BBC News | Quake, tsunami near American Samoa kills at least 22 CNN International (CNN) -- A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the Pacific near American Samoa, triggering towering tsunami waves that gushed over the island and leaving at least 22 people dead. The tsunami wave hit right in the middle of the harbor of Pogo Pogo, ... Samoa tsunami: Japan's Pacific coast on high alert Tsunami eyewitnesses 'saw four waves' Sm » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Poles indignant that US altered missile-shield plans Los Angeles Times The American decision to back out of a Bush-administration agreement has played into fears that Obama is willing to sacrifice Central Europe to repair relations with Russia. "It is time now for a mature look, stripped of illusions, at our possibilities ... Exclusive: Salehi sheds light on purpose of nascent nuclear site Iran Test-Fires Missiles That Put Israel in Range us, » |
Times Online | NATO not running from Afghanistan fight-Rasmussen Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The new head of NATO, in his first major US speech as secretary-general, will address what he says are doubts in America over the » |
Boston Globe | White House Near Choosing US Location to Hold Gitmo Detainees FOXNews Administration officials reportedly say they are in the final stages of selecting a US facility to house detainees once Guantanamo closes. The White House is close to selecting a US location for some Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to once ... US transfers 3 more Guantanamo detainees: official White House near picking site for Guantanamo detainees 3 Gitmo detainees sent to Ireland, Yemen |
Times Online | Time for talk with Iran may be over Los Angeles Times President Obama's long-held hope of engaging Tehran appears to be giving way to threats of sanctions. By Paul Richter and Peter Nicholas Reporting from Washington - President Obama has maintained that he would not wait forever for Iran to decide ... Cryptic Iranian Note Ignited an Urgent Nuclear Strategy Debate Obama Tells Iran It Must “Come Clean†About Nuclear Program Ahmadinejad: Iran Isn't Breaking Rules |
guardian.co.uk | US Charges Afghan - Born Man With Bombing Plot New York Times By REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Colorado airport shuttle bus driver was charged under federal anti-terrorism laws with plotting to set off explosives in the United States and accused of acquiring the same bomb-making chemicals used in the 2005 London ... Chilling details emerge in terror bomb plot Denver man charged in » |
BBC News | President Obama enters the Mideast fray Los Angeles Times But the US leader's presence at a New York meeting fails to bridge gaps between Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinians' Mahmoud Abbas. President Obama makes speaks before the start of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... Obama drops demand that Israel freeze settlements Obama Urges Compromise as Settlements Stymie Mideast Talks Push ANALYSIS-Obama seems to lay ground to retreat on settlements |
New York Times | Obama mixes policy, humor with Letterman CNN NEW YORK (CNN) -- President Obama mixed policy discussion with personal reflections on his daughters and, yes, a few jokes in an appearance on CBS's "Late Show With David Letterman," taped Monday afternoon. President Obama tapes his interview with ... Obama pushes economic message before big summits Obama gets personal on the 'Late Show with David Letterman' For a President in the Big Apple, a Heart-Shaped Potato |
Times Online | Obama wants G20 to rethink global economy Reuters WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would push world leaders this week for a reshaping of the global economy in response to the deepest financial crisis in decades. ... Obama makes Sunday talk show blitz Obama Questions Plan to Add Forces in Afghanistan |
FOXNews | Obama to host Israeli-Palestinian talks CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama will host meetings Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House announced Saturday. Israel has ignored President Obama's c » |
New York Daily News | Denver Man Admits to a Possible Al Qaeda Connection, Officials Say New York Times The Denver shuttle bus driver at the center of a federal terrorism investigation has begun to cooperate with the authorities, admitting that he had perhaps unwittingly crossed paths in Pakistan with extremists » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Medical examiner says Yale student was suffocated The Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. â€" A Yale graduate student found stuffed in the w » |
BBC News | Mullen says US needs more troops in Afghanistan Christian Science Monitor Mullen's comments to Congress Tuesday were the first time he has gone on record saying the Afghan war needs even more American forces. By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... Top US Military Officer Says More Troops Likely Needed in Afghanistan Anti-War Stirrings Greet C » |
New York Daily News | Authorities Sift Through Trash Incinerator in Search for Missing ... FOXNews Investigators sifted through trash at a Hartford, Conn., incinerator Sunday, looking for any signs of missing Yale graduate student Annie Le, the New Haven Independent reported. Authorities intensified their search efforts for Le after finding bloody ... Source: Bloody clothes tested for link to Yale student Reports: Search for missing Yale student Annie Le leads to ... 11 m agoSearch for missing Yale student moves to landfill |
guardian.co.uk | River drill shakes up DC on 9/11 anniversary The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" A morning of remembrance turned into one of flashbacks, fear and media mishaps Friday when a Coast Guard exercise â€" unfolding near Pentagon ceremonies marking the Sept. 11, 2001, anniversary â€" was mistaken as an attack. ... Radio Traffic Led to False Reports of Gunfire on Potomac Amateur hour at the Coast Guard Ooops, They Did It Again? |
ABC News | Obama's Health Care Speech: Experts Sound Off ABC News Following President Obama's speech on health care reform Wednesday night, the ABC News Medical Unit solicited comments from some of the country's leading health care policy experts. A number of them responded with their thoughts, and while more than ... Obama's health reform speech galvanizes opponents Reuters Obama Keeps Up Health Care Push, Citing Uninsured Democrats Begin R » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Summary: Camera-equipped nano highlights Apple's iPod changes Macworld The iPod nano will now feature a built-in camera, as Apple updated its iPod line as part of a music-focused press event in San Francisco on Wednesday. The new iPod comes in 8GB and 16GB models, priced at $149 and $179, ... Apple CEO Steve Jobs back in the spotlight » |
FOXNews | Obama tries to motivate students with speech Los Angeles Times The president shares personal stories about his education and holds a question-and-answer session with ninth-graders at a Virginia school in a non-political address. Some critics praise the speech. By Christi Parsons Reporting from Washington ... Obama Delivers School Speech |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama to Push Personal Responsibility in Controversial School Speech ABC News The White House today released a copy of President Barack Obama's back-to-school speech ahead of its delivery after the language on the lesson plans became the target of criticism by conservatives. ... Obama school speech text: What Glenn Beck may not like Obama's shocking speech tells kids to stay in school Text of Obama speech to be released before school broadcast |
Telegraph.co.uk | G20 pledges tougher bank action BBC News Finance ministers from the world's most powerful economies have agreed a series of measures to try to regulate the global banking system. They want a system that rewards long-term performance rather than short-term risk-taking. ... G20 finmins meeting in London Sept 5 US Geith! ner:Capital Rules No Substitute For Bank Pay Reform |
