Wednesday September 08, 2010


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Colorado wildfire evacuees wait, wonder if homes among toll of destroyed buildings

BOULDER, Colo. - Will Esposito describes an otherworldly scene after a wildfire tore through a canyon in the Colorado foothills: Some houses in his neighbourhood burning while others stood intact, a propane tank shooting flames into the...

posted: September 8,2010





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BP: Multiple companies and work teams contributed to oil spill disaster in Gulf of Mexico

NEW ORLEANS - Oil giant BP PLC said in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been analyzed that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and...


White House, religious leaders pressure Fla. minister not to burn Qur’an; he's still praying

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said he was still praying about whether go through with his plan to burn copies of the Qur’an on Sept. 11, which the White House, religious...


Gypsy leader compares Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader after Gypsy expulsions

COSTESTI, Romania - A Romanian Gypsy leader on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader, following the expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France....


Russian president: Wildfires highlight deficiencies in legislation, need for reforms

MOSCOW - Russia's catastrophic wildfires this summer have demonstrated the need to reform the nation's forest protection legislation and the state forestry agency, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday....


Pope thanks Britain for 'vast' security, communications efforts in upcoming visit

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI thanked the British on Wednesday for the "vast amount of work" they have put into his upcoming visit and said he hoped their efforts would pay off....


Heavy security surrounds home of blind Chinese activist lawyer as prison term comes to end

BEIJING, China - Police prepared Wednesday for the release from prison of a blind, self-taught activist lawyer in much the same way they treated him before his jailing four years ago: putting his family under surveillance and ringing his...








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