Christians pray in shuttered church in Indonesia (AP)

Christians pray in shuttered church in Indonesia (AP)

Christians pray in shuttered church in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:41 PM PDT

Injured Church Minister Rev. Luspida Simanjutak rests on a hospital bed in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indonesia's president ordered police to arrest the assailants who stabbed one Christian worshipper in the stomach and beat Simanjuntak in the head with a wooden plank as they headed to prayers. (AP Photo)AP - Dozens of Christians held prayers inside their boarded-up church near Indonesia's capital Sunday, saying they had as much right as anyone to worship in the world's most populous Muslim country.

Three NATO troops killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:54 PM PDT

NATO and US soldiers stand guard in Kabul in January 2010. Three foreign troops have been killed in Afghanistan -- two in a bombing in the south, and another soldier in an insurgent attack in the country's north, NATO said Sunday.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Three foreign troops have been killed in Afghanistan -- two in a bombing in the south, and another soldier in an insurgent attack in the country's north, NATO said Sunday.

Six held over 'pope threat' freed

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:32 PM PDT

London street cleaners released without charge, with police offering no reasons for their decision.


US-born panda gives birth to her 8th cub in China (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2004 file photo, released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Hua Mei, an American-born giant panda, eats bamboo at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Hua Mei gave birth to her eighth cub on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in southwest China, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders. (AP Photo/Xinhua,Chen Xie, File) ** NO SALES **AP - An American-born panda gave birth to her eighth cub in southwest China, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders.

Philippine troops kill wanted Abu Sayyaf militant (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:11 PM PDT

AP - Philippine troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf gunmen in a southern coastal village Sunday and killed a long-wanted militant who helped in the 2001 kidnapping of three American and 17 Filipino tourists and the takeover of a hospital, the military said.


Quadruple amputee attempts English Channel swim (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:03 PM PDT

AP - A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated is attempting to swim across the English Channel using leg prostheses that have flippers attached.


Sinochem seeks government support for Potash bid: paper (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese chemical conglomerate Sinochem Group has formally asked the government to back a bid for Canada's Potash Corp , a local newspaper reported on Sunday.


Radical Islam on rise in Balkans (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:19 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 picture, Muslim men bow in prayer during the month of Ramadan inside the Isa Beg Mosque in Skopje, Macedonia. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)AP - An online music video praising Osama bin Laden has driven home a troubling new reality: A radical brand of Islam embraced by al-Qaida and the Taliban is gaining a foothold in the Balkans.

Afghans praised for voting in shadow of violence (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:59 PM PDT

Afghan woman walks to cast her vote at a polling station in Herat, on September 18. Vote-counting in Afghanistan's parliamentary election was under way Sunday after millions defied militant threats to cast their votes in the war-ravaged nation.(AFP/Aref Karimi)AFP - The United Nations and NATO praised Afghans for their courage in turning out to vote in parliamentary elections despite the threat of extremist violence amid fears over poll irregularities.

Japan mulls drilling near disputed gas field: media

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:31 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may start drilling near a gas field in disputed waters of the East China Sea if China does the same, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday, as territorial tensions between the countries grow.

Sweden gears up for national polls

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:16 PM PDT

Asylum-seekers fear electoral gains of far-right party may dash hopes for better future as Swedes get ready to vote.


Bermuda braces for hurricane Igor

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:41 PM PDT

Bermuda is readying itself for the arrival of hurricane Igor, the category two storm expected to bring torrential rains and fierce winds.


Bermuda braces for hurricane Igor

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:41 PM PDT

Bermuda is readying itself for the arrival of hurricane Igor, the category two storm expected to bring torrential rains and fierce winds.


Gunmen kidnap 9 Mexican state lawmen, 2 found dead (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:50 PM PDT

Members of the Psalm 100 Christian church, wearing clothes representing angels, demonstrate against violence in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico, late Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Gunmen kidnapped nine police officers investigating a death in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, and the bodies of two of the lawmen were found later, authorities said Saturday.

American freed from Iran begins trip back to US (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:03 PM PDT

American Sarah Shourd, makes statements at the VIP Lounge of Muscat airport before she flies out of Muscat, Oman, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. Shourd, who was released from Iran after more than 13 months in custody, began her journey back to the United States on Saturday after asking her supporters to 'extend your prayers' to her fiance and another American man who remain in Tehran accused of spying. (AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili)AP - An American woman released from Iran after more than 13 months in custody began her journey back to the United States on Saturday after asking her supporters to "extend your prayers" to her fiance and another American man who remain in Tehran accused of spying.

China Eastern plane catches fire after Singapore take-off (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:59 PM PDT

A China Eastern Airlines plane caught fire shortly after it took off from Singapore's Changi Airport on Friday and was forced to turn back, a report said Sunday. All 229 passengers on flight MU568 which was bound for Shanghai were unhurt, the Sunday Times said.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)AFP - A China Eastern Airlines plane caught fire shortly after it took off from Singapore's Changi Airport on Friday and was forced to turn back, a report said Sunday.

Bermuda braces for Hurricane Igor

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:38 PM PDT

Residents prepare for the worst as powerful storm barrelling across Atlantic threatens to make landfall at weekend.


Taiwan shuts down as typhoon makes landfall

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:28 PM PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Business stopped in Taiwan on Sunday as a mid-strength typhoon made landfall, bringing heavy rains and strong wind gusts as officials scrambled to prevent a repeat of the devastation caused by a 2009 storm.

Taiwan shuts down as typhoon makes landfall (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:28 PM PDT

Reuters - Business stopped in Taiwan on Sunday as a mid-strength typhoon made landfall, bringing heavy rains and strong wind gusts as officials scrambled to prevent a repeat of the devastation caused by a 2009 storm.


Afghans tally vote amid fraud fears

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Low turnout reported in parliamentary election marred by violence and allegations of voter irregularities.


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