![]() Globe and Mail | Earl grazes the coast; no major damage reported Boston Globe Once a mighty hurricane, Earl weakened into a tropical storm and merely grazed the Cape and islands last night, causing no major damage or power outages, officials said this morning. "Simply, there's not any serious ... With Eye Offshore, Storm Diminishes Weakened Earl packs less force than feared Earl, Losing Force Fast, Churns by New England |
![]() Financial Times | Fox News Poll: 78 Percent Favor Term Limits On Congress FOXNews Finally, an issue both Democrats and Republicans agree on: term limits. Nearly 8 in 10 American voters like the idea of imposing fixed time limits in office for all members of Congress -- including their own senators and representatives ... Analysis: Democrats face grim election prospects House races 101: Is the Republican Party primed for a takeover? How the midterm campaign will play out |
![]() msnbc.com | Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake The Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it ... Curfew in Christchurch after devastating quake Canterbury earthquake really three quakes? New Zealand Quake Causes 'Significant' Damage |
![]() The Hindu | Tony Blair pelted with eggs and shoes at book signing The Guardian Violent skirmishes broke out between protesters and police at the first public signing for Tony Blair's memoirs, with shoes and eggs hurled at the former prime minister. Three men were arrested after they broke through a security barrier at around ... Shoe, Eggs Hurled At Ex-Brit PM Blair In Dublin Arrests made at Blair booksigning in Dublin Shoe, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin |
![]() Washington Post | Feds offer $20000 reward in mosque fire The Tennessean Federal investigators are offering a $20000 reward to anyone who can help identify the person or persons responsible for setting fire to construction equipment at the site of a future mosque south of ... Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson' Fire at mosque site ruled deliberate |
![]() msnbc.com | Obama Says His Economic Policies Halted "Bleeding" ABC News WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the US economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery. ... Economy just treading water Outgoing Obama Adviser: Stimulus was Right to Do Why 100000 jobs a month won't lower unemployment rate |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | General Strike after Attack on Pakistani Shi'ites Voice of America Photo: AP A general strike is in effect in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, following Friday's suicide bombing that targeted minority Shi'ites and killed at least 57 people. More than 160 others were wounded by the explosion at a Shi'ite rally ... Death toll from Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 73 Pakistan on high alert after blast Pakistan suicide bombing victims given mass burial as toll mounts to 65 |
![]() The Hindu | Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu TIME Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Jordan's King Abdullah II, second from right, and Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, sit, ... '180 degree' shift in PA attitude following talks launch Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel, no casualties |
![]() The Guardian | Indonesian Muslims protest plan to burn Quran The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of Indonesian Muslims rallied outside the US Embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to denounce an American church's plan to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by burning copies of the Quran. ... Zoning Law Aside, Mosque Projects Face Battles Video campaign invites American Muslims to share their normalcy Poll: Most New Yorkers oppose mosque |
![]() msnbc.com | UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai Wall Street Journal DUBAI—A United Parcel Service Inc. cargo plane crashed Friday evening after takeoff near Dubai, killing two pilots in the package delivery giant's first fatal aircraft accident. Associated Press Smoke rose from the site ... Factbox: Details of cargo plane which crashed in Dubai UPS 747 Freighter Crashes on Takeoff in Dubai, Kills Two UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing two |