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This edition was generated on Sat Aug 6 08:45:01 EDT 2011

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  • Rebecca Glover, aunt of a victim of a separate civil rights case against New Orleans police officers, hugs supporters of victims and their families outside Federal Court after five current or former police officers were convicted in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Former officer Robert Faulcon, Sgts. Robert Gisevius and Kenneth Bowen, Officer Anthony Villavaso and retired Sgt. Arthur Kaufman were convicted of charges stemming from the cover-up of the shootings. All but Kaufman were convicted of civil rights violations stemming from the shootings. Kaufman, who investigated the shootings, was charged only in the cover-up. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Current, ex-cops convicted in Katrina shootings AP - 5 hrs ago

    A federal jury on Friday convicted five current or former New Orleans police officers of civil rights violations in one of the lowest moments for city police in the chaotic … More »Current, ex-cops convicted in Katrina shootings

    Rebecca Glover, aunt of a victim of a separate civil rights case against New Orleans police officers, hugs supporters of victims and their families outside Federal Court after five current or former police officers were convicted in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Former officer Robert Faulcon, Sgts. Robert Gisevius and Kenneth Bowen, Officer Anthony Villavaso and retired Sgt. Arthur Kaufman were convicted of charges stemming from the cover-up of the shootings. All but Kaufman were convicted of civil rights violations stemming from the shootings. Kaufman, who investigated the shootings, was charged only in the cover-up. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

    A federal jury on Friday convicted five current or former New Orleans police officers of civil rights violations in one of the lowest moments for city police in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: the shooting deaths of a teenager and a mentally disabled man as they crossed a bridge in search of food and help.

  • Natasha Solce of Houston reads from the Bible Genesis, Chapters 1 through 16 as she and other volunteers read scripture at Reliant Stadium Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in Houston in preparation for The Response prayer event to be held Saturday.  The entire Bible was being recited twice by the volunteers who were stationed throughout the stadium in every section of seating and were assigned a portion of the Bible to read. (AP Photo/Melissa Phillip - Houston Chronicle )
    Perry prayer rally puts 2012 prospect in spotlight AP - 5 hrs ago

    Though not yet a declared candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is putting his faith under the national spotlight as a White House prospect with an important conservative … More »Perry prayer rally puts 2012 prospect in spotlight

    Natasha Solce of Houston reads from the Bible Genesis, Chapters 1 through 16 as she and other volunteers read scripture at Reliant Stadium Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in Houston in preparation for The Response prayer event to be held Saturday.  The entire Bible was being recited twice by the volunteers who were stationed throughout the stadium in every section of seating and were assigned a portion of the Bible to read. (AP Photo/Melissa Phillip - Houston Chronicle )

    Though not yet a declared candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is putting his faith under the national spotlight as a White House prospect with an important conservative constituency all to himself.

  • A refugee woman from southern Somalia, attends to her child in their makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011.  The United Nations predicts that famine will probably spread to all of southern Somalia within a month and force tens of thousands more people to flee into the capital of Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
    Spokesmen: Islamist militia leaving Somali capital AP - 28 mins ago

    Islamist fighters who officials feared would attack famine victims pulled out from many bases in the capital overnight, a move that could speed up the delivery of humanitarian … More »Spokesmen: Islamist militia leaving Somali capital

    A refugee woman from southern Somalia, attends to her child in their makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011.  The United Nations predicts that famine will probably spread to all of southern Somalia within a month and force tens of thousands more people to flee into the capital of Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

    Islamist fighters who officials feared would attack famine victims pulled out from many bases in the capital overnight, a move that could speed up the delivery of humanitarian services, the prime minister said Saturday.

  • In this picture taken Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, Loyda Rodriguez Morales, left, takes part in a protest in Guatemala City. After years of posting fliers, being turned away at orphanages and even staging a hunger strike in a search for her missing daughter, Rodriguez now holds what's believed to be an unprecedented Guatemalan court order declaring her child stolen, now 6, and ordering the Liberty, Missouri, couple who eventually adopted her to give her back. (AP Photo/El Periodico de Guatemala, Luis Soto)
    Guatemala mother searched 5 years for adopted girl AP - 6 hrs ago

    Loyda Rodriguez Morales felt someone tug at her daughter as she tried to enter her simple home with three young children in tow. She turned to see a woman whisk the 2-year-old … More »Guatemala mother searched 5 years for adopted girl

    In this picture taken Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, Loyda Rodriguez Morales, left, takes part in a protest in Guatemala City. After years of posting fliers, being turned away at orphanages and even staging a hunger strike in a search for her missing daughter, Rodriguez now holds what's believed to be an unprecedented Guatemalan court order declaring her child stolen, now 6, and ordering the Liberty, Missouri, couple who eventually adopted her to give her back. (AP Photo/El Periodico de Guatemala, Luis Soto)

    Loyda Rodriguez Morales felt someone tug at her daughter as she tried to enter her simple home with three young children in tow. She turned to see a woman whisk the 2-year-old away in a waiting taxi.

