Miley Cyrus performs at iHeartRadio music festival
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miley Cyrus can't stop.
Russia says opposes any resolution threatening force against Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday criticized what it said were Western attempts to use a Syrian chemical arms disarmament deal to seek a U.N. resolution threatening force against President Bashar al-Assad's government. Syria has handed over information about its chemical arsenal to a U.N.-backed…
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has warned of the dangers of dealing with U.S. officials, ahead of expected diplomatic contacts, underlining the internal challenges President Hassan Rouhani could face to improve ties with the West. Rouhani is expected to pursue a charm offensive…
Rooney never close to joining Chelsea, says Gill
LONDON (AFP) - Wayne Rooney was never close to joining Chelsea in the summer because Manchester United would not have sold him, former chief executive David Gill said Sunday.The close season was dominated by a complicated transfer saga in which Chelsea pushed hard to take Rooney to Stamford Bridge…
Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money'
By Philip Pullella CAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis made one of his strongest attacks on the global economic system on Sunday, saying it could no longer be based on a "god called money" and urged the unemployed to fight for work. Francis, at the start of a day-long trip to the Sardinian…
Actor deserves individual Emmy tribute, son says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The exclusion of Jack Klugman from an Emmy Awards tribute that includes Cory Monteith is an insult to the memory of the late TV veteran and three-time Emmy winner who starred in "The Odd Couple" and "Quincy M.E.," Klugman's son says.
Highways reopening after Colo. flood repairs
DENVER (AP) — After days of cleanup and repairs, transportation officials have reopened several state highways in the aftermath of powerful floods that ripped bridges and roads in northern Colorado, severely restricting travel in populated areas.
Gaza builders get rare shipment of cement
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Israel on Sunday permitted delivery of cement and steel for use by the private sector into the Gaza Strip for the first time since 2007, a Palestinian official said."Israel allowed today for the first time in six years, the entry of 40 trucks filled with…
Beijing residents back Bo jailing
Residents in Beijing say the life jail term imposed on Bo Xilai is fair. Paul Chapman reports.
Qatar: The tiny nation that roared
How rich is Qatar?The 250,000 native Qataris are the world's richest people, with an average annual income of about $400,000. That's because the tiny Arab nation, a Connecticut-size peninsula jutting out from Saudi Arabia into the Persian Gulf, sits on the world's third-largest natural-gas…
Alabama Elementary School to Parents: We Want to Hit Your Kids
When Alabama mom, Wendy Chandler, opened her daughter's "Back to School" packet, she was shocked to discover that among the many papers sent to her, was a "Corporal Punishment Parental Consent Form."
Accused dope cheat Rodriguez sets grand slam mark
NEW YORK (AFP) - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, playing only because he has appealed a 211-game Major League Baseball doping ban, now owns the sport's North American career grand slam record."A-Rod" smacked the 24th bases-loaded home run of his career to give the Yankees a 5-1 home…
Atom bombs nearly detonated over North Carolina in 1961
LONDON (AFP) - The US Air Force came dramatically close to detonating a huge atomic bomb over North Carolina in 1961, according to a newly declassified document published by Britain's Guardian newspaper on Saturday.Two hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped over the city of Goldsboro, North…
Pope's blunt remarks pose challenge for bishops
NEW YORK (AP) — In recent years, many American bishops have drawn a harder line with parishioners on what could be considered truly Roman Catholic, adopting a more aggressive style of correction and telling abortion rights supporters to stay away from the sacrament of Communion.
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AdChoices NetflixSponsoredTyphoon Usagi (10 photos)
The year's most powerful typhoon slammed into the Philippines' northernmost islands on Saturday Sept. 21, 2013, cutting communication and power lines, triggering landslides and inundating rice fields, officials said. Packing winds of 185 kph (114 mph) near the center and gusts of up to 220 kph,…
Health law separates potential GOP 2016 contenders
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — A clear divide over the health care law separates the emerging field of potential GOP candidates for the 2016 presidential race, previewing the battles ahead as they try to rebuild their party and seize the White House.
Harvard asks donors for $6.5 billion
BOSTON (Reuters) - Harvard, the richest university in the United States, said on Saturday it would seek to raise some $6.5 billion in donations to fund new academic initiatives and bolster its financial aid program. The fundraising drive by the Cambridge, Massachusetts, institution is believed to…
Algeria's home-grown manga a hit with the young
TIZI OUZOU, Algeria (AFP) - It is a massively popular book form that originated in Japan where it became a cultural phenomenon. Now manga comics are flourishing in Algeria as well."The Algerian manga is our trademark," said Salim Brahimi proudly. "It's what we call the DZ manga."Brahimi is the…
Children with autism practice travel at NYC's JFK
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom and Zsuzsa Price arrived Saturday to Kennedy International Airport, their four young children in tow, full of anxiety. Four-year-old Callum has autism and the whole family had never been on a plane together.
Arctic ice melt slows down: NASA
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Arctic sea ice melted less this summer and continued to cover a greater expanse than last year's record minimum, NASA data shows.Following unusually cold summer temperatures in the northernmost latitudes, the US space agency said Friday that the sea ice extent shrunk to 1.97…
