Saturday, September 25, 2010

Bomb scare diverts plane; may have been a hoax (AP)

Bomb scare diverts plane; may have been a hoax (AP)

Bomb scare diverts plane; may have been a hoax (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Two anti-terrorist policemen, center, secure one of the passengers as a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 is evacuated at Stockholm Arlanda International airport September 25, 2010. The aircraft was en route from Toronto to Karachi, when Canadian authorities received a tip-off that a passenger could be carrying explosives and the plane was diverted to Stockholm. Swedish police detained a man described as a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin aboard the plane, but a bomb squad that searched the Boeing 777 found nothing suspicious on board. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson) SWEDEN OUTAP - Police evacuated 273 people from a Pakistani jet diverted to Stockholm due to a bomb alert Saturday and briefly detained a passenger after Canadian authorities received a tip-off that he was carrying explosives.

Obama dismisses GOP 'Pledge' as echo of disaster (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - President Barack Obama says Republicans' plan to slash taxes and cut spending if the GOP retakes the House in November is no more than "an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive."

AP Poll: Many think health overhaul should do more (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, speaks at a private residence in Falls Church, Va. Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their drive for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear-cut. An Associated Press poll finds that by more than 2-to-1 Americans, who think the law should have done more, outnumber those who think the government should stay out of health care. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear cut.

AP IMPACT: Vatican probes group tied to scandal (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

This June 10, 2010 picture shows Silvia Vernudez, 37, of Venezuela, left, and Marcela De Maria y Campos, 38, of Mexico, during an interview in Rome. The life of those known as 'consecrated women' is regimented down to the way they eat an orange, with silence the norm, e-mail screened and close friendships discouraged. But these women are not nuns — they are lay members of the now-disgraced Legionaries of Christ order who dedicate their lives to the Catholic Church. Their situation has so alarmed Pope Benedict XVI that in May he ordered an extremely rare full Vatican investigation. Vernudez runs a house for consecrated women in the Philippines and was visiting the mother house in Rome, and Campos is a member of the Legionaries of Christ Regnum Christi. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - It's a life regimented in excruciating detail, down to the way they eat an orange. Silence is the norm, information is limited, e-mail is screened, close friendships are discouraged and family members are kept at bay — all in the name of God's will.

Commonwealth Games head sees improved conditions (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:27 AM PDT

Indian workers paint a wall near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. With national teams on their way to New Delhi, Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell said Saturday that India's last-minute push to clean and finish facilities was paying dividends, but much more work remained before the beleaguered sporting event opens in less than a week. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - With athletes trickling into New Delhi on Saturday and cleaning crews rushing to scour their rooms, the Commonwealth Games chief said India was working hard to ensure it is prepared to host the beleaguered sporting event — though much remains to be done.

China rises and rises, yet still gets foreign aid (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:56 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 23, 2010, a security guard stands guard outside a luxury shopping center in downtown Beijing. China, now the world's second largest economy, spent tens of billions of dollars on a dazzling Beijing Olympics in 2008 and has sent astronauts into space. Yet it also remains a major recipient of foreign aid, a fact that a growing number of taxpayers and lawmakers in donor countries are questioning. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China spent tens of billions of dollars on a dazzling 2008 Olympics. It has sent astronauts into space. It recently became the world's second largest economy. Yet it gets more than $2.5 billion a year in foreign government aid - and taxpayers and lawmakers in donor countries are increasingly asking why.

5 shot at party near Seton Hall in NJ, 1 critical (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:54 AM PDT

AP - New Jersey police say a man who was denied access to a private party at an apartment near Seton Hall University left and returned with a handgun, shooting five people.

Some churches like Ga. pastor's thin on safeguards (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18 2007 file photo, Bishop Eddie Long, of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, in Lithonia, Ga. gestures during an interview in Lithonia. Two men on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 filed a lawsuit accusing Long of exploiting his role as pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch to coerce them into sexual relationships when they were members of his congregation. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)AP - The 2006 scandal that ousted one of America's most prominent preachers forced independent charismatic and evangelical churches to consider how to keep a closer eye on their leaders, an issue raised again this week with lawsuits accusing another megachurch pastor of misconduct.

Wyoming man douses himself in paint to avoid Taser (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:38 AM PDT

AP - A Cheyenne man who doused himself with white latex paint in hopes of avoiding a police Taser was hit with the stun gun anyway.

Despite Dalton's INTs, No. 4 TCU outlasts SMU (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:09 PM PDT

TCU running back Waymon James (32) scores underneath Jake Kirkpatrick (76) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Andy Dalton bounced back from interceptions on consecutive throws by leading three straight touchdown drives, lifting No. 4 TCU to a 41-24 victory over longtime rival SMU on Friday night.

Japan refuses China demand for apology in boat row (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 05:05 AM PDT

A Chinese fishing boat (blue), flanked by a Japan Coast Guard vessel, is moored at Ishigaki port on the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki September 8, 2010. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - Japan refused to apologize on Saturday for detaining a Chinese boat captain, showing no signs of softening in a dispute between the two economic powers after Japan gave ground and released him.

Regulators seize 3 corporate credit unions, to sell assets (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:03 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. regulators seized three corporate credit unions on Friday and will repackage about $50 billion in troubled assets from these and previous seizures to sell on the open market.

Republican economic proposals "disastrous" says Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:21 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a ministerial meeting on Sudan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama hammered Republicans on Saturday over their newly unveiled campaign agenda, calling the opposition party's economic ideas "an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive."

Britain's Labour elects new leader in cliffhanger (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Former cabinet minister Ed Miliband pipped his brother to win the leadership of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday thanks to union backing and could take the party down a more left-wing path.

Games chief says all countries will take part (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:26 AM PDT

Reuters - The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was a lot of work to be done amid security concerns before India's showcase event opens on October 3, but that all countries were expected to take part.

Pakistan PM cancels trip to Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 05:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has canceled visits starting this month to Europe, the foreign ministry said, a move which could intensify media speculation that pressure is mounting for a change in government.

Poor, violent Arab nations seen missing U.N. goals (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Arab nations have made strides in boosting health and education but efforts to meet U.N. anti-poverty goals by 2015 are undermined by conflict, unemployment and insufficient aid, the United Nations says.

Latin American nations demand global push on drugs (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Latin American leaders at the United Nations this week called for more coherent global policies to fight drug trafficking and increased aid to help crack down on the trade.

Abbas gives Israel ultimatum: settlements or peace (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:07 AM PDT

A Palestinian protester holds a placard that reads in Arabic, AFP - The United States launched a last gasp effort Saturday to avert the collapse of Middle East talks, but Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Israel had to choose between peace and its settlements.

Bomb scare forces Pakistan-bound plane to land in Sweden (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Anti-terrorist police secure a passenger as a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 is evacuated at Stockholm Arlanda International airport. A Pakistani airliner made an emergency landing in Stockholm over a bomb threat Saturday, but hours later Swedish authorities released a detained suspect after no explosives were found.(AFP/Scanpix/Fredrik Persson)AFP - A Pakistani airliner made an emergency landing in Stockholm over a bomb threat Saturday, but hours later Swedish authorities released a detained suspect after no explosives were found.
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