| |
|
Gales, aftershocks shake quake-hit New Zealand city
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted New Zealand's second biggest city of Christchurch Sunday as a clean-up got underway after the country's worst earthquake in 80 years.
Full story...  Email this
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.
Full story... Email this
The man behind the mosque near ground zero: Who is Feisal Abdul Rauf?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - A week after 9/11, Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam of a mosque close to the still-smoldering World Trade Center ruins, invited other religious leaders to his regular prayer service. He was trying to show that Islam is a welcoming faith, not an angry one.
Full story... Email this
Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Full story... Email this
BP Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S.
(Reuters)
Reuters - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said
Full story... Email this
Iran says to strike Israel nuclear site if attacked
(Reuters)
Reuters - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday.
Full story... Email this
Craigslist removes adult services section
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website Saturday, replacing it with a black bar that says censored, just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution.
Full story... Email this
Venezuela OKs payment for French retailer Casino
(Reuters)
Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has approved a $690 million payment to French retailer Casino and other owners of a supermarket chain nationalized earlier this year, state media said on Saturday.
Full story... Email this
N.Zealand braces for more destruction after quake
(AFP)
 AFP - New Zealand braced for more destruction Sunday as aftershocks and an approaching storm threatened an area of the country hit by the most devastating earthquake in decades.
Full story... Email this
Muslims tread carefully around proposed mosque near ground zero
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - American Muslims are treading carefully through the political minefield surrounding the proposed Islamic center near ground zero in New York – issuing warnings but not wanting to overreact to a recent series of desecrations and vandalism at mosques around the country, encouraging adherents to participate in a “9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance,” and changing plans for celebrating the end of Ramadan.
Full story... Email this
CA university upholds suspension of Muslim group
(AP)
AP - The University of California, Irvine has upheld its decision to suspend a campus Muslim group after some of its members disrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador at a campus event.
Full story... Email this
Jan Brewer debate gaffe: How badly will it hurt her chances?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Gov. Jan Brewer’s much-criticized gaffe during Arizona’s first and perhaps only gubernatorial debate may have been embarrassing but it may not necessarily affect her lead over her main opponent.
Full story... Email this
Tropical Storm Gaston may reform over Atlantic
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tropical Storm Gaston could soon come swirling back to life over the central Atlantic Ocean, U.S. forecasters said on Saturday.
Full story... Email this
Hurricane Earl update: storm surges up coast toward Cape Cod
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Hurricane Earl, down to 85 miles per hour and only a Category 1 storm, is accelerating toward the Massachusetts vacation destinations of Nantucket and Cape Cod.
Full story... Email this
Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the Crocodile Dundee movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday.
Full story... Email this
'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
(AP)
AP - When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.
Full story... Email this
Petrobras sells 64 bln dlrs of stock to fund oil search
(AFP)
 AFP - Brazil's Petrobras unveiled one of the world's biggest share offerings, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century.
Full story... Email this
UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, two killed
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc crashed shortly after takeoff into a military compound near Dubai's airport on Friday, killing two crew members, authorities said.
Full story... Email this
Earl fizzles as it sweeps through Maritime Canada
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hurricane Earl made landfall in Canada on Saturday and fizzled after a series of scares along the U.S. East Coast, flooding roads, felling trees and cutting power to tens of thousands in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.
Full story... Email this
Fidel Castro leads first mass rally in four years
(AFP)
 AFP - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro completed a return to public life, leading his first mass rally since an illness forced him from the presidency four years ago.
Full story... Email this
Return
|
|