Car bomb kills 85 at Iraqi Shiite mosque: "A car bomb ripped through a crowd of worshippers leaving Iraq's holiest Shiite shrine after Friday prayers, killing at least 85 people - including a top cleric - in the deadliest attack since the fall of Saddam Hussein."
U.N. to further reduce staff in Iraq: "The United Nations will drastically reduce its remaining international staff in Iraq because of security concerns following the bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad and continuing violence, U.N. officials said Friday."
Drivers face Labor Day jams, gas prices: "Despite higher gas prices, millions of Americans hit the road Friday for the last getaway of the summer in what was expected to be the busiest Labor Day weekend in eight years."
Accused Web attacker under house arrest: "A Minnesota teenager known online as "teekid" was arrested and placed on electronic monitoring Friday for allegedly unleashing a version of the "Blaster" computer worm that infected thousands of computers."
Three killed in Chicago shooting mourned: "Hundreds of mourners for three men killed in a shooting rampage at an auto-parts warehouse were told the "cruel, ugly manner" of their deaths must not cloud the memories of their lives."
Female Air cadets feared punishment: "Many female Air Force Academy cadets didn't report sexual assaults to academy authorities because they feared being punished or ostracized, a Pentagon survey found."
Car bomb kills 85 at Iraqi Shiite mosque: "A car bomb ripped through a crowd of worshippers leaving Iraq's holiest Shiite shrine after Friday prayers, killing at least 85 people - including a top cleric - in the deadliest attack since the fall of Saddam Hussein."
U.N. to further reduce staff in Iraq: "The United Nations will drastically reduce its remaining international staff in Iraq because of security concerns following the bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad and continuing violence, U.N. officials said Friday."
Drivers face Labor Day jams, gas prices: "Despite higher gas prices, millions of Americans hit the road Friday for the last getaway of the summer in what was expected to be the busiest Labor Day weekend in eight years."
Accused Web attacker under house arrest: "A Minnesota teenager known online as "teekid" was arrested and placed on electronic monitoring Friday for allegedly unleashing a version of the "Blaster" computer worm that infected thousands of computers."
Three killed in Chicago shooting mourned: "Hundreds of mourners for three men killed in a shooting rampage at an auto-parts warehouse were told the "cruel, ugly manner" of their deaths must not cloud the memories of their lives."
Female Air cadets feared punishment: "Many female Air Force Academy cadets didn't report sexual assaults to academy authorities because they feared being punished or ostracized, a Pentagon survey found."
Canada officials examine blackout's start: "Huge electricity surges running on transmission lines between New York and Michigan and through Ontario collapsed the province's power system just three minutes after signs of trouble appeared on Aug. 14, Canadian officials said Friday."
French deaths up sharply in hot August: "France's first comprehensive tally of the searing heat wave stirred fresh outrage Friday when the government revealed that an alarming 11,435 people had died - far beyond its initial estimates."
Brown fined for drug possession, released: "Calling Bobby Brown a role model, a traffic court judge on Friday ordered the singer to pay $1,450 in fines for charges including possession of less than an ounce of marijuana."
Red Sox rally to slam Yankees 10-5: "The Boston Bombers had all the answers for their struggling rivals from The Bronx. Bill Mueller, David Ortiz and Nomar Garciaparra homered as the Red Sox rallied from two deficits to beat New York 10-5 Friday night and cut the Yankees' AL East lead to 3 1/2 games."
Bush broadens Iraqi asset seizure powers: "Facing a mounting price tag for rebuilding Iraq, President George W. Bush has broadened US powers to confiscate assets linked to Saddam Hussein's fallen regime, the White House announced. (AFP)"
Al Jazeera Says U.S. Forces Detain Two Journalists: "The Arabic television network AlJazeera said U.S. forces on Friday detained two of itsjournalists near the Iraqi city of Ramadi while they wereinterviewing witnesses about a recent blast. (Reuters)"
Bush: Iraq violence won't deter U.S.: "The bombing Friday of an Iraqi mosque - the third such attack this month - illustrates a the "desperation of the enemies of the Iraqi people" but will not deter American forces, President Bush said."
7 killed in Chicago warehouse shooting: "A man on the verge of losing his job opened fire at an auto parts warehouse Wednesday in a rampage that left seven people dead, including the gunman."
Workers remove Ten Commandments monument: "A 2 1/2-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments that became a lightning rod in a legal storm over church and state was wheeled from the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court building Wednesday as protesters knelt, prayed and chanted, "Put it back!""
U.S., N. Korea hold direct nuke talks: "Trading the cold shoulder for careful conversation, the United States and North Korea made their first direct contact in four months on Wednesday, huddling on the sidelines of a multinational summit to work through a venomous stalemate over Pyongyang's nuclear program."
EPA exempts plants from clean-air rule: "The Bush administration on Wednesday made it easier for thousands of older power plants, refineries and factories to avoid having to install costly clean air controls when they replace aging equipment."
Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq combat: "Two more U.S. soldiers were killed in combat Tuesday, and the relief agency Oxfam became the fourth major international organization to pull some or all of its foreign staff out of Iraq because of the increasing danger."
