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 - 10 minutes ago
RI Bishop Asked Kennedy in 2007 to Avoid Communion A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker’s support for abortion rights. Ray Henry, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
Honduras Election Sets Return to Business as Usual The coup last summer in this tiny, Central American country blew up into an international incident, with thousands of Hondurans taking to the streets while everyone from Barack Obama to Fidel Castro lined up behind ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Olga R. Rodriguez, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Iran Begins War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel. Nasser Karimi, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Lawyer: 9/11 Defendants Want Platform for Views The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Karen Matthews, AP NEWS - 52 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 - 56 minutes ago
Demonstration at UC Santa Cruz Ends Peacefully Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university’s main administrative building have ended their protest. Staff, AP NEWS - 59 minutes ago
Victim ID’d in Fatal NYC Subway Seat Stabbing 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 - 60 minutes ago
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 - 64 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 - 65 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 - 70 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 recent EU member tries to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 70 minutes ago
Five-Star Defoe as Spurs Put Nine Past Wigan Jermain Defoe scored five goals as Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Wigan Athletic 9-1 at White Hart Lane here on Sunday, a record victory for the hosts in the top-flight. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 70 minutes ago
US Economy Will ‘Bounce Back’: Indian PM Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has voiced confidence that the US economy will make a strong recovery and poured cold water on talk of dropping the dollar as the key global currency. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 70 minutes ago
‘Twilight’ Sequel a Bleeding Money-Maker The “Twilight” vampire romance sequel “New Moon” raked in 140.7 million dollars in its premiere weekend, a spectacular showing for the cult series, Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 70 minutes ago
Jedward End Dream Run on X Factor Super-quiffed Irish twins John and Edward Grimes were dumped from the X Factor on Sunday, ending their dream run, despite Simon Cowell’s prediction the teenagers were an “unstoppable machine.” Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 70 minutes ago
Police Identify Northern Marianas Gunman A gunman who killed four people before turning the weapon on himself during a rampage in the US-administered Northern Mariana Islands has been identified, police said. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 70 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 - 79 minutes ago