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Residents in Earl’s path stock up

Sep 2nd, 2010

Chris Meek put his motorcycle in storage in Wilmington, North Carolina, to protect it from Hurricane Earl as the Category 4 hurricane headed toward the North Carolina coast.



Earl expected near Outer Banks tonight

Sep 2nd, 2010

Hurricane Earl is forecast to be just off the North Carolina coast tonight. The storm, now a Category 3, has top sustained winds of 125 mph.



Martyrs in the Valley of Peace

Sep 2nd, 2010

In the Cemetery of the Martyrs of the Army of the Imam Mahdi, death is not mourned. The men here have died as martyrs, and sacrifice is exalted.



Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans

Sep 2nd, 2010

Did the attack in northern Afghanistan hit a team of election campaign workers, including a parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist network?



Afghans Pull Money From Weakened Bank

Sep 2nd, 2010

One of the principal owners of the bank predicted a “revolution” in the financial system without help from the Afghan government and the United States.



Israelis and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings

Sep 2nd, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed to meet every two weeks to try to forge a deal within a year to end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.



Hawking: God didn’t create universe

Sep 2nd, 2010

God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics.



Afghan leader condemns air strike as Gates arrives

Sep 2nd, 2010

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned on Thursday an air strike by NATO-led forces which he said killed 10 election campaign workers, although U.S. officials maintained it was aimed at an Islamist leader.