INTERNATIONAL
MIdeast peace talks begin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility.By By Robert Burns, The Associated Press , September 02, 2010
Dutch prosecutors say Yemenis freed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two Yemeni men arrested on arrival from the United States on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack were released without charge Wednesday after investigations turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot, Dutch prosecutors said.By The Associated Press , September 01, 2010
Official: 3 bombs kill 25 at Pakistan Shiite march
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.By By Babar Dogar, The Associated Press , September 01, 2010
Hamas leader rejects talks with Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip rejected compromise with Israel in a fiery speech Wednesday, a day after gunmen killed four Israelis in a strong reminder that the Islamic militant group cannot be ignored in any Mideast deal.By By Diaa Hadid, The Associated Press , September 01, 2010
'Cautiously hopeful' Mideast peace talks begin
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to settle their differences and deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility.By By Robert Burns, The Associated Press , September 01, 2010
Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way.By By Mike Baker, The Associated Press , September 01, 2010
AP source: Unlikely that 2 men plotting terror
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men's luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack, a U.S. official said Tuesday, casting doubt on earlier suggestions even as Dutch authorities held the pair on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist act.By The Associated Press , August 31, 2010
Nigerian government locks out snoozing employees
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Snoozing Nigerian federal employees who reported late to work have gotten a rude awakening.August 31, 2010
Internet may phase out printed Oxford Dictionary
LONDON (AP) — It weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventually slim down to nothing.August 30, 2010
Newborn Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Islanders set up emergency shelters and airlines canceled flights Sunday as newly born Hurricane Earl churned toward the northern Caribbean.August 29, 2010
Scientists crack wheat’s genetic code
LONDON — British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat — one of the world’s oldest and most important crops — a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth.
By By Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press Writer , August 28, 2010
Susan Boyle to sing for the pope during U.K. tour
British singing sensation Susan Boyle says she is humbled and honored by the opportunity to sing for Pope Benedict XVI during his tour of Britain.August 25, 2010
Nigeria: Feared gang leader believed dead, again
Police believe unknown gunmen killed a Nigerian gang leader accused of helping rig the 2007 election in the nation's oil-rich and violence-wracked southern delta, authorities said Wednesday, though officers have yet to find his body.August 25, 2010
Drug cartel suspected in massacre of 72 migrants
A Mexican drug cartel massacred 72 Central and South American migrants within 100 miles of the U.S. border that they were trying to reach, according to an Ecuadorian survivor who escaped and stumbled wounded to a highway checkpoint where he alerted marines, official said Wednesday.August 25, 2010
Carter lands in North Korea to bring home American
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Koreans welcomed Jimmy Carter back to Pyongyang with smiles, salutes and hearty handshakes Wednesday as the former American president arrived on a mission to bring home a Boston man jailed in the communist country since January.By Jean H. Lee , August 25, 2010
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