Pope and Anglican Leader Agree on Closer Relations After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans. Victor L. Simpson, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Marcia Dunn, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
W.Sahara Activist Refuses Madrid Offer of Refugee Status Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a representative said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 26 minutes ago
Restored Machine to Explore Mysteries of Big Bang Scientists are preparing the world’s largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. Alexander G. Higgins, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
Hackers Leak E-Mails, Stoke Climate Debate Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change. David Stringer, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
EPA: Uranium From Polluted Mine in Nev. Wells Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time. Scott Sonner, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Motown Caps 50th Anniversary With Hometown Gala Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. Jeff Karoub, AP NEWS - 51 minutes ago
More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Nafeesa Syeed, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Mental Health Cases Tax Police, Emergency Workers Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown. Lisa Rathke, AP FEATURES - 65 minutes ago
Mumbai Still Vulnerable 1 Year After Attack The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Erika Kinetz, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
Gaza Militants Agree to Halt Rocket Fire Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks. Staff, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
Swine Flu Kills 4 Hajj Pilgrims: Saudi Swine flu has killed four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, the health ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency on Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Lebanese Forces Fire at Israeli Drone Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on Saturday on an Israeli drone that entered Lebanese airspace in the south of the country, the military said in a statement. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Four Pilgrim Deaths From Swine Flu Ahead of Hajj Four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage have died of swine flu, the health ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency on Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Intel’s Work on Sabbath Around 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protested at an Israeli plant of giant US chipmaker Intel for the second Saturday in a row, voicing outrage at the factory’s decision to operate on the Sabbath. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Obama Touts Asia Trade to Create Jobs Back from an Asia tour, President Barack Obama called Saturday for the United States to produce more goods to sell across the Pacific, touting trade as a way to revive the troubled US economy. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Dutch Workers Protest Pending Retirement Age Rise Thousands of workers protested in four Dutch cities on Saturday against a government decision to increase the state retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2025. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Thousands of Spanish Farmers Protest Low Prices Thousands of Spanish farmers on Saturday marched through the streets of Madrid, halting traffic to protest the low prices they receive for their produce which they say is leading them to financial “ruin.” Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Top German Economists Critical of Tax Relief: Report A panel of top German economists, which has slammed the country’s huge public debt, says Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new government should take back its “gift baskets” of tax relief, a German weekly reported. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Michelin Chief Announces New Factory in Brazil: Report French tyre maker Michelin will build a new factory in Brazil at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, the company’s chief executive Michel Rollier told a newspaper Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Rangers on the Rampage Against Kilmarnock A rampant first-half display by Rangers saw them return to the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 3-0 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Rangers on the Rampage Against Kilmarnock A rampant first-half display by Rangers saw the Ibrox side return to the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 3-0 win over Kilmarnock. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 86 minutes ago
New Zealand See off Battling England in RugbyU New Zealand beat England 19-6 in a hard-fought encounter here at Twickenham on Saturday that saw Dan Carter become the All Blacks' leading international points scorer. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Chelsea Cruise as Arsenal Stumble in Premier League Chelsea cranked up the pressure on their Premier League title rivals by cruising to a 4-0 win over struggling Wolves on Saturday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Australia Issues ‘Catastrophic’ Alerts as Fires Rage Australia has issued “catastrophic” alerts after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country, officials said Saturday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 86 minutes ago
US, Paraguay Meet to Boost Trade Ties US and Paraguayan representatives held talks in Washington Saturday to shore up trade ties and extend an intellectual rights accord, US officials said. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 86 minutes ago
Housing Data in Focus as Wall Street Rally Pauses Key housing sector data may provide direction for Wall Street in the coming week as the market looks for confirmation of economic recovery and girds for the year-end holiday period. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 86 minutes ago
More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving The AAA auto club says a few more Americans will be traveling away from home for Thanksgiving this year, though most people are making their holiday treks by car. Nafeesa Syeed, AP NEWS - 87 minutes ago
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