Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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Hermine could cause 'life-threatening flash floods' in Midwest

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:01 PM PDT

Tropical Depression Hermine is expected to dump an onslaught of rain in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri over the next few days.

Thousands strike in France over pension reforms

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Thousands of workers across France staged a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.

Crowds protest officer-involved shooting in Los Angeles

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:58 PM PDT

Tensions flared for the second night as crowds protested in the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Rare N. Korean gathering might set up handover of power

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:49 PM PDT

North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.

Feds: Threatening note found on plane bound for Los Angeles

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:44 PM PDT

Authorities have begun an investigation after they said a threatening message was found scrawled on the lavatory mirror of a Thai Airways plane indicating a bomb was on board.

BP to release investigation into oil rig disaster

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:32 PM PDT

BP is on Wednesday expected to release findings of an internal investigation into the Gulf oil disaster, the oil giant said.

SeaWorld shows to resume after killer whale death

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Shows at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, are expected to resume on schedule Wednesday, a day after a 12-year-old male killer whale died.

Former soldier accused of threatening to kill Obama to appear in court

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:12 PM PDT

A former soldier arrested after a hostage incident at a Georgia military base is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

Fires burn across Detroit as high winds knock down power lines

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:10 PM PDT

Firefighters in Detroit, Michigan, grappled with 85 fires in a four-hour period Tuesday night, officials said.

18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Eighteen people died and several others were wounded Tuesday in a shooting at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said.

What does Myanmar's Than Shwe want from Beijing?

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:56 PM PDT

When a military dictator comes calling, Beijing doesn't like to give too many details away.

Visitors from 36 nations to pay U.S. tourism promotion fee

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:43 PM PDT

Starting Wednesday, travelers from 36 nations will be required to pay a new travel fee when they visit the United States -- part of which will be used to promote tourism.

Life's a gamble for Chile's 'wildcat' gold miners

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:24 PM PDT

Two old-timers sit side by side on a desert rock, cutting detonating cord and decanting explosive pink fertilizer into thin tubes of newspaper.

Landmark massacre trial starts in the Philippines

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:23 PM PDT

A landmark murder trial started Wednesday morning in Manila in what are considered the worst politically motivated killings in recent Philippine history.

Bodies of Mexico massacre investigators may have been found

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:10 PM PDT

Officials in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas have found two bodies that may be those of two men investigating the massacre of 72 migrants in the state.

Foster's rejects $2.5B bid for wine unit

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:29 PM PDT

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Fires burn across Detroit as high winds knock down power lines

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:23 PM PDT

A rash of fires broke out across Detroit, Michigan, Tuesday night as high winds downed power lines, an official said.

Imam: We are proceeding with NYC Islamic center

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:41 PM PDT

The imam at the center of an ugly controversy over an Islamic center near New York's ground zero broke his silence Tuesday, just hours after a broad coalition of Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders denounced what they described as a rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry across the United States.

Pastor weighing plans to burn Qurans amid U.S. warnings

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:35 PM PDT

A Florida pastor told CNN on Tuesday that while his congregation still plans to burn Qurans to protest the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the church is "weighing" its intentions.

UK cop gets 6 months for assaulting prisoner

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:31 PM PDT

A British police sergeant who dragged a middle-aged woman through a police station and hurled her into a cell, leaving her bruised and bloody, was sentenced Tuesday to serve six months in prison.

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