Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow (AP)

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• Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow (AP)
• Obama commemorates 9/11 with appeal for tolerance (AP)
• US woman caught in middle of Iran's power struggle (AP)
• Karzai marks 9/11 with appeal over civilian deaths (AP)
• US poverty on track to post record gain in 2009 (AP)
• Establishment, Palin join forces in NH Senate race (AP)
• Egypt: Barge leaks 100 tons of gasoline into Nile (AP)
• Greek protesters confront government on economy (AP)
• Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' wins top Venice prize (AP)
• Nadal reaches first US Open final (AP)
• Tension over Islam center and Koran threat mark 9/11 (Reuters)
• Afghans protest Koran burning for second day (Reuters)
• Car loaded with explosives disabled in Mexico (Reuters)
• North Korea proposes talks with South on split families (Reuters)
• North Korea talks need "meaningful way forward": U.S. (Reuters)
• Iraq to pay for U.S. abuse claims vs Saddam regime (Reuters)
• Brazil says U.S. spat signals tough security reform (Reuters)
• Obama says Islam not the enemy on tense 9/11 anniversary (AFP)
• Iran halts release of female US hiker (AFP)

Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:57 PM PDT AP - Rites of remembrance and loss marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, familiar in their sorrow but observed for the first time Saturday in a nation torn over the prospect of a mosque near ground zero and the role of Islam in society.

Obama commemorates 9/11 with appeal for tolerance (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama appealed to an unsettled nation Saturday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. "We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust," the president declared.

US woman caught in middle of Iran's power struggle (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT AP - Iran's start-and-stop announcements over the release of one of three detained Americans add up to a distinct message: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies still have a fight on their hands within the ruling ranks.

Karzai marks 9/11 with appeal over civilian deaths (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 11:15 AM PDT AP - President Hamid Karzai marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the U.S. on Saturday by insisting the origins of the continued Taliban insurgency are not in Afghanistan.

US poverty on track to post record gain in 2009 (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT AP - The number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on President Barack Obama's watch, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led to the national war on poverty.

Establishment, Palin join forces in NH Senate race (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 10:22 AM PDT AP - Can the Republican establishment and Sarah Palin find happiness in New Hampshire? First-time candidate Kelly Ayotte hopes so as she campaigns for a Senate seat in a state known for a late-deciding, independent-minded electorate.

Egypt: Barge leaks 100 tons of gasoline into Nile (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:23 PM PDT AP - A barge has leaked some 100 tons of gasoline into the Nile River in southern Egypt after it became partially submerged while workers unloaded its cargo.

Greek protesters confront government on economy (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT AP - Greece's prime minister promised Saturday to lower corporate taxes to help revive the debt-plagued country's shrinking economy, while thousands of protesters marched — mostly peacefully — against the government's harsh austerity measures.

Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' wins top Venice prize (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:30 PM PDT AP - Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," the tale of an actor who sees the emptiness of his existence through the eyes of his child, won the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice film festival Saturday.

Nadal reaches first US Open final (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:12 PM PDT AP - Rafa made it. Then he had to wait to see if Roger would join him.

Tension over Islam center and Koran threat mark 9/11 (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:14 PM PDT Reuters - Tensions over a threat to burn the Koran in Florida and a proposed Islamic center near New York's Ground Zero marked the ninth anniversary on Saturday of the September 11 attacks on the United States.

Afghans protest Koran burning for second day (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 04:56 AM PDT Reuters - Protestors clashed with Afghan security forces on Saturday, as thousands of Afghans demonstrated for a second day, despite a U.S. pastor suspending plans to burn copies of the Koran, officials said.

Car loaded with explosives disabled in Mexico (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 11:39 AM PDT Reuters - Mexican police used a controlled explosion early on Saturday to eliminate the threat from a car packed with explosives in this violent city near the border with the United States, local officials said.

North Korea proposes talks with South on split families (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:18 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea has proposed holding Red Cross talks with the South on reunions of families split by the Korean War in what would be a rare contact between the rivals locked in a row over the sinking of a South Korean naval ship.

North Korea talks need "meaningful way forward": U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:58 AM PDT Reuters - The United States would be ready to resume six-party talks on North Korea if Pyongyang showed "concrete indications" it would try to implement a 2005 nuclear disarmament deal, the U.S. No. 2 diplomat said on Saturday.

Iraq to pay for U.S. abuse claims vs Saddam regime (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 08:33 AM PDT Reuters - Iraq has signed a deal with the United States to settle claims from Americans who say they were mistreated by Saddam Hussein's regime during the 1990-91 Gulf conflict, officials said on Saturday.

Brazil says U.S. spat signals tough security reform (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - Emerging power Brazil downplayed on Saturday a cooling of its relations with the United States following a disagreement on diplomacy toward Iran, but said the incident suggested reform of global institutions would be tough.

Obama says Islam not the enemy on tense 9/11 anniversary (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 12:17 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama told a deeply polarized America on Saturday that Islam is not the enemy as ceremonies took place to mark an unusually tense, ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Iran halts release of female US hiker (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 04:07 AM PDT AFP - Iran has cancelled Saturday's planned release of Sarah Shourd, one of three US hikers accused of spying and illegally entering the country, saying none will be freed until the case is resolved.

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