 Quran burning not on says PetraeusA planned Quran-burning could endanger troops, according to the US commander in Afghanistan, David... | |
 Little Rock integration pioneer diesOne of the original Little Rock Nine has died in the US at the age of... |
 Iraq government mulling over Aziz releaseThe Iraqi government has said it might release former Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on compassionate grounds due to his ailing... |
 Lewis Telethon exceeds expectations in sluggish economyThe annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon has raised $58.9 million despite America’s struggling... |
 Evangelist preacher anti-Islamist sentiments from near 9/11 siteAn internet evangelist has been preaching against Muslim radicalism at a location near the 9/11 site in New... |
 Another tropical storm warning issued for USAnother tropical storm is forming close to the US... |
| Ryder Cup 2010: Pavin may gamble on Woods for US team No one expects skipper Cory Pavin to leave out Tiger Woods on the grounds that America will be a better Ryder Cup team without their number one... |
| Brilliant Federer concerned about confronting Soderling All-conquering Swiss Roger Federer knows that his road to a sixth US Open crown could only get rougher after dispatching Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to qualify for his 26th grand slam consecutive... |
| US Open: Ultra consistent Djokovic, a familiar foe for Federer Should Swiss tennis great Roger Federer survive the quarter final threat posed by Swede Robin Soderling, he would, in all likelihood, meet up with either another familiar foe in Novak Djokovic or the talented and unpredictable Frenchman Gael Monfils in the... |
| Federer overwhelms Melzer to set up Soderling showdown Roger Federer edged closer to a sixth title at the US Open, defeating Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to reach the... |
| Muslims nervously await 9/11 amid row over mosque plan Muslims in the US are nervous about celebrating Eid this year as the festival coincides with the 9/11 anniversary that too amid a controversy over plans to build a mosque near ground... |
| Aniston enjoys dinner date with actor Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston was seen enjoying a dinner date with 'Cougar Town' actor Josh... |
| Depp, Paradis to star in 'My American Lover' Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and his longtime girlfriend Vanessa Paradis will be seen together in a new film about feminist writer Simone De... |
| US fears Indian nuclear liability law may deter foreign suppliers The passage of a nuclear liability bill by Indian parliament making suppliers of nuclear equipment also potentially liable threatens to cast a long shadow over India's plans to open an estimated $150 billion nuclear market to foreign... |
| Australia's Stosur welcomes prime-time promotion at US Open Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur has welcomed her promotion to top billing for her marquee US Open quarter-final with defending champion Kim... |
| Obama launches $50 billion infrastructure plan US President Barack Obama kicked off his embattled Democratic party's election campaign by announcing a $50 billion plan to create jobs and boost economic growth by modernising roads, railways and airport... |
| Ground Zero mosque overshadows 9/11 anniversary The mosque project two blocks from the World Trade Center is too close for comfort for some who will attend Saturday's memorials for those killed in the Sep 11, 2001, Islamist terrorist attacks against the... |
| Obama: They talk about me like a dog US President Barack Obama has caused quite a flutter by accusing his Republican opponents of talking about him 'like a dog' at a rally to launch his embattled Democratic party's election... |
| American 'Fritzl' repeatedly raped one daughter, locked another in tiny room In a case reminiscent of Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, an American father has been accused of raping one of his daughters repeatedly and keeping another one locked in a tiny room for over a... |
| Now, 'tongue tingler' to tackle snoring Fed up of your partner's snoring that keeps you up all night? A new tongue tingler may be the answer to all your... |
| 50k pounds a year salary 'can buy you true happiness' All those who say money can't buy happiness may have to bite their tongues, as a new study by American scientists suggests that 50,000 pounds can buy you all the joy you... |
| Brooklyn brothers make hit music from interview about attempted rape Three Brooklyn brothers have made a hit record on YouTube based on an Alabama man's interview about an assault on his younger... |
| Samantha Stosur through to the US Open quarter-finals Australian Samantha Stosur defeated 12th seed Russian Elena Dementieva to advance to the US Open quarter-finals early on... |
| Meet the US 'black widow' who gobbles 180 chicken wings in 12 minutes An American woman, who calls herself the Black Widow, has broken the national championship record by gobbling up 180 chicken wings in 12 minutes in an eating... |
| New York's famed Rubin Museum celebrating Lord Ganesh in September Prestigious Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) in New York (USA) is celebrating Lord Ganesh during September in view of Ganesh-Chaturthi falling this... |
| Republican 'Young Guns' critical of Bush to offer real change to voters A new generation of Republican congressmen are bidding to convince voters that the Right can offer real change, and criticized former president George W Bush and the party hierarchy for betraying conservative... |
| Venus Williams' dresses making 'fireworks' at US open Tennis star Venus Williams, infamous for her dressing sense, appeared in a red sequined tennis dress that resembles New York fireworks in her match against Shahar Peer at the U.S.... |
