| Hermine could cause 'life-threatening flash floods' in Midwest Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:01 PM PDT Tropical Depression Hermine is expected to dump an onslaught of rain in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri over the next few days.  |
| Thousands strike in France over pension reforms Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT Thousands of workers across France staged a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.  |
| Crowds protest officer-involved shooting in Los Angeles Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:58 PM PDT Tensions flared for the second night as crowds protested in the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday.  |
| Rare N. Korean gathering might set up handover of power Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:49 PM PDT North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.  |
| Feds: Threatening note found on plane bound for Los Angeles Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:44 PM PDT Authorities have begun an investigation after they said a threatening message was found scrawled on the lavatory mirror of a Thai Airways plane indicating a bomb was on board.  |
| BP to release investigation into oil rig disaster Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:32 PM PDT BP is on Wednesday expected to release findings of an internal investigation into the Gulf oil disaster, the oil giant said.  |
| SeaWorld shows to resume after killer whale death Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:25 PM PDT Shows at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, are expected to resume on schedule Wednesday, a day after a 12-year-old male killer whale died.  |
| Former soldier accused of threatening to kill Obama to appear in court Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:12 PM PDT A former soldier arrested after a hostage incident at a Georgia military base is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.  |
| Fires burn across Detroit as high winds knock down power lines Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:10 PM PDT Firefighters in Detroit, Michigan, grappled with 85 fires in a four-hour period Tuesday night, officials said.  |
| 18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:01 PM PDT Eighteen people died and several others were wounded Tuesday in a shooting at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said.  |
| What does Myanmar's Than Shwe want from Beijing? Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:56 PM PDT When a military dictator comes calling, Beijing doesn't like to give too many details away.  |
| Visitors from 36 nations to pay U.S. tourism promotion fee Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:43 PM PDT Starting Wednesday, travelers from 36 nations will be required to pay a new travel fee when they visit the United States -- part of which will be used to promote tourism.  |
| Life's a gamble for Chile's 'wildcat' gold miners Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:24 PM PDT Two old-timers sit side by side on a desert rock, cutting detonating cord and decanting explosive pink fertilizer into thin tubes of newspaper.  |
| Landmark massacre trial starts in the Philippines Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:23 PM PDT A landmark murder trial started Wednesday morning in Manila in what are considered the worst politically motivated killings in recent Philippine history.  |
| Bodies of Mexico massacre investigators may have been found Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:10 PM PDT Officials in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas have found two bodies that may be those of two men investigating the massacre of 72 migrants in the state.  |
| Foster's rejects $2.5B bid for wine unit Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:29 PM PDT Read full story for latest details.  |
| Fires burn across Detroit as high winds knock down power lines Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:23 PM PDT A rash of fires broke out across Detroit, Michigan, Tuesday night as high winds downed power lines, an official said.  |
| Imam: We are proceeding with NYC Islamic center Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:41 PM PDT The imam at the center of an ugly controversy over an Islamic center near New York's ground zero broke his silence Tuesday, just hours after a broad coalition of Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders denounced what they described as a rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry across the United States.  |
| Pastor weighing plans to burn Qurans amid U.S. warnings Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:35 PM PDT A Florida pastor told CNN on Tuesday that while his congregation still plans to burn Qurans to protest the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the church is "weighing" its intentions.  |
| UK cop gets 6 months for assaulting prisoner Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:31 PM PDT A British police sergeant who dragged a middle-aged woman through a police station and hurled her into a cell, leaving her bruised and bloody, was sentenced Tuesday to serve six months in prison.  |
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