Britain defends treatment of scientist: "Britain's defense secretary denied on Wednesday that his ministry mistreated a weapons adviser who committed suicide after becoming the center of a dispute over the accuracy of an official dossier on Iraq's weapons."
Ex-POW Jessica Lynch honorably discharged: "Jessica Lynch, the former prisoner of war who became a national hero when special forces rescued her from an Iraqi hospital, has been honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, her lawyer said Wednesday."
Stocks mixed as Dow falls 7, Nasdaq up 12: "Stocks drifted to a narrowly mixed finish Wednesday in a session so quiet that the Dow Jones industrials floated in only a 40-point range."
Mars sweeps 'close,' delighting onlookers: "Mars, the planet the ancients feared and revered as the Red One, the Fiery One, or Death Star, made its closest pass to Earth in 60,000 years Wednesday, glowing a pale orange in a moonless night sky."
Isiah Thomas out as Pacers coach: "Isiah Thomas was fired Wednesday as coach of the Indiana Pacers, a surprise move by new boss Larry Bird that came only two months before the start of the season."
Iraq war updates Rice urges patience with Iraq, Middle East: "US President George W. Bush's national security adviser preached patience with the war in Iraq and with the bloodied Middle East peace process to an increasingly worried US public. (AFP)"
Rumsfeld Says No More Troops Needed Now in Iraq: "Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeldsaid Monday troop levels in Iraq were adequate despite callsin Washington for extra forces to secure the country more thanfive months after the U.S. invasion. (Reuters)"
Third Group Makes Iraq U.N. Blast Claim: "A third group has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, posting the claim on a Web site known as a clearinghouse for Islamic political thought. (AP)"
Downing Street talked up Iraq's nuclear threat: British press: "British Prime Minister Tony Blair sought to have Iraq's nuclear threat boosted in a dossier released last September to make the case for war, the press here reported, citing documents published as part of an ongoing enquiry. (AFP)"
U.S. officials argue against more troops: "Faced with rising numbers of attacks, sabotage and foreign terrorists, U.S. officials on Sunday rejected sending more American troops to stabilize Iraq but said they would welcome additional help from other countries."
Israelis kill four Hamas fighters in Gaza: "Israeli helicopters killed four Hamas fighters in a missile strike in the Gaza Strip Sunday, hours after its army chief declared all Hamas members "potential targets for liquidation.""
Three dead in assassination attempt on top Iraqi Shiite cleric: "Three people were killed in a bomb attack aimed at one of the most important Shiite Muslim clerics in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Seyed Mohammed Said al-Hakim, in the holy city of Najaf, his spokesman said here. (AFP)"
Leading Iraq Shi'ite Cleric Wounded in Bomb Attack: "One of Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslimclerics was wounded and three security guards were killed in abomb attack on Sunday in the holy city of Najaf. (Reuters)"
Downing Street talked up Iraq's nuclear threat: British press: "British Prime Minister Tony Blair sought to have Iraq's nuclear threat boosted in a dossier released last September to make the case for war, the press here reported, citing documents published as part of an ongoing enquiry. (AFP)"
U.S. officials argue against more troops: "Faced with rising numbers of attacks, sabotage and foreign terrorists, U.S. officials on Sunday rejected sending more American troops to stabilize Iraq but said they would welcome additional help from other countries."
Israelis kill four Hamas fighters in Gaza: "Israeli helicopters killed four Hamas fighters in a missile strike in the Gaza Strip Sunday, hours after its army chief declared all Hamas members "potential targets for liquidation.""
Three dead in assassination attempt on top Iraqi Shiite cleric: "Three people were killed in a bomb attack aimed at one of the most important Shiite Muslim clerics in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Seyed Mohammed Said al-Hakim, in the holy city of Najaf, his spokesman said here. (AFP)"
Leading Iraq Shi'ite Cleric Wounded in Bomb Attack: "One of Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslimclerics was wounded and three security guards were killed in abomb attack on Sunday in the holy city of Najaf. (Reuters)"
Palestinian forces make arrests in raids: "Palestinian security forces began a series of raids in the Gaza Strip, seizing weapons, shutting down two smugglers' tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, and arresting at least 12 smugglers, a Palestinian security official said Saturday."
Hamas: Europe should rebuff U.S. demands: "Europe should reject U.S. demands to freeze the funds of Hamas officials and pro-Palestinian charities, the Lebanese representative of the Hamas militant group said Saturday."
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Attack in Iraq leaves 3 U.K. troops dead: "The death toll among coalition forces rose Saturday when three British soldiers were killed in a guerrilla attack in southern Iraq. Also, U.S. troops killed two Iraqi Turkomen who opened fire when soldiers arrived to quell a bloody ethnic clash in the north."
"We're coming with a mighty force to end the reign of your
oppressors," Bush said, addressing Iraqis who might be
listening from afar. "We are coming to bring you food and
medicine and a better life. And we are coming and we will
not stop, we will not relent until your country is free."
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