Thursday, September 9, 2010

Rethinking canceled Quran burning?

Rethinking canceled Quran burning?


Rethinking canceled Quran burning?

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:02 PM PDT

A U.S. pastor who called off a Quran burning said he would "rethink our position" after a Muslim leader said the minister incorrectly announced that the proposed Islamic center near New York's ground zero would be moved as part of a deal.

Japan alarmed over China's yen purchases

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 07:05 PM PDT

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Iran to release 1 of 3 jailed Americans, official says

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Iran says it will release one of the three American hikers detained for more than a year on Saturday, a day after the conclusion of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, according to an official at the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance.

Oil drilling platform headed to Chilean mine to aid in rescue

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:25 PM PDT

A large oil drilling platform is on its way to the Chilean mine where 33 trapped miners are awaiting rescue and is expected to arrive later Thursday or Friday, an engineer overseeing the drilling said.

17 killed in Russia car explosion

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:41 AM PDT

A car exploded in the Russian republic of North Ossetia-Alania on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, government officials said.

China's tycoons shun Gates-Buffett

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:34 PM PDT

In the world of business, who in their right mind would turn down the opportunity to dine with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett? Chinese tycoons, apparently.

Suicide bombings kill peacekeepers at Mogadishu airport

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Suicide bombers driving a pair of civilian cars disguised as government vehicles slammed into the main gate at Somalia's main airport Thursday, a spokesman for the African Union said.

Pakistan: Three held over links to Times Square bomb attempt

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:40 PM PDT

Three Pakistani men linked to Faisal Shahzad, the 30-year-old Pakistani-American who has pleaded guilty to the botched Times Square terror attack, were arrested and have confessed before a judge, authorities said Wednesday.

Philippines says police may have shot some hostages

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:10 PM PDT

Philippine authorities acknowledged for the first time Thursday that some of the tourists taken hostage in a bus standoff last month may have been shot by police in the bungled rescue operation.

Miners' families move near them

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:57 AM PDT

Chile's Atacama Desert is no place to live. At night it's a freezing moonscape and when the sun comes up it becomes as hot as a burning skillet.

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