| Florida pastor blasts Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, pro-choice supporters gays A Florida pastor, Bill Keller, has come to New York and criticized Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, pro-choice supporters... |
| Tiger Woods heading to 'Infidelity Analyst' Sarah Symonds' lair Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods could leave for Newport, Wales-hometown of 'Infidelity Analyst' Sarah Symonds-if he competes for the US in the Ryder Cup this... |
| Justin Bieber on high with album sale and movie Teenage heartthrob Justin Bieber is on cloud nine these days as his 4 million albums have been sold worldwide in less than a... |
| White House correspondent livetweets his heart attack saga A White House correspondent is so addicted to Twitter that he even tweeted about having a heart attack and posted updates when the doctors were attending to... |
| NYDN endorses Indian American politico's challenge to incumbent NY Congresswoman Indian American Reshma Saujani, the Democratic primary challenger to Representative Carolyn Maloney in New York's 14th District, has received a strong endorsement from the New York Daily... |
| Bopanna-Qureshi, Paes-Black in US Open quarter-finals India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam Ul-Haq-Qureshi stunned second-seeded Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open tennis third round to enter their second successive Grand Slam... |
| Nadal sends new father Simon home; Stan slams Murray Rafael Nadal solved the travel plan dilemma of Gilles Simon, sending the distracted Frenchman home to see his newborn son with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 defeat in the third round of the US Open... |
| The art of making antibiotics is 2000 years old Ancient Nubians were regularly consuming antibiotic tetracycline, most likely in their beer, according to a chemical analysis of their... |
| Turkish Cypriot President to travel to New York for talks Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu will travel to New York on September 21 for talks, officials said on Tuesday. Eroglu's schedule has not been made clear yet, officials said, adding, Greek... |
| CAPITAL CULTURE: Writing a No. 1 best-seller is tough even for a president; Bush's book next WASHINGTON - Already in distinctive company as an American president, George W. Bush seeks to join an even more select group: president and top-selling author. Since The New York Times began its... |
| Hundreds flee fast-moving Colorado wildfire Kurt Rieder, in white hat, with his 9 year old daughter Lily watch the smoke plume from a wildland fire burning in the Four Mile Canyon area just west of Boulder Colo. on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. High... |
| US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years An Afghan army soldier stands guard at a security check point at a military base in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is asking... |
| Mixed report on efforts to open the government WASHINGTON A group that opposes secrecy in government says the federal government significantly reduced its backlog of document requests from the public last year, but also slowed its pace of... |
| Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, September 06, 2010 at 01:45 PM EDT shows clouds associated with Tropical Storm Hermine spinning in the western Gulf of Mexico. The system is currently about 85... |
| North American Joint Venture with Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. GB00B1G17S00/GBP/PLUS 7 September 2010 Quercus Publishing Plc ("Quercus" or the "Company") North American Joint Venture with Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Quercus, the... |
| Obama plans $50bn spend on transport to win votes President Barack Obama unveiled a $50bn (€38.8bn) plan to expand and renew roads, railways and airports yesterday in an attempt to boost confidence in the economy and prevent the Democratic... |
| Promises to American Indians, black farmers unmet John Boyd Jr. has had it. Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, has worked for the past quarter-century to win some semblance of justice for African-American farmers, who for... |
| Wildfires burn in Colorado, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Crews battled a fast-moving wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, early Tuesday, while fire teams in western Oklahoma had gained the upper hand there, emergency officials... |
| John Lennon's killer is up for parole A parole hearing for Chapman that had been scheduled for August was postponed until this month when the New York parole board begins its meeting... |
| Flash floods possible in Mexico, Texas as Hermine moves inland As of 2 a.m. ET, Hermine was about 10 miles (15 km) south-southwest of Harlington, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said. The storm carried maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h)... |
| Financial Guru Tells Cash-Strapped Americans: You Can Make Money From Structured Settlements StructuredSettlementsExpert.com , is a comprehensive resource for anyone wanting to get in on the white-hot investment opportunity of the recession: structured settlements. Contrary to the tired... |
| Mergermarket and Merrill DataSite publish Deal Drivers North America H1 2010 NEW YORK, NY, September 07, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Deal flow in the first two quarters of 2010 suggests the North American M&A market is beginning to stabilize after years of extreme volatility.... |
| Djokovic and Wozniacki impress in New York By Julian Linden New York - Novak Djokovic stormed into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Monday to remind Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal exactly why he is regarded as a serious contender to win... |
