 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... |
 Owner of bin Laden's former home will sell to himThe owner of Osama bin-Laden’s former home has said he will consider selling it to him if he wants to live back in the... |
 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... |
 Suicide attacker drives car into Pakistani crowdA bomber has caused multiple deaths in Pakistan, with another deadly suicide... |
 Australia in line for possible minority governmentAustralia coild have a minority government after talks on Monday... |
| French Unions Launch Strike Over Pension Reform French labor unions have launched a nationwide strike to protest pension reform proposals by President Nicolas Sarkozy.The 24-hour labor stoppage is set to disrupt public transport, air traffic and... |
| Australian PM To Form New Government Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard will form a new government after two independent lawmakers backed her coalition, giving her a one-seat majority in parliament.The decision announced today by... |
| North Korea Asks South For Flood Recovery Aid South Korea says rival North Korea has asked the South for rice, cement, and heavy construction equipment to help the North recover from recent devastating flooding.South Korea's Unification Ministry... |
| Putin Sees Obama Initiatives For Improved Ties As 'Sincere' Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he believes U.S. President Barack Obama's efforts to build better relations between Washington and Moscow are genuine.Speaking in the Russian Black Sea... |
| The Rundown - September 7 Written by RFE/RL editors and correspondents, Transmission serves up news, comment, and the odd silly dictator story. While our primary concern is with foreign policy, Transmission is also a place... |
| I ripped off Natalee kin: Sloot AMSTERDAM -- The Dutchman charged with killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman and suspected in the disappearance of US teen Natalee Holloway has acknowledged extorting money from Holloway's parents --... |
| Quit stressing, NY - we're No. 6 Rest easy, New York, we've got it relatively easy. Despite sky-high rents, interminable commutes and the bedbug epidemic, the Big Apple was deemed just the sixth-most stressed-out city in the United... |
| Sellers invested with El-Gamal The owners of the former Burlington Coat Factory near Ground Zero -- who sold the site for a song to the developer of the proposed mosque there -- wound up investing in a $45.7 million deal with him... |
| China rich fear Gates' charity hit Bill Gates and Warren Buffett will publicly explain the purpose of their planned visit to China after a newspaper reported that several wealthy Chinese individuals declined to attend an event hosted... |
| Security fear at ACS EXCLUSIVE There have been at least five security breaches this year at facilities run the by the agency charged with caring for city's needy and neglected children, The Post has learned. One... |
| Slain soccer player is honored Members of a St. Lucian soccer team played in remembrance of a slain teammate in the final match of a Brooklyn tournament. Philip Tisson was shot to death in Crown Heights while the team was out... |
| TLC boss a council truant as candidate EXCLUSIVE The city's new taxi chief played hooky from his day job as a city councilman more than half the time last year while campaigning for higher office. David Yassky -- now head of the Taxi... |
| Algae tide has city seeing red A nearly 10-mile ribbon of red tide was spotted yesterday in city waters, Coast Guard officials said, warning swimmers and boaters to avoid contact with the potentially harmful algae. The swath of... |
| Recovery ordeal for cab victim The elderly man who was mowed down by an out-of-control cab outside of an East Village coffee shop is facing a lengthy recovery, doctors said. Preston Krupin, 71, was recuperating at Bellevue... |
| 1 of Little Rock 9 dies Jefferson Thomas -- one of nine black students who risked their lives to integrate Little Rock's Central HS in the nation's biggest battle over school segregation -- has died of pancreatic cancer. He... |
| Metro-North safe from LIRR disaster New Metro-North equipment makes it invulnerable to a debacle like the one its sister line, the Long Island Rail Road, suffered after a switching-tower fire last month, officials said yesterday. The... |
| Green park to $ave green Now that's green. City officials say going green to construct the $350 million Brooklyn Bridge Park will save tens of millions in material. Large chunks of the 85-acre project are being molded with... |
| Gov: Zip it on mosque Gov. Paterson yesterday had one more thing to say about building a mosque near Ground Zero: Please, don't say anything -- at least until after Sept. 11. The governor asked both supporters and... |
| Mike gives parents the 311 Public-school parents who need help navigating the Department of Education's massive bureaucracy should call the city's central help line rather than reach out directly to school-district offices,... |
