The World Remembers 9/11, With a Touch of Weariness

The World Remembers 9/11, With a Touch of Weariness


The World Remembers 9/11, With a Touch of Weariness

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Political and religious leaders remembered 9/11 by expressing their commitment to democracy and the fight against terrorism, but some noted that the United States' reputation had been hurt by the wars that followed.


Muted in Last Debate, Bachmann Looks to Rejoin Conversation

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 12:44 PM PDT

With polls showing Representative Michele Bachmann's popularity dwindling, her campaign is hoping to recapture its early momentum in a national debate on Monday night.


Youth arrested over fatal crash

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 12:29 PM PDT

A 17-year-old is arrested after a people carrier overturns on the A66, killing two teenagers.


Egypt Deflects Blame on Foreign Media for Attack

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:43 AM PDT

Law-enforcement officials pulled an Egyptian affiliate of the Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera off the air on Sunday as Egypt's interim leadership struggled to deflect blame onto foreign media for a violent attack on the Israeli embassy.


Gaddafi's son 'arrives in Niger'

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT

One of the sons of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saadi, arrives in neighbouring Niger, Niger's justice minister says.


Trial begins over Egypt's 'camel battle'

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 12:13 PM PDT

Former top officials deny ordering men on horseback and camels to attack protesters in Tahrir Square in February.


Music Review: ‘Heart of a Soldier’ at San Francisco Opera - Review

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:17 AM PDT

The opera "Heart of a Soldier," composed by Christopher Theofanidis, with a libretto by Donna Di Novelli, faces the challenge of transforming life into art.


Doris Day, 87, makes UK chart history

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Doris Day becomes the oldest artist to score a UK Top 10 with an album of new material, according to the Official Charts Company.


The 9/11 Decade: The 9/11 Decade: Falling in Love With Death

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:07 AM PDT

Years of grieving and war. But recall, too, the hour of human decency.


Strauss-Kahn should stay out of French race: poll

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:58 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A majority of French think former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn should not get involved in the 2012 presidential election following his return to France after a sex-assault scandal in the United States, a poll showed on Sunday.


Across the Nation, Tragedy Spawned Inspiration

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 12:35 PM PDT

In Colorado, friends relive a patriotic trek; a Florida town to rethink its memorial; and a Mississippi pastor's new mission.


Roadside graves found in Tripoli

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:06 AM PDT

The corpses of up to 20 people are found in two roadside graves on the outskirts of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.


England clinch series after tie

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:34 AM PDT

England clinch the one-day international series against India as a gripping fourth game ends in a rain-affected tie at Lord's.


Gunmen attack British tourists in Kenya

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:38 AM PDT

British man killed and his wife abducted during raid on seaside Kenyan resort near Somalia.


Runner dies in city half marathon

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:11 AM PDT

A runner taking part in Bristol's Half marathon collapses and dies, race organisers say.


High blood pressure genetic clues

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:28 AM PDT

More than 20 new sections of genetic code have been linked to high blood pressure by an international team of scientists.


Fulham 1-1 Blackburn

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Blackburn register their first point of the Premier League season by hanging on for a draw against Fulham as Ruben Rochina scores a spectacular opener before Bobby Zamora equalises.


Burma's exiled satirists go home

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:36 AM PDT

A group of prominent Burmese satirists flies home from self-imposed exile in Thailand following the president's appeal to overseas Burmese to return.


Somali Gunmen Attack British Tourists in Kenya

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Gunmen attacked an exclusive beachside resort in Kenya on Sunday, killing a tourist and kidnapping his wife before racing back into Somalia, Western diplomats said.


Contagion dominates US box office

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Steven Soderbergh thriller Contagion tops the US box office over the weekend, early figures show.


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