McCain and Obama Clash on Economy
ABC News - 1 hour ago |
 | By Jeff Mason CEDARBURG, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing US economy on Friday as unemployment hit its highest monthly rate in ...more... |
Hanna Charging Towards Carolina Coast
Washington Post - 1 hour ago |
 | At 11 am, the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was about 375 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina, and expected to make landfall along the northern South Carolina coast tonight before tracking north and then northeast toward the Chesapeake ...more... |
Pakistan restores judges ousted by Musharraf
Los Angeles Times - 21 minutes ago |
 | From AP ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Pakistan's Supreme Court today reinstated three judges ousted by former President Pervez Musharraf in another victory for the man set to succeed him as head of state.more... |
Authorities: 'Hostage situation' at Ill. bank
The Associated Press - 35 minutes ago |
 | WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - Police have cordoned off an area around a bank in northern Illinois where authorities say a suspect has taken at least one hostage.more... |
With highway money running out, President Bush pulls a U-turn
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago |
 | Earlier this year, the US government's highway trust fund -- which pays for large highway projects across the country -- was projected to run low in 2009.more... |
Qaddafi Hosts Rice in Tripoli as US, Libya Seal Normal Ties
Bloomberg - 34 minutes ago |
 | By Viola Gienger Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi greeted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at his compound in Tripoli late today, sealing the resumption of ties between the US and an oil-rich country it once branded as a ...more... |
Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55
Houston Chronicle - 23 minutes ago |
 | By LINDA STEWART BALL AP Writer © 2008 The Associated Press DALLAS - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a female named Jenny who celebrated her 55th birthday this spring, has died at her home in the Dallas Zoo, a spokesman said Friday.more... |
Fury in Iraq as Bob Woodwood claims US spied on Nouri al-Maliki
Times Online - 30 minutes ago |
 | Iraq is demanding an explanation from the United States after allegations that US intelligence agencies have been spying on Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister and other government officials.more... |
Capitol Police Arrest Man with Explosive
ABC News - 1 hour ago |
By JASON RYAN, JACK DATE and KIRIT RADIA Law enforcement sources tell ABC News a man was arrested today near the US Capitol after police say they discovered guns, ammunition and an improvised explosive device.more... |
Alleged court love affair shadows Texas execution
Reuters - 49 minutes ago |
 | By Anna Driver HOUSTON (Reuters) - Days before the scheduled execution of a convicted killer, Texas' attorney general has asked for a review of allegations by the condemned inmate that the judge and prosecutor in the case were having an affair.more... |
Canadian PM to call snap election
BBC News - 1 hour ago |
 | Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office has confirmed he will call an early general election. Dimitri Soudas, a spokesman for the prime minister, said voting would be held on 14 October.more... |
Bush may announce decision on troop levels in Iraq: White House
Xinhua - 1 hour ago |
 | WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush may announce a decision on the troop levels in Iraq next week, White House said on Friday.more... |
Treasury near GSE bailout plan: report
Reuters - 31 minutes ago |
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Treasury Department is close to finalizing a plan to buttress mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.more... |
Last-ditch talks on to avert NSG dead-end
Hindu - 32 minutes ago |
 | Vienna: With a number of states continuing to insist on a clear ?cause and effect? link between a future Indian atomic test and the termination of nuclear supplies, desperate three-way negotiations were under way here on Friday night between American, ...more... |
2 shot to death in latest outburst of Mission District violence
San Francisco Chronicle - 5 hours ago |
 | Two men were shot and killed overnight in San Francisco's Mission District, the latest spasm of violence in an area where five people have been slain in the past two weeks, police said today.more... |
Who's joining Thai protests?
Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours ago |
 | More students are marching to unseat Prime Minister Samak, adding to an ideologically mixed coalition of businesspeople, royalists, and academics.more... |
Opposition cries foul, wants fresh Angola polls
AFP - 42 minutes ago |
 | LUANDA (AFP) - Chaos at the start of Angola's first peacetime elections Friday prompted opposition calls for fresh polls, as the ruling party looked set to keep its grip on power in Africa's leading oil producing nation.more... |
Willis student collapses; revived with defibrillator
Houston Chronicle - 4 hours ago |
By LINDSAY WISE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle A nurse used an automated external defibrillator to restart the heart of a Willis High School student this morning after he collapsed during a PE class, Principal Tim Patton said.more... |
The Costs of a Living in a Fairy Tale Kingdom
New York Times - 4 hours ago |
 | King Mswati III of Swaziland during the annual Reed Dance preceding the 40-40 Celebration honoring the king?s 40th birthday and the nation?s 40th year of independence.more... |
EU split over Ukraine's path to membership
International Herald Tribune - 3 hours ago |
 | By Stephen Castle BRUSSELS: After the crisis over Georgia, new divisions have emerged within the European Union over whether to offer Ukraine a clear signal that it might one day join the 27-nation bloc.more... |
