Monday, September 5, 2011

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Mugabe's party says WikiLeaks claim that president has cancer is false

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:57 PM PDT

President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party dismissed Monday a "confidential" cable released by WikiLeaks that claims the Zimbabwean leader has cancer.

Retired military leader Petraeus takes on CIA director post Tuesday

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, who served as the top U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan, assumes his new role Tuesday: director of the CIA.

Reports: 2 pilots killed in Russia fighter jet crash

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Two Russian pilots aboard a MiG-31 fighter jet were killed when it crashed Tuesday, state media said.

Top al Qaeda leader arrested in Pakistan

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:44 PM PDT

The Pakistani intelligence service has arrested a senior al Qaeda leader who sought to attack targets in the United States, Europe and Australia, the Pakistani military said Monday.

New Mexico to mull changes to immigrant driver's licenses

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:31 PM PDT

New Mexico -- one of three states that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses -- is debating whether to change the practice.

Hostage drama in Sydney law office

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Police cordoned off streets in suburban Sydney after a man barricaded himself in a legal office claiming to have a bomb.

Official: Japanese nuclear plant stabilization ahead of schedule

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Efforts to stabilize Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, crippled by a March tsunami which triggered a nuclear crisis, are running ahead of schedule, according to the president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operates the plant.

China denies report, says it did not sell weapons to Libya

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:12 PM PDT

Documents showing that China offered to sell arms to Moammar Gadhafi in the waning days of his rule are "the real deal," a senior member of Libya's transitional government said Monday.

Postal chief to testify on Capitol Hill as USPS could face default

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:07 PM PDT

Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is set to testify at a Senate committee hearing Tuesday as the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service faces a possible default.

Hurricane Katia strengthens to Category 4 storm

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Katia has intensified to a Category 4 hurricane, churning northwest in the Atlantic Ocean and bringing the threat of dangerous rip currents to the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, forecasters said.

Serena, Wozniacki into last eight; Pavlyuchenkova stuns Schiavone

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Serena Williams tamed strong winds at the U.S. Open to book her place in the quarterfinals with a comprehensive defeat of Ana Ivanovic.

Council of Europe demands truth on CIA 'black sites'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:21 PM PDT

The human rights commissioner for the Council of Europe urged countries that have hosted secret CIA prisons to come clean Monday, as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches.

Djokovic powers through to U.S. Open last eight

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:59 PM PDT

World number one Novak Djokovic survived an epic first set tie-break during his straight sets win over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov at the U.S. Open in New York.

Hurricane Katia becomes Category 4 storm

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Katia intensified to a Category 4 hurricane Monday night, churning northwest the Atlantic Ocean and bringing the threat of dangerous rip currents along the U.S. East Coast, forecasters said.

Smurfs buoy Sony with their blue movie

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:39 PM PDT

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Wildfires rip through sun-scorched Texas

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:56 PM PDT

Firefighters southeast of Austin, Texas, battled strong winds Monday as they struggled to gain ground against a fast-moving wildfire that has so far scorched some 25,000 acres and destroyed close to 500 homes.

5 GOP candidates compete at South Carolina forum

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:52 PM PDT

Five of the Republican Party's leading presidential contenders traveled to South Carolina on Labor Day to kiss the ring of tea party kingmaker Jim DeMint at a first-of-its-kind forum devoted to the Constitution and the role of government.

Alleged assault victim in Haiti is receiving care, official says

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:44 PM PDT

An 18-year-old Haitian man allegedly assaulted by troops serving as U.N. peacekeepers in the Caribbean nation is traumatized and receiving medical care, according to a spokesman for Haitian President Michel Martelly.

Tropical Storm Talas leaves 38 dead, 54 missing in Japan

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:22 PM PDT

The death toll from Talas, which swept across western Japan, has risen to 38, local authorities said Tuesday morning.

The 'resource curse': An Alaskan solution for Libya?

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 06:58 PM PDT

In the aftermath of the 42-year rule of Moammar Gadhafi, the world is left wondering whether the bloodiest conflict in the popular unrest that has swept the Arab World will signal the rise of democracy in Libya or a descent into chaos.
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