'Moonies' founder Sun dies at 92

'Moonies' founder Sun dies at 92

'Moonies' founder Sun dies at 92

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Self-styled messiah Sun Myung Moon, whose Unification Church became famous for holding mass weddings, dies at the age of 92.


Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

The Korean evangelist's Unification Church was notable for mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers and links to vast commercial interests.

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

The Korean evangelist's Unification Church was notable for mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers and links to vast commercial interests.

Unification Church Founder Rev. Moon Dies

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Officials say Rev. Sun-myung Moon, the religious leader who founded the Unification Church and built it into a multibillion-dollar business empire, has died in South Korea at age 92.


Israel Evacuates West Bank Outpost

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Israeli security forces evicted several hundred Jewish settlers from an illegal encampment on Sunday, in a rare legal victory for Palestinian property owners.


Karzai Criticizes Australian Raid

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai this weekend clashed with the U.S.-led coalition over a recent raid to detain insurgents suspected of involvement in killing three Australian troops, claiming the operation violated the terms of an agreement signed earlier this year. The raid, which the coalition says complied with the agreement, followed Thursday's killing of three Australian troops by an Afghan soldier in southern Uruzgan province.


Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon dies in South Korea: officials

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:58 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Sun Myung Moon, founder and head of the Unification Church with millions of followers around the world, died at a retreat near the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday, church officials said.

French PM warns vote vs fiscal pact would weaken Hollande

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:34 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault sought to rally a divided left behind the European Union's fiscal compact, arguing that anything but a strong endorsement would weaken President Francois Hollande and France itself.

Israeli settlers evacuated from West Bank outpost following court order

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

MIGRON, West Bank – Under court order, Israel on Sunday evacuated one of the largest unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, moving to dismantle what had become a symbol of efforts by Jewish settlers to seize land without government approval.

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'Moonies' founder dies aged 92

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Self-styled messiah Sun Myung Moon, whose Unification Church became famous for holding mass weddings, dies at the age of 92.


Monks stage anti-Rohingya march in Myanmar

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Hundreds take to the streets in solidarity with President Thein Sein's plan to send the Rohingya to another country.


U.S. Halting Program to Train Afghan Recruits

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT

Training of some Afghan forces has been put on hold to conduct stricter vetting to root out any infiltrators who could pose risks to coalition troops working with them, American officials say.

U.S. Halting Program to Train Afghan Recruits

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT

Training of some Afghan forces has been put on hold to conduct stricter vetting to root out any infiltrators who could pose risks to coalition troops working with them, American officials say.


Veil breakthrough on Egypt's TV

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:41 AM PDT

A woman presenter reads the news on Egypt's TV in Islamic headscarf for what is believed to be first time since the state channel opened in 1960.


Ruling Party Leads In Angolan Ballot

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Angola's ruling party has far outpaced its rivals in Friday's vote, according to preliminary results Sunday, assuring President José Eduardo dos Santos, who has held the office since 1979, a fresh five-year term at the helm of Africa's second-largest oil producer.


Blasts Near Syrian Military Chiefs' Offices

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Two bombs exploded near the offices of the Syrian military's joint chiefs of staff in central Damascus on Sunday, lightly wounding four army officers and causing damage to a building and cars, state television said.


Gulf Arab ministers say integration plan needs more discussion

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Gulf Arab foreign ministers said a plan to integrate their six countries, proposed by Saudi Arabia last year as a response to Middle East turmoil, needed more discussion after they met in Jeddah on Sunday.

Two raiders shot during burglary

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

A householder is arrested in Leicestershire on suspicion of wounding two suspected burglars with a shotgun.


Hurricane Isaac Brings Some Relief to Corn Belt

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Farmers from Missouri to Ohio welcomed the three to five inches of rain the hurricane deposited, but they said it came too late to save much of this year's crop.

Russia to quiz Britain over Magnitsky list: report

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:54 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Britain will demand a response from the Foreign Office after reports that London might have blacklisted Russian officials for their alleged role in the prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, RIA news agency said on Sunday.

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