Saturday, September 3, 2011

Tropical Storm Lee drifts just off Louisiana

Tropical Storm Lee drifts just off Louisiana


Tropical Storm Lee drifts just off Louisiana

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:07 AM PDT

Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi and prompted evacuations in bayou towns such as Jean Lafitte, where water lapped at the front doors of some homes.


US warns of airplane terror threats before September 11 anniversary

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:22 AM PDT

The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about an al-Qaeda threats to small airplanes, just days before the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.


Vatican rejects claims of covering up sex abuse

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 02:47 AM PDT

The Vatican on Saturday vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and charged that the Irish prime minister had made an "unfounded" attack against the Holy See.


Israelis turn out for largest economic protest

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 02:22 AM PDT

More than 400,000 Israelis poured into streets in cities across the country on Saturday night, Israeli media estimated, in a show of strength behind a social protest movement that has rocked the country for two months.


Dominique Strauss-Kahn heads back to France

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 02:10 AM PDT

Former chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, cleared security at a New York airport before boarding a flight headed to France, after sensational sexual assault charges against him were dropped.


US issues travel alert ahead tenth anniversary of 9/11

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 06:28 AM PDT

The US has issued a worldwide travel alert for American nationals ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.


Colombia: Pregnant woman drugged, unborn baby stolen

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:57 AM PDT

A 19-year-old pregnant Colombian woman's unborn child was stolen after she was drugged and cut open, authorities in the northern province of Magdalena said.


Files note close CIA ties to Gaddafi spy unit

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:19 AM PDT

Documents found at the abandoned office of Libya's former spymaster appear to provide new details of the close relations the Central Intelligence Agency shared with the Libyan intelligence service - most notably suggesting that the Americans sent terrorism suspects at least eight times for questioning in Libya despite that country's reputation for torture.


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