World News
 Islamists allowed to go free in Libya
Philippines News.Net
Libya has allowed 37 Islamists, including a former driver of Osama bin Laden and members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, to leave a prison in which they had been held since 2007.  Terror suspect Mehsud charged in absentia
Philippines News.Net
The United States has charged Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, with the US government still offering a reward of up to $5 million for information about him.  Israeli and Palestinian peace deal now in play
Philippines News.Net
US President Barack Obama has met with Israeli-Palestinian leaders in Washington to launch a series of meetings aimed at restarting direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. PRUDEN: Looks like a prince, sounds like a frog
Washington Times
You can't blame a frog for posing as a prince. It's not the frog's fault if there's a line of princesses waiting to bestow the magic kiss.The prince has turned out to be the usual frog, a politician t... Methodists seek ways to keep flock
Washington Times
U.S. churches to find out what its churches with growing memberships are doing to keep congregations thriving.Of those churches, the four key factors of vitality stood out as "crystal clear findings t... Montana goats caught flat-footed
Washington Times
Cory Freeman watches two stranded goats near Roundup, Mont., on Wednesday. The goats were rescued from the railroad bridge after nearly two days and were in good condition. Steel exec feared dead in Peninsula plane crash
San Francisco Chronicle
Police officials look at a small plane in the water in Redwood City, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Officials say a 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashe... 1 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- A 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Thursday in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay, officials said. Divers were searching for tw... BP removes cap from Deepwater Horizon well
New York Post
BP said Thursday it successfully removed a capping stack above the Deepwater Horizon well, another step toward the replacement of a broken blow-out preventer and the ultimate killing of the well that ... New York City Unicycle Festival
New York Post
Check out unicyclists showing off their movies, watch people play unicycle basketball (yes, there is such a thing) and get free lessons throughout this three-day fest. Visit nycunifest.com for more in... Parked: The Food Truck Fest
New York Post
Bring your picnic blanket and your appetite to Governors Island, where the Bklyn Yard's "Parked" food truck fest will set up shop. Enjoy treats from haute vendors like Rickshaw Dumpling, Red Hook Lobs... New York Film Festival
New York Post
The 48th annual festival will include highlights like the world premiere of "The Social Network," the highly anticipated movie about the creators of Facebook. The festival runs until Oct. 10; visit fi... Could a Peanut Paste End Malnutrition?
International Herald Tribune
Like most tales of great invention, the story of Plumpy’nut begins with a eureka moment, in this case involving a French doctor and a jar of Nutella, and proceeds through the stages of rejection... 1 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay
MSNBC
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — A 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Thursday in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay, officials said. Divers were searching f... Small plane crash in lagoon off San Francisco Bay
The Kansas City Star
Officials say a small plane has crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay.</p><p>San Carlos Airport project manager Theresa Yee says the plane took off from the airport around noon Thursda... BOLIVIA: UN Calls for Broad Pact on Children's Needs
IPS
LA PAZ, Sep 2, 2010 (IPS) - A national pact to focus on the rights of children was proposed by United Nations representative in Bolivia Yoriko Yasukawa on the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the... 1 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay
The Seattle Times
A 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Thursday in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay, officials said. Divers were searching for two more people who may have... New oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico
New Zealand Herald
Another oil rig exploded and caught fire off the Louisiana coast this morning. But no, it's not another Deepwater Horizon-scale disaster. The explosion has spread a kilometre-long oil sheen in the G... Trucks in 120km traffic jam
New Zealand Herald
More than 10,000 trucks, mainly carrying coal, are stuck in a 120km traffic jam in Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on China's roads. The jam started forming on Tuesday after traffic r... Dead MI6 codebreaker padlocked into sportsbag
New Zealand Herald
LONDON - The British codebreaker found dead in the bath of his London flat last month had been padlocked inside a sports holdall, an inquest heard yesterday. Gareth Williams, 31, is thought to have b... Man survives 120m fall
New Zealand Herald
A man who fell more than 120m after leaping off a New York apartment block survived after crashing feet first into a parked car. Thomas Magill, 22, is said to be in a stable condition with two broken... Hurricane heads for eastern seaboard
New Zealand Herald
NAGS HEAD - Hurricane Earl steamed towards the United States eastern seaboard yesterday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight s... Gunman had history of trouble with TV channel
New Zealand Herald
Shrink SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped ... 1 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay
MSNBC
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — A 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Thursday in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay, officials said. Divers were searching f... Convicted killer spared death penalty
CNN
(CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate who has repeatedly claimed his innocence was spared execution, after the state's governor Thursday noted "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convi... Opinion: Social Security can help states
CNN
As cuts to badly needed services and welfare programs continue, the slice of budgets going to public pensions looms larger. States' widespread underfunding during prosperous periods undermined public ... DCAL cuts 'will mean job losses'
BBC
A senior civil servant at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has said that job losses are inevitable because of the cuts it has to make. The department has confirmed it has to make savings o... Tanker runs aground off N Canada
BBC
A tanker carrying 9m litres (2.4m gallons) of diesel fuel has run aground off the coast of northern Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard has said. The Nanny, owned by Woodward's Oil, hit a sandbar o... ICC chief executive on cricket charges
BBC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the three Pakistan players accused of being part of a betting scam. The ICC said it had charged Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir with... Fuel Tanker Runs Aground In Arctic
Sky News
A fuel tanker carrying around nine million litres of diesel has run aground in the far north of Canada and is at risk of spilling its cargo into the Arctic.
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