| 'Magic' Rx for cancer blues The hallucinogen psilocybin, known by the street name magic mushrooms, may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, researchers said yesterday. Cancer patients given a moderate... |
| Soil ain't green at enviro-school named for Gore Here's an inconvenient truth: A new LA school named after Al Gore was built on toxic soil. The Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Sciences is set to open Monday as construction workers furiously... |
| Insurgents Kill Afghan District Leader Taliban insurgents Monday night along the Kunduz-Baghlan highway in the north of Afghanistan, officials said. Armed insurgents stopped the white Toyota Hilux of Ahmad Soror, 30, the governor of... |
| UN rips Iran inspector ban VIENNA -- The UN atomic agency expressed alarm yesterday about Iran's decision to bar some of its inspectors, suggesting that its efforts to monitor the country's nuclear program were suffering as a... |
| Tate Modern Expansion Is the Cost of Success LONDON — When the Tate Modern opened here 10 years ago it was the first new national museum built in Britain in 100 years and the first museum in London devoted solely to modern art. A hulking... |
| It's a very slow month for foot-dragging city agencies The city's 40 most important agencies have posted their worst single-month performance records since Mayor Bloomberg started a new monitoring system two years ago, records show. Out of 465... |
| Scaffold falls on 3 in Bronx Three people were injured when scaffolding rained down on them outside a Bronx housing project early yesterday, authorities said. Construction workers for the city Housing Authority said bolts... |
| Federal investigators inspect small plane crash DELAND, Fla. -- Federal investigators will be inspecting the scene where a small plane crashed in central Florida, killing one man and critically injured another.The wreckage from the 1968... |
| Salehi: Iran has the right to bar UN nuclear inspectors Iranian nuke chief claims country had asked IAEA to replace inspectors that were kicked out; comes after unusually blunt warning by UN watchdog over... |
| Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule Australian Labor Party wins enough support to ruleCANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's center-left Labor Party will form a minority government to rule Australia for a second... |
| Egypt opposition leader ElBaradei urges election boycott CAIRO — Egypt's leading democracy advocate has made a forceful call for the nation to boycott November's parliamentary election, saying they were certain to be rigged and urging his young... |
| Police Haiti mission marks Rosh Hashana with apples, honey The Israel Police delegation to Haiti marked Rosh Hashana early on Sunday, with a modest meal of apple and honey in the earthquake devastated Caribbean country.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said... |
| Nine reported dead in New Zealand plane crash - Update Wellington - Nine people died Saturday when a light aircraft on a sky-diving flight crashed at Fox Glacier on New Zealand's South Island, news reports said.Locals said the Fletcher fixed-wing plane... |
| Gillard, Labor to govern Australia with independents Prime Minister Julia Gillard's center-left Labor Party will form a minority government to rule Australia for a second three-year term, after two independent lawmakers joined her coalition this... |
| Obama proposes $50B for roads, rails, runways President Obama proposed a $50 billion plan Monday to fix roads, rail lines and airport runways, part of an effort to deal with high unemployment less than two months before pivotal congressional... |
| Gillard to form Australian minority government Today's decision means Ms Gillard can continue with her plans to introduce a 30% tax on iron ore and coal miners' burgeoning profits and make Australia's biggest polluters pay for carbon gas... |
| New landslip buries 100 rescue workers in Guatemala A massive landslide buried up to 100 people who were trying to dig out a bus caught in deep mud, killing at least 22 people with dozens more feared dead, as torrential rains battered Guatemala. ... |
| Flash floods possible 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)... |
| Hartson interested in Wales job Former Wales striker John Hartson says he would be interested in taking over as Wales manager should John Toshack quit the post.Hartson scored 14 goals for Wales in 51 appearances between 1995 and... |
| Philippines death report doubt The stepfather of an Aberdeen man stabbed and killed in the Philippines has questioned media reports he went there to marry someone he met online. John MacDonald, 27, an officer in the merchant... |
| Priest to meet dissident families A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI. Fr Paddy O'Kane from Ballymagroarty agreed to... |
| Dodds criticises vote change bill DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has criticised plans to reduce the number of Northern Ireland MPs. He was speaking during a House of Commons debate about moves to change the voting system for... |
