnon, a Briton suffering from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, faces extradition to the US where he is accused of hacking into American military and NASA computers.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The government will review its extradition agreements with the United States and European nations amid concerns that the current system is failing to protect British citizens, a report said Tuesday.
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