VIDEO: US prepares for 9/11 anniversary

VIDEO: US prepares for 9/11 anniversary

VIDEO: US prepares for 9/11 anniversary

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:43 PM PDT

The US prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with commemorations at the sites where the four hijacked airliners crashed.


VIDEO: Pakistan floods displace millions

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Pakistan has appealed to the UN for international humanitarian aid for millions of flood victims in the south of the country.


The Night My Wife Became an American

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:39 PM PDT

September 12, 2001 changed her life forever.


VIDEO: Pakistan floods displace millions

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Pakistan has appealed to the UN for international humanitarian aid for millions of flood victims in the south of the country.


French FM: No UN resolution on Syria a 'scandal' (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:10 PM PDT

AP - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Sunday increased pressure on Russia to support a U.N. Security Council resolution against the Syrian regime, describing the lack of such a clear statement of condemnation as a "scandal."


Police detain two in connection with Delhi blast: report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:12 PM PDT

A police officer uses a ladder to climb a tree to look for evidence at the site of a bomb blast outside the High Court in New Delhi September 7, 2011.REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - Indian police have detained two people in connection with a bomb blast that killed 14 people outside a New Delhi court house last week, the Hindu newspaper reported on Sunday.

Police detain two in connection with Delhi blast: report

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:12 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police have detained two people in connection with a bomb blast that killed 14 people outside a New Delhi court house last week, the Hindu newspaper reported on Sunday.

Djokovic to play Nadal in US Open final

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:02 PM PDT

World number one survives match points to beat Federer in five-set thriller, while defending champion rolls past Murray.


Flowers, Romance And Color Remain Strong Trends On 3rd Day of New York Fashion Week

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 09:21 PM PDT

You would have to be the most jaded of creatures if you didn?t feel a rush of excitement, or at least a stirring of emotions, at Prabal Gurung?s show. The young designer who has been championed by industry veterans showed that he deserves the recognition and support he is getting from the likes of Anna ...


Mahmoud Abbas Hangs Tough on Palestinian Statehood (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - In a meeting with the Western press, Mahmoud Abbas talks about how the Palestinian Authority is going to push forward at the U.N. in September


Chief of Libya's ex-rebels arrives in capital (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 09:23 PM PDT

Libyan National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil, left, flanked by Libya former rebels, tries to find his way upon his arrival at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011.The chief of Libya's former rebels arrived in Tripoli on Saturday, greeted by a boisterous red carpet ceremony meant to show he's taking charge of the interim government replacing the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi. But even as Libya's new leaders tried to consolidate control over the vast country, Gadhafi loyalists pushed back hard against an assault on the town of Bani Walid, one of Gadhafi's remaining strongholds, in a sign that the battle is far from over. (AP Photo/ Abdel Magid Al Fergany)AP - The chief of Libya's former rebels arrived in Tripoli on Saturday, greeted by a boisterous red carpet ceremony meant to show he's taking charge of the interim government replacing the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi.

How a Tragic Plane Crash Reveals a Crack in Putin's Armor (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Anger and frustration over a series of transport tragedies may affect the way Russians choose to vote


A College Journey, post 9/11

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Two days before my freshman year of college, the World Trade Center was attacked. I felt so na??ve. I had never been to New York and had never seen the World Trade Center before. But here I was, in my pajamas, at the kitchen table, sun from the skylights spilling down, watching the towers collapse ...


Post-tsunami Japan sticking with nuclear power (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 09:00 PM PDT

This Saturday, July. 23, 2011 photo shows the Ikata nuclear power plant and its compound operated by Shikoku Electric Power Co. in Ikata, western Japan. The facility is one of the world's most seismologically risky plants. Many in Japan have grown uneasy with nuclear power since the March 11, 2011 tsunami, which sent the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant into meltdown. Yet six months after the disaster, Japan seems to feel it has little choice but to live with nuclear power, at least for now. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Takashi Yamada would prefer life without the nearby nuclear power plant. But the 66-year-old retired electronics retailer says, "It is also true we all need it."

The Other September 11

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Almost every American, and indeed many non-Americans, can remember exactly where he or she was on September 11, 2001. ??Oddly enough, I happened to have been ??at Boston?s Logan Airport that morning, boarding a prop plane for an American Eagle flight to Long Island?s Islip Airport. It was leaving at 8 am from Gate 22, ...


Decade after 9/11, Afghans languish in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:47 PM PDT

Reuters - When Ghulum Nabi's father heard U.S.-backed troops toppled Afghanistan's Taliban after the September 11, 2001, attacks, he rushed to their family home in an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan to spread the news.


Analysis: Religious tensions simmer in Malaysia (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:55 PM PDT

Reuters - A raid on a church by Muslim authorities has raised religious tension in Malaysia and could cost Prime Minister Najib Razak votes in an election set for 2013 but which many expect to come much earlier.


Analysis: Religious tensions simmer in Malaysia

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:55 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A raid on a church by Muslim authorities has raised religious tension in Malaysia and could cost Prime Minister Najib Razak votes in an election set for 2013 but which many expect to come much earlier.

Decade after 9/11, Afghans languish in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:47 PM PDT

HARIPUR/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - When Ghulum Nabi's father heard U.S.-backed troops toppled Afghanistan's Taliban after the September 11, 2001, attacks, he rushed to their family home in an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan to spread the news.

Syria, Arab League "agree reforms" as killings go on

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:45 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said he had agreed a series of measures with President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to help end violence in Syria, as activists said Assad's forces killed six people in their relentless crackdown on dissent.
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