Obama says Koran burning can badly damage U.S. abroad

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:16:44 -0400

WASHINGTON/GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday appealed to Americans to respect the "inalienable" right of religious freedom and expressed hope a Florida Christian preacher would abandon a plan to burn the Koran that could deeply hurt the United States abroad.

Hitmen kill 25 in bloodiest day on Mexico-U.S. border

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:48:24 -0400

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The murders of 25 people by suspected drug hitmen on the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday was the bloodiest day in almost three years in an area gripped by an escalating drug war, officials said on Friday.

Trapped Chilean miners' next challenge: celebrity

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:31:28 -0400

COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Once completely cut off from the outside world, 33 miners trapped for more than a month deep below the Chilean desert could face their next big challenge on the surface -- dealing with the media furor.

Iran delays release of detained American

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:11:53 -0400

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has canceled the planned release on Saturday of a detained American woman because the legal process has not been completed, Tehran's prosecutor said on Friday.

Castro says comment on Cuban economy misunderstood

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:55:38 -0400

HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro said on Friday his recent comment that communist-led Cuba's economic model does not work was badly understood and that what he really meant was that capitalism does not work.

U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:47:33 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve U.S. soldiers have been charged with gruesome crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies -- revelations that the Pentagon said on Thursday damaged America's image around the world.

Kremlin talks tough after Caucasus attack

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:54:59 -0400

YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev demanded tough action against militants on Friday after a suicide bombing killed at least 18 people, and an insurgent leader called for more attacks outside Russia's Muslim regions.

UAE gives Palestinian Authority $42 million: sources

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:15:11 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has donated $42 million to the Palestinian Authority, boosting support for President Mahmoud Abbas' cash-strapped government as it embarks on direct peace talks with Israel, Arab officials said on Friday.

Man held in Denmark after trying to blow himself up

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:10:33 -0400

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police have detained a man after he tried to blow himself up in a hotel in central Copenhagen, Danish media reported Friday.

War crimes court denies former Kosovo PM release

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:29:42 -0400

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A war crimes tribunal in The Hague Friday denied a request by Kosovo's former prime minister to be provisionally freed before a new trial, saying this could encourage his supporters to intimidate witnesses.