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Sep 6, 2010

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  • Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 17

    By Riaz Khan - Associated Press
    A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car in an alley behind a police station in a strategically important town in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 17 police and civilians in an explosion that shattered the station and neighboring homes. Published 8:44 a.m. September 6, 2010 - 1 Comments

  • Taliban threatens to attack Afghan polling places

    By Rahim Faiez and Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press
    The Taliban vowed Sunday to attack polling places in Sept. 18 parliamentary elections, warning Afghans not to participate in what it called a sham vote. Published 5:38 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 2 Comments

  • China, U.S. meet amid tensions over trade, military

    By Anita Chang - Associated Press
    Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met Monday to steady relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs despite calls for a tougher line on Chinese economic policies that some say are contributing to American unemployment. Published 10:05 a.m. September 6, 2010 - 1 Comments

  • Son: Iranian woman who faced stoning death to be lashed

    By Associated Press
    updated 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
    An Iranian woman who faced death by stoning for adultery now has received a new sentence of 99 lashes after a British newspaper ran a picture of an unveiled woman mistakenly identified as her, the woman's son said Monday. Published 9:23 a.m. September 6, 2010 - 0 Comments

  • Bahamas drops charges in Travolta extortion case

    By Associated Press
    A judge in the Bahamas dismissed charges Monday against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta after the prosecutor said Mr. Travolta no longer wanted to pursue a case stemming from the death of his teenage son. Published 11:14 a.m. September 6, 2010 - 0 Comments

  • Mideast crisis looms over Israeli settlements

    By Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press
    Just days after Mideast peace talks began in Washington, the first major crisis already is looming: Israel hinted Sunday it will ease restrictions on building in West Bank settlements, while the Palestinian president warned he'll quit the talks if Israel resumes construction. Published 5:31 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 7 Comments

  • Embassy Row

    By James Morrison - The Washington Times
    Top Israeli defense officials privately support President Obama's decision to send a U.S. ambassador to Syria with the hopes that U.S. diplomatic pressure and financial aid will persuade President Bashar Assad to break ties with Iran and Hezbollah terrorists. Published 4:33 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 0 Comments

  • Afghans protest Fla. church's plans to burn Quran

    By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press
    Hundreds of Afghans railed against the United States and called for President Obama's death at a rally in Kabul on Monday to denounce a Florida church's plans to burn the Islamic holy book on Sept. 11. Published 9:44 a.m. September 6, 2010 - 5 Comments

  • Report: Van der Sloot concedes extorting Holloways

    By Associated Press
    The Dutchman charged with killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman and suspected in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway has acknowledged extorting money from Holloway's parents and says he did it to get back at them. Published 11:24 a.m. September 6, 2010 - 0 Comments

  • Report: 2,000 more NATO troops may be Afghan-bound

    By Slobodan Lekic - Associated Press
    NATO may deploy 2,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to join the 140,000-strong international force already there, an official said Monday. Published 11:50 a.m. September 6, 2010 - 0 Comments

  • Vatican: Stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'

    By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press
    The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery. Published 3:33 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 4 Comments

  • Briefly

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
    A study chaired by the chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA) is making a strong case for the introduction of nuclear energy in Italy. Published 4:31 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 0 Comments

  • World Scene

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
    Authorities have detained the reputed smuggler of an Ecuadorean man who told police he survived a massacre of 72 fellow migrants in Mexico, the justice minister confirmed Sunday. Published 4:38 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 0 Comments

  • Assault on Iraq army headquarters kills 12

    By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press
    updated 1 day ago
    Suicide bombers hit a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and killed 12 people, two weeks after an attack on the same site pointed to the failure of Iraqi forces to plug even the most obvious holes in their security. Published 8:12 a.m. September 5, 2010 - 2 Comments

  • French cowed by Islamic burgers

    By Angela Doland - Associated Press
    Last month, popular French fast-food chain Quick, the No. 2 burger chain in France after McDonald's, started serving halal-only food in 22 of its French outlets, targeting France's large Muslim population, an underexploited market that has long been ignored by big business. Published 5:34 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 10 Comments

  • Despite formal combat end, U.S. joins Baghdad battle

    By Barbara Surk - Associated Press
    updated 3 hours ago
    Days after the United States officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens. Published 6:09 p.m. September 5, 2010 - 2 Comments
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