Barack Obama appeal halts pastor's plan to burn Qur'ans – for now

A protester stands outside the Dove World Outreach Centre church in Gainseville, Florida. Pastor Terry Jones gave a two-hour deadline to the New York Muslim leader. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The Florida pastor who sparked an international crisis with his plan to burn hundreds of Qur'ans has given an undertaking that he will not carry out the ...