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Earl weakened to tropical storm just before hitting MaritimesHurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm Friday night just as it was bearing down on Canada’s East Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre announced.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 13:21
General Strike after Attack on Pakistani Shi'ites
More than 160 others wounded by explosion at Shi'ite rally called to express solidarity with Palestinians
voanews.com | 04-Sep-2010 13:15
Weakened Earl packs less force than feared (AP)
AP - The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages accustomed to nor'easters.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 13:14
German held by U.S. troops planned Europe attacks: report (Reuters)
Reuters - A German Islamist held by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and interrogated since July has revealed details of planned attacks on targets in Germany and Europe, a news weekly reported Saturday.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 13:11
Six million facing new tax bills
HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
news.bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 13:11
Obama outlines steps taken to help middle class (AP)
AP - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 13:06
Emergency declared as 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand’s second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 13:06
England boss happy with Mushtaq
England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 12:58
Overnight curfew after NZ quake
Police declare an overnight curfew in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a powerful earthquake causes considerable damage but no fatalities.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 12:56
Earthquake hits Northwest Territories
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Northwest Territories early Saturday mroning.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 12:51
Shoe, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin
Anti-war protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair on Saturday as he arrived for the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.
ctv.ca | 04-Sep-2010 12:46
Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin
Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 12:39
South Korea FM offers to resign
The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 12:37
Shoe, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)
AP - Anti-war protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair on Saturday as he arrived for the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:37
Police warn B.C. criminologist to watch his words on Pickton investigation
A top RCMP officer has issued a "thinly veiled threat" to strip funding from a British Columbia university if its lead criminologist doesn't stop criticizing the force.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 12:36
Widespread devastation after 7.0 quake in New Zealand (AFP)
AFP - New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday, felling buildings, tearing up roads and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:29
Nadal, Venus move on at US Open (AP)
AP - Venus Williams brought the glitter. Rafael Nadal brought the grit.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:24
Kara DioGuardi Departs 'American Idol'
Fox: Songwriter Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' as judge, adding another vacancy.
ABC News | 04-Sep-2010 12:23
Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)
AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:23
Muslims take to Minn. State Fair to repair image (AP)
AP - Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:23
Tory defects over schools scheme
A Conservative councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the Building Schools for the Future Programme.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 12:23
Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake (AP)
AP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:23
Report: Blackwater created shell companies (AP)
AP - The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:22
BP Raises Blowout Preventer, Key Evidence in Probe
BP carefully raises blowout preventer, key evidence in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
ABC News | 04-Sep-2010 12:22
BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe (AP)
AP - BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:22
As the economy turns the corner, young Canadians face downsized 'dream'
When Blaine Higgs graduated with an engineering degree from the University of New Brunswick in the late 1970s, it didn't take him long to land a job with the company that would be his employer for the next 32 years.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 12:21
Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis (AP)
AP - The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospitals, police said Saturday.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 12:17
High-profile list receives Order of Canada
A glittering array of Canada's finest sports heroes, musicians, politicians, actors and business leaders filled Rideau Hall Friday for the Order of Canada ceremony in one of Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean's last public appearances.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 12:06
Father and son die in bike crash
A father and his 15-year-old son are killed in a motorbike accident outside Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 12:05
Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin
Eggs and shoes are thrown at the former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrives at a book signing in Dublin.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 12:00
From blue to bleak: northern Albertans at edge of oilsands face an uncertain water future
Cookie Simpson was born in a tent in the Dog Head Reserve near the shores of Lake Athabasca in northern Alberta, about 660 kilometres north of Edmonton. Her access to clean drinking water was as good as any city kid's, but it didn't involve a tap. Instead, she scooped her water with a cup right from the lake.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 11:51
Weakened Earl Packs Less Force Than Feared
Weakened Earl packs less force than feared, hits Mass. with rain, wind before aiming at Canada
ABC News | 04-Sep-2010 11:51
South Korea minister resigns after nepotism row
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has resigned following accusations of nepotism involving his daughter's employment, government sources and the ministry said on Saturday.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 11:36
Chile miners advised to exercise
Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 11:34
Girl hurt in barbecue explosion
A 13-year-old girl and her uncle suffer serious burns when a gas cylinder explodes during her birthday barbecue in Wiltshire.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 11:30
Irish tourist dies in plane crash
An Irish tourist has died, along with nine others in a plane crash in New Zealand.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 11:28
B.C. sues companies, feds over horrific balloon crash
British Columbia is suing several third parties in an effort to recoup health-care costs relating to a fiery hot-air balloon crash in August 2007 that killed two people and injured several others.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 11:21
Weakened storm Earl bears down on Atlantic Canada (Reuters)
Reuters - Tropical storm Earl, a shadow of the massive hurricane that frightened the U.S. East Coast this week, picked up speed on Saturday as it bore down on Atlantic Canada packed with strong winds and rain.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 11:21
Village £550,000 broadband quote
Villagers told by BT it will cost £550,000 for a broadband connection receive an estimate from another company of £50,000.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 11:20
Trapped horse cut free from cab
Firefighters rescue a horse and its groom after the animal kicked its way out of a horse box and into the front cab.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 11:18
Ottawa man arrested in terror probe freed on unrelated assault charges
The cloud of suspicion hanging over an Ottawa man accused of domestic assault who was arrested but never charged in connection with a terrorism investigation should be lifted now that he has been released after a week behind bars with no new charges laid, his lawyer said Friday.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 11:06
France protests over Roma policy
More than 100 demonstrations are planned across France to protest against the government's policy of deporting Roma people.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 10:58
Afghan violence 'will get worse'
Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.
bbc.co.uk | 04-Sep-2010 10:53
Owners of cruise ship aground in Nunavut plan salvage operation
A team that includes members of a Florida-based company spent the past week on board the marooned Clipper Adventurer, a cruise ship that remains aground after hitting a rock approximately 100 kilometres east of Kugluktuk, Nunavut on Aug. 27.
canada.com | 04-Sep-2010 10:51
New Zealand Quake Causes 'Significant' Damage
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Christchurch early Saturday
voanews.com | 04-Sep-2010 10:17
Suicide bomber kills 57 at Shiite rally in Pakistan (AFP)
AFP - Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 57 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.
Yahoo! News | 04-Sep-2010 09:27