RI Bishop Asked Kennedy in 2007 to Avoid Communion The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island says he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving Holy Communion in 2007 because of the lawmaker’s support for abortion rights. Ray Henry, AP NEWS - 6 minutes ago
Senate Democrats at Odds Over Health Care Bill Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren’t met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend. Anne Flaherty, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
Romanian President, Rival Face Run-off Vote: Exit Polls Romania’s incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday’s first round election, exit polls showed, as the country aims to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 13 minutes ago
California Students Protest Fee Hikes Thousands of students at California’s top public universities staged demonstrations against a 32 percent rise in tuition fees prompted in part by the state’s budget crisis during the recession. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 21 minutes ago
Victim in Fatal NYC Subway Stabbing Identified A subway passenger stabbed to death in front of horrified straphangers has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn. Staff, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Some Doubts About Earrings Tied to Mrs. Lincoln The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren’t as sure about their authenticity. Staff, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Bulls Escape on Set of Film Starring Cruise, Diaz Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people. Staff, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
UK Checks Safety of 1,800 Bridges After Storms Police and army experts say they’re urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain. Staff, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Attorney: Jackson’s Doctor Returning to Work A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s former personal physician says the doctor is returning to work at his Houston clinic. Ken Ritter, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
Senate Democrats at Odds Over Health Care Bill Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation’s troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren’t met and more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend. Anne Flaherty, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
Beating of SoCal Student May Be Tied to Facebook Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. Staff, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Lethal Injection Creator Fine With 1 Drug in Ohio The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn’t matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one — as his home state of Ohio has proposed — as long as the drug works efficiently. Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP FEATURES - 57 minutes ago
RI Bishop Asked Kennedy in 2007 to Avoid Communion The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman’s public stance on moral issues. Ray Henry, AP NEWS - 64 minutes ago
Antonio Banderas Plans Hotel at Spanish Vineyard Antonio Banderas wants to ramp up production at his vineyard in the north of Spain and build a hotel there, the Hollywood film star said in an interview published on Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Iraqi Turkmen Politician Killed at His Mosul Home An Iraqi Turkmen leader was assassinated at his home in the northern city of Mosul on Sunday by gunmen who knocked at his door then shot him, police and Turkmen sources said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Brown Warns Leaders on Climate Change British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned fellow world leaders on Sunday that they “cannot afford to fail” to strike a substantial deal on climate change in Copenhagen next month. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Iraq Says October 25 Bombers Came From Syria: Spokesman Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of collusion. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Israel’s Peres Reports ‘Progress’ in Talks to Free Shalit Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday there has been “progress” in talks to free soldier Gilad Shalit, held captive by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip for the past three years. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Indian PM Starts First State Visit Under Obama Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived Sunday in the United States for the first state visit under President Barack Obama, an Indian official said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Iraqi President in Iran Seeking Kurd Execution Halt: Report Iraqi President Jalal Talabani flew to Tehran on Sunday to appeal for the lives of Iranian Kurds sentenced to death, a newspaper website reported. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Indian PM Presses Pakistan on US Visit Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday started a high-profile state visit to the United States with a call on President Barack Obama to stay committed on Afghanistan and pressure Pakistan. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Two Hurt as Bulls Flee Tom Cruise Film Set Two women were slightly hurt on Sunday when they were struck by bulls that escaped the set of a new film that stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, local police and officials said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Sudan Extends Voter Registration by a Week Sudan’s National Electoral Commission said on Sunday it is giving people another week to register to vote in the country’s first elections in 24 years, scheduled for April. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
E.Guinea President Predicts Election Landslide Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema vowed Sunday that he would win the presidential election set for November 29 by a landslide, holding on to three decades in power. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Guinea Junta Leader’s Candidacy ‘Not Negotiable’: Official Guinean junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara’s candidacy in any fresh presidential elections is “not negotiable” in the current mediation talks, Communications Minister Idrissa Cherif said Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Brown Warns Leaders on Climate Change Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned fellow world leaders on Sunday that they “cannot afford to fail” to strike a substantial deal on climate change in Copenhagen next month. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Afghanistan, Iran Dominate at New Security Forum The United States on Sunday urged Iran to “engage” the West at a new security forum in Canada, where allied commanders also agreed setting an Afghanistan exit date would only serve to embolden the Taliban. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Afghanistan, Iran Dominate at New Security Forum International political and military officials agreed no exit strategy should be set for troops in Afghanistan, while the United States urged Iran to engage the West at a new security forum that wrapped up Sunday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Chinese Democracy Leaders Appeal to Obama Two Chinese intellectuals who helped draft a bold petition for democracy appealed Sunday to US President Barack Obama to make human rights integral to his approach to Beijing, which they warned would not move on its own. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Obama Faces Tough Senate Battle on Health Care President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority, remaking US health care, cleared a major Senate hurdle but strong opposition Sunday to key parts of the proposals augured a tough battle ahead. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Bolt and Richards Named Athletes of the Year Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt and Jamaican-born United States 400 metres runner Sanya Richards were named athletes of the year here on Sunday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Virtue, Moir Nab Skate Canada Ice Dance Crown Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir hit a couple of pot-holes this weekend on the road to their home-country Olympics in February, but they were still the class of the ice dance field at Skate Canada. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 73 minutes ago
Exit Polls: No Clear Winner in Romania’s Election A presidential election aimed at helping Romania emerge from a political and economic crisis failed to produce a winner on Sunday, and the top two candidates will compete in a runoff next month, according to two exit polls. Alison Mutler, AP NEWS - 79 minutes ago
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