  • Rebel fighters from the Tripoli Brigade relax at their base close to the front line near the town of Tiji, western Libya, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. The rebel fighters of the Tripoli Brigade have a single purpose - to be among the first to enter the Libyan capital and kick out Moammar Gadhafi and his loyalists, aided by their intimate knowledge of the city. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)
    Rebels launch push in western Libya, aim for coast AP - 1 hr 13 mins ago

    Backed by tanks and rocket fire, Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces in the country's west launched a major push Saturday toward key towns along the Mediterranean … More »Rebels launch push in western Libya, aim for coast

    Rebel fighters from the Tripoli Brigade relax at their base close to the front line near the town of Tiji, western Libya, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. The rebel fighters of the Tripoli Brigade have a single purpose - to be among the first to enter the Libyan capital and kick out Moammar Gadhafi and his loyalists, aided by their intimate knowledge of the city. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)

    Backed by tanks and rocket fire, Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces in the country's west launched a major push Saturday toward key towns along the Mediterranean coast near the capital Tripoli.

  • Doves fly by the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome, center in background, preserved as a landmark for the tribute to the A-Bomb attack, following a speech delivered by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, marking the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug, 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
    Japan's Hiroshima city marks atomic bombing AP - 5 hrs ago

    The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of the bombing, as the nation fights a different kind of disaster from atomic technology — a nuclear … More »Japan's Hiroshima city marks atomic bombing

    Doves fly by the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome, center in background, preserved as a landmark for the tribute to the A-Bomb attack, following a speech delivered by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, marking the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug, 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of the bombing, as the nation fights a different kind of disaster from atomic technology — a nuclear plant in a meltdown crisis after being hit by a tsunami.

  • In this Aug. 5, 2011, photo, Emmanuel Hignutt with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation health lab shows samples of orange goo in Anchorage, Alaska. The samples were collected Aug. 3, 2011, in Kivalina, Alaska, after the mysterious goo came in from the Wulik River into the village's harbor.  (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
    Orange goo baffles remote Alaska village AP - 3 hrs ago

    Leona Baldwin's husband saw it first, and she got on the marine radio to alert others in the remote Alaska village of Kivalina that a strange orange goo was sitting on … More »Orange goo baffles remote Alaska village

    In this Aug. 5, 2011, photo, Emmanuel Hignutt with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation health lab shows samples of orange goo in Anchorage, Alaska. The samples were collected Aug. 3, 2011, in Kivalina, Alaska, after the mysterious goo came in from the Wulik River into the village's harbor.  (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

    Leona Baldwin's husband saw it first, and she got on the marine radio to alert others in the remote Alaska village of Kivalina that a strange orange goo was sitting on top of the town's harbor.

  • Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, top, leaps over New York Yankees' Eduardo Nunez as he makes the force on a single by Derek Jeter in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

    Bases loaded. Two out. Already trailing by two runs in the fifth inning, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi decided he couldn't wait any longer.

  • A trader stands outside the New York Stock Exchange following the end of the trading day

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's on Friday in an unprecedented blow to the world's largest economy in the wake of a political battle that took the country to the brink of default.

  • A stock ticker reflects falling stock prices inside the London Stock Exchange

    PARIS (Reuters) - Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations will confer by telephone on turmoil in the financial markets later on Saturday or on Sunday, a senior European diplomatic source said.

  • A broker reacts at BGC Partners at Canary Wharf financial district in London

    NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's, drawing a blast of criticism on Saturday from its biggest creditor China and deepening investors' alarm over the euro zone crisis.

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi addresses a news conference in the Austrian Foreign Ministry in Vienna

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday he hoped two Americans jailed for more than a year on spying charges would be freed, the most positive signal yet that their ordeal may soon end.

  • Video grab of protester crouching near the body of a man lying on the ground in Hama

    AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security forces killed at least 18 civilians in attacks on tens of thousands of protesters demonstrating against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on the first Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, activists said.

  • Stocks closed out their worst week in more than two years on Friday

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out their worst week in more than two years on Friday in a volatile session that saw the major indexes whip back and forth before the S&P 500 ended down less than a point.

  • People pray after releasing paper lanterns on a river facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the anniversary of the bombing in Hiroshima

    HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday took his campaign against nuclear energy in Japan to Hiroshima which 66 years ago became the world's first victim of an atomic bomb.

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