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  • 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits 4 miles off Christchurch

    7.4 magnitude earthquake hits 4 miles off Christchurch

    Cairo News.Net

    A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island in the early hours of the morning causing some panic but no immediate reports of fatalities.

  • Robert Gates meets troops in Afghanistan

    Robert Gates meets troops in Afghanistan

    Cairo News.Net

    US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on Friday.

  • Man arrested after package found in luggage in Miami

    Man arrested after package found in luggage in Miami

    Cairo News.Net

    Miami police swooped on the main airport on Friday when screeners detected a suspicious article in a checked bag.

  • Mexican shootout kills dozens of people

    Mexican shootout kills dozens of people

    Cairo News.Net

    25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.

  • Abbas and Netanyahu on cordial terms at peace talks

    Abbas and Netanyahu on cordial terms at peace talks

    Cairo News.Net

    Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace process.

  • Two pilots killed in cargo plane crash in Dubai

    Cairo News.Net

    Two pilots were killed Friday when a Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on a road just two minutes after it took off from Dubai airport, police said.

  • Three killed in small plane crash in California

    Cairo News.Net

    Three people were killed in a small plane crash Thursday in a lagoon in the US state of California, authorities said.

  • US general says Taliban is strapped for cash

    US general says Taliban is strapped for cash

    Cairo News.Net

    A US general has revealed the Taliban in Afghanistan are very short of money with their drug labs and supply routes under pressure from US troops.

  • Muslims asked to commit money to Pakistan

    Muslims asked to commit money to Pakistan

    Cairo News.Net

    The relief effort in the area hit by floods in Pakistan may be helped by a new request for Muslims to tithe for the aid effort.

  • Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself

    Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself

    Cairo News.Net

    A new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.

  • Fuel tanker aground in Canadian waters

    Fuel tanker aground in Canadian waters

    Cairo News.Net

    A fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far north.

  • Another oil rig catches fire in Gulf waters

    Another oil rig catches fire in Gulf waters

    Cairo News.Net

    Another Gulf coast rig has caught fire, causing the United States Coast Guard to scramble into action.

  • Israeli girl hurt in car stoning

    Israeli girl hurt in car stoning

    Cairo News.Net

    A twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the window.

  • Light plane crash kills two in Austria

    Cairo News.Net

    A small aircraft crashed in Austria Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police said.

  • Plane crash kills two Mexican lawmakers

    West Australian

    Two Mexican federal lawmakers and at least three other people died when their small plane crashed in southern Mexico, police and political officials say.The plane crashed near the Pacific beach resort...

  • 32 killed in plane crash

    The Frontier Post

    DUBAI: A cargo aircraft crashed on Friday evening near Dubai international airport. According to the Civil Aviation Authority the plane crashed at Dubai Express Way killing 32 persons in the mishap. W...

  • Mother of underweight child found dead charged with assault

    New York Post

    Carolotta Pierce today was charged with assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of her 4-year-old daughter, who was found weighing just 15 pounds. Cops said ...

  • No deal in Frankie Valli's 'Jersey Boys' suit

    New York Post

    They'll be working their way back to court, judge.Nearly three hours of closed-door talks yesterday failed to settle a suit filed by Frankie Valli and the producers of "Jersey Boys" over a concert tou...

  • Bronx nurse discovers terminal cancer patient is long-estranged father

    New York Post

    In a one-in-a-million twist of fate, a Bronx nurse welcoming a terminal cancer patient discovered he was the father who had vanished from her life when she was just months old. Assistant head nurse Wa...

  • Syria Seeks to Curb Influence of Muslim Conservatives

    International Herald Tribune

    solidarity with Islamist groups and allow religious figures a greater role in public life , has recently reversed course, moving forcefully to curb the influence of Muslim conservatives in its mosques...

  • A backer of NYC Islamic center identified

    New York Post

    NEW YORK -- One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner who expressed sympathy for Palestinians by donating to a charity later shut down fo...

  • Peres hails 'promising start' of newly launched peace talks

    Jerusalem Post

    Hillary Clinton declares peace is within Israeli and Palestinian interests in Friday night interview with Israeli and Palestinian reporters; Erekat denies report that negotiating teams scheduled to me...

  • /UPDATE*/: Further Victims Identified in DRC Mass Rapes Case

    IPS

    UNITED NATIONS, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - Twenty-eight minors have been documented as victims of last month's four-day raid of more than a dozen villages centred around Walikale, Democratic Republic of th...

  • Six jailed in Portugal child abuse trial

    Channel News Asia

    LISBON: A Portuguese court sentenced six men to jail on Friday for sexually abusing dozens of children at a state-run care home and procuring boys to be raped at orgies, at the end of a marathon abuse...

  • Scepticism abounds in Middle East after peace talks 'show'

    Channel News Asia

    JERUSALEM: Observers across the Middle East expressed deep pessimism pierced with glimmers of hope on Friday after the launch of yet another round of Israeli-Palestinian talks in a 17-year-old quest f...

