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Iraq tries to play down general’s remarks over US withdrawal – The Guardian
The Hindu Iraq tries to play down general's remarks over US withdrawalThe GuardianThe Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has made a sudden visit to senior defence officials a day after the country's most senior soldier declared his forces would not be capable of securing Iraq's borders until 2020. The visit seemed prompted by …Al... »
Serial stabber suspect nabbed on way to Israel – msnbc.com
ABC News Serial stabber suspect nabbed on way to Israelmsnbc.comFLINT, Mich. — A man suspected in a series of stabbings in Virginia and Michigan that resulted in at least 20 attacks and five deaths was arrested at the Atlanta airport as he tried to board a plane bound for Israel. A spokesman for US... »
PGA Championship sets up well for another breakthrough – USA Today
Reuters UK PGA Championship sets up well for another breakthroughUSA TodayBy Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY KOHLER, Wis. — As countryman and good friend Graeme McDowell wrapped up his US Open victory in June on the famed finishing hole at Pebble Beach, Rory McIlroy was shedding a few tears at... »
Dollar Falls Back Against Yen – Wall Street Journal
Moneycontrol.com Dollar Falls Back Against YenWall Street JournalLONDON—The Bank of Japan's threat of intervention briefly gave the dollar a boost Thursday, but the US currency soon resumed its slide. All eyes were on what the Bank of Japan will do now that the move into safe havens has …Nikkei hits 13-mth low; yen and... »
More rain may mean fresh misery for Pakistan flood victims – CNN
Monsters and Critics.com More rain may mean fresh misery for Pakistan flood victimsCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — The Indus River is expected to crest Thursday, bringing fresh misery to a nation where torrential rains have snatched lives and livelihoods. From the Swat Valley in the north to Sindh province in the south,... »
NTSB Finds No Evidence of Mayday Call in Alaska Crash – BusinessWeek
msnbc.com NTSB Finds No Evidence of Mayday Call in Alaska CrashBusinessWeekAug. 11 (Bloomberg) — US transportation-safety investigators said they have no evidence of distress calls from the plane that crashed two days ago in Alaska, killing former Senator Ted Stevens and four of …NTSB on scene of fatal Alaska crashUSA TodayAlaska plane crash victim... »
Pakistanis begin Ramadan with misery of floods – CNN
Sydney Morning Herald Pakistanis begin Ramadan with misery of floodsCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff Nowshera, Pakistan (CNN) — The start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coincided in Pakistan on Wednesday with the nation's worst natural disaster, the staggering scope of human suffering revealing itself in wretched ways. …US builds goodwill with quick... »
Keep or close Guantanamo? Military jurors weigh in – Reuters
Reuters Keep or close Guantanamo? Military jurors weigh inReutersGUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE Cuba (Reuters) – A US Army officer who said the Guantanamo prison camp had eroded America's moral authority was booted from the jury pool on Wednesday in the war crimes trial of a young Canadian. …Documents: US Works With Sudan on... »
Report: 8 percent of US newborns have undocumented parents – CNN
MyFox Dallas Report: 8 percent of US newborns have undocumented parentsCNNThe 14th Amendment stipulates that children born in the United States automatically become US citizens. (CNN) — One of about every 12 babies born in the United States in 2008 was the offspring of unauthorized immigrants, …Illegal immigrants' high birth rate feeds debate about... »
Military jury recommends a 14-year sentence for bin Laden’s driver – CNN
CBC.ca Military jury recommends a 14-year sentence for bin Laden's driverCNNGuantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) — A military jury at the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Wednesday recommended a 14-year prison term for Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, a Sudanese man who served as cook and driver for Osama bin Laden. …Documents:... »