Billy Graham hospitalized in NC after fall at home
Published on: 10/11/08 The Associated PressEvangelist Billy Graham was hospitalized Saturday after tripping and falling over one of his dogs at his North Carolina home, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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Police: 2 Arab homes torched in Israel town
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Police say two Arab-owned apartments were torched in the Israeli town of Acre amid clashes between Jews and Arabs.
Ore. wine pioneer David Lett dies at 69
Published on: 10/11/08 The Associated PressPioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for this state's wines, has died. He was 69.
Strong earthquake hits Russia's North Caucasus
Published on: 10/11/08 The Associated PressA strong earthquake hit Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, an uncommon occurrence for the region, officials said. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe claims key ministries
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President Robert Mugabe has laid claim to all key Cabinet posts and Zimbabwe's powerful state security apparatus in a direct challenge to a power-sharing agreement that has deadlocked over allocation of ministries.
Austrian rightist leader Joerg Haider dead at 58
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Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times sounded sympathetic to the Nazis and contemptuous of Jews - and at one point led to months of international isolation for the Alpine republic - died early Saturday in a car accident. He was 58.
Japanese businessman in murder plot found dead
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A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago in Los Angeles has been found dead in an apparent suicide, less than 24 hours after he set foot in the continental United States to answer to the charges.
US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears
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When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.
North Korea releases pictures of Kim Jong Il
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North Korea released pictures of leader Kim Jong Il on Saturday for the first time in nearly two months, showing the reclusive ruler looking generally well despite reports he recently underwent brain surgery.
Aide: Dalai Lama to be released from hospital soon
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The Dalai Lama is likely to be discharged from the hospital in the next few days, a senior aide said Saturday, a day after surgeons removed gallstones from the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Accused Japanese businessman found dead
Published on: 10/11/08 The Associated PressAn attorney for a Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered says his client has been found dead in an apparent suicide.
Pirates threaten to blow up arms-laden ship
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With U.S. warships lurking nearby, the pirates who hijacked an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia threatened to destroy the vessel unless a ransom is paid, a spokesman for the bandits said.
Iraqi journalist killed in Kirkuk
Published on: 10/11/08 The Associated PressA Kurdish journalist was gunned down in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police said. A New York-based journalists' group said Saturday it was the 136th killing of a reporter since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq five years ago.
Hurricane Norbert strengthens to Category 3 storm
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As Norbert bore down on Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula, it gathered strength overnight and was classified as a Category 3 hurricane early Saturday.
Afghan intel says attack on Afghan prison thwarted
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Afghanistan's intelligence service said Saturday it broke up a Taliban plot to attack the country's most notorious prison with a wave of suicide bombers, while the government named a new interior minister to lead the country's fledgling police.
Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder
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A decade after a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead, many in this small college town are still struggling with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays.
The Matthew Shepard Foundation,Official: Greek tanker hijacked near Somalia
Published on: 10/11/08 The Associated PressA maritime official says a Greek chemical tanker with 20 crew members has been hijacked by armed pirates in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia.
Dozens of slain anti-Taliban tribesmen mourned
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Hundreds of mourners attended funerals Saturday for more than 30 anti-Taliban tribesmen killed in a brazen suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan.
Indian army works to rescue boy trapped in well
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Soldiers worked Saturday to rescue a 2-year-old boy trapped for more than 36 hours in a 150-foot-deep abandoned well in northern India.
Turkey's military attacks rebels in northern Iraq
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Turkish warplanes and artillery bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq following an escalation in rebel attacks, the military said Saturday
Police say Austrian rightist Haider dead at 58
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Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times cast a negative light on the Alpine republic, has died in a car accident at age 58.
OJ Simpson seeks new robbery trial in Las Vegas
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O.J. Simpson's lawyers cited judicial errors and insufficient evidence Friday in seeking a new trial for the former football star, who was convicted of kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room.
Court makes Conn. 3rd state to allow gay marriage
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A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions that were identical to marriages in virtually every respect except the name.
Gunmen kill 11 in northern Mexican bar
Published on: 10/11/08 Associated Press WriterGunmen opened fire in a bar in northern Mexico, killing 11 people, and the body of a newspaper editor was found shot dead on the side of a highway in two separate attacks, police said Friday.
Homeless man dies after being set ablaze in LA
Published on: 10/10/08 Associated Press WriterA homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday.
Tuskegee Airmen honored with historic site in Ala.
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Lt. Col. John Mulzac stood on the asphalt at Moton Field Friday - the same grounds where he trained decades ago to become one of the country's first black military pilots - and wept.
Death toll rises to 9 in Calif. charter bus crash
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The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to a casino in Northern California.
Ohio death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court
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Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that his obesity prevents humane lethal injection filed an appeal Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, planned for next week.
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