  • Weakening Hurricane Earl aims for Mass.

    USA Today

    Jen Workman and Chris Asbury, both of Charlestown, W.Va., walk along the beach in Virginia Beach as Hurricane Earl moves up the East Coast on Friday.

  • Report: Health law's small biz tax credit could expand coverage

    USA Today

    During the first phase of the act, some businesses employing some 16.6 million workers will be eligible for these tax credits, according to the report released Thursday from the

  • Outbreak linked to ground beef puts focus on meat oversight

    USA Today

    ST. PAUL — The first known U.S. outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation's meat supply.

  • Pilot survives plane crash into home near Aurora

    MSNBC

    AURORA, Ore. -- A small plane crashed into a house near the Aurora Airport Friday afternoon and the pilot walked away with minor injuries. PHOTOS: Plane into home Marion County deputies sa...

  • Florida love triangle killer sentenced

    CNN

    (CNN) -- A Florida judge sentenced Rachel Wade, the 20-year-old woman convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her romantic rival in a fight last year, to 27 years in prison Friday.

  • Vet gets Medal of Honor after 42 years

    CNN

    Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of thre...

  • Opinion: Plea to free U.S. hikers in Iran

    CNN

    Washington (CNN) -- When the month of Ramadan began, I received a letter from Laura Fattal, the mother of one of the three young American hikers detained in Iran. In it, Fattal appealed to me, the fir...

  • Castro addresses rally in Havana

    BBC

    Fidel Castro has addressed a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006. In a speech at Havana University, Mr Castro warned of nuclear war arising from th...

  • Colombian troops storm rebel camp

    BBC

    Colombian security forces say they have killed at least 11 left-wing rebels in a clash near the Venezuelan border. The army said troops backed by planes and helicopters captured a camp belonging to t...

  • BP blowout preventer 'removed'

    BBC

    BP has removed the blowout preventer that should have stopped oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico when a drilling rig exploded in April. The 300-ton device will be examined as part of the inquiry int...

  • 'Worst earthquake I have ever felt'

    BBC

    A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts. The epicentre was 55km (35 miles) north-west of Christchurch, at a depth of 12 k...

  • Canine Cinema gets audience howling

    BBC

    The Shetland film festival has gone to the dogs. In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, it is targeting their pets. The BBC's Mike Grundon went to speak to Kathy Hu...

  • Damage And Looting After NZ Earthquake

    Sky News

    download Flash from the Adobe download website. No tsunami alert was issued and there appeared to be no serious injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said....

  • Government probes Mariner platform fire

    Reuters

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform fire, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

  • Madoff investors win $12.74 mln in Merkin case

    Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Gabriel Capital LP, a so-called feeder fund that funneled money to imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, were awarded $12.74 million by a panel of three arbitrators, co...

  • Jobs Report Helps Stocks Extend September Rally

    CBS News

    The stock market had its first winning week in a month thanks to better news on the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains. The strong ...

  • World's Worst Hurricane Advice

    CBS News

    With Hurricane Earl on the way, don't be this guy. (istockphoto) (CBS) With Hurricane Earl downgraded to a category 1 storm, but still barreling down on the East Coast, people are clambering for...

  • Best Time to Buy A Car? Labor Day Weekend

    CBS News

    The next generation Ford Focus 4-door is introduced at the North American International Auto Show Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 in Detroit. Jarvis said dealerships need room for new models like this one, so t...

  • "Star Wars" Fans' 15 Seconds of Fame

    CBS News

    Danny Trejo, Robert DeNiro, Jessica Alba, Steven Segal, and Lindsay Lohan star in Robert Rodriguez's "Machete." Plus, Justin Long and Drew Barrymore in "Going The Distance." CBSNews.com's Karina Mitch...

  • Man charged in Pa. motorcycle crash that killed 5

    Philadelphia Daily News

    LANCASTER, Pa. - A taxi driver with a history of traffic violations caused a June crash that killed five motorcyclists in central Pennsylvania, authorities said Friday. Alfred Moore, 64, was arraigne...

  • Birds Trade for OL; Cut 10 Players

    Philadelphia Daily News

    The Eagles confirmed reports that they have traded with Arizona again (former Eagles personnel guy Jason Licht works there now), this time getting 29-year-old guard-tackle Reggie Wells for an undisclo...

  • Black family settles bias suit against NJ town

    Philadelphia Daily News

    SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. - An African-American family has reached a second settlement with a New Jersey shore town for more than $100,000 in a racial discrimination lawsuit. Doretha Waters-Rice, her son a...

  • Dean of Northwestern's medical school the new chief at Penn's

    Philadelphia Daily News

    J. Larry Jameson, dean of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, was named Thursday as the next dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and head of the P...

  • U.N. report on Congo genocide strengthened

    Washington Times

    Rwandan army of massacring Hutus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1990s is corroborated by findings of an international human rights group.The

  • Four Mexican politicians die in plane crash

    West Australian

    OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Two members of Mexico's Congress and two local politicians were killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials ...