• LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A federal judge in California struck down the US ban on gays openly serving in the military, saying the policy is unconstitutional and violates free speech rights.
  • LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A federal judge in California struck down the US military's ban on gays openly serving in the military, saying the policy is unconstitutional and violates free speech rights.
  • A federal judge rules that a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the US military is unconstitutional, in the latest challenge to the law.
  • Several homes have been set ablaze near San Francisco International Airport, after a reported explosion.
  • The pastor of a small US church who planned to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 has cancelled his protest.
  • The pastor of a US church at the centre of a row over plans to burn copies of the Koran says the event has not been cancelled, but is only "on hold".
  • GAINESVILLE, Florida (AFP) - A radical Florida pastor abandoned on Thursday plans to burn hundreds of Korans in an act world leaders feared could spark a fierce Muslim backlash around the globe.
  • The pastor of a small church in Florida that planned to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has called off the event after worldwide condemnation and warnings of a deadly Islamic backlash.
  • The US pastor who planned an ''International Burn-a-Koran Day'' on September 11 has called off the protest after his plans were widely condemned.
  • GAINESVILLE, Florida (AFP) - The White House Thursday weighed whether to appeal directly to a Florida pastor to call off a planned Koran burning ceremony amid mounting fears it will unleash a wave of violence.
  • US President Barack Obama says plans by a small church to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 are a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda.
  • Barack Obama, US president, has warned that a planned Koran-burning will be 'a recruitment bonanza' for al-Qaeda, with the risk of increased violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and bombings in European and US cities
  • Barack Obama has warned that plans by a small church in Florida to burn the Koran on September 11 could trigger a wave of terror attacks on the west and would serve as a "recruitment bonanza for al-Qaeda."
  • In the past month, several mosques around the US have been desecrated, a Muslim taxi driver in New York was stabbed in the neck and the pastor of a church in Florida has made plans to burn copies of the Koran on the September 11 a...
  • GAINESVILLE, Florida (AFP) - President Barack Obama warned Thursday that a Florida church's plan to burn Korans would swell the ranks of Al-Qaeda militants amid mounting fears it will trigger a wave of violence.
  • President warns that an American pastor's plan to burn copies of the Koran on 9/11 anniversary could lead to terrorist attacks in Europe and the US.
  • Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Kabul burning effigies, throwing rocks and chanting, 'Death to America,' to protest plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran in a ceremony this weekend
  • Indonesia urges President to stop pastor burning copies of the Koran as pressure on the US authorities grows from the Islamic world.
  • A Florida church is determined to go ahead with a plan to burn the Koran despite opposition from around the world.
  • The pastor of a Florida church that plans to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 says the event will go ahead despite widespread protest.
  • The American pastor who plans to burn 200 copies of the Koran to mark the anniversary of 9/11 has been accused by former members of his evangelical church of using his own supporters as unpaid labour in his furniture business.
  • US officials have denounced plans by a Florida priest to burn a Koran on September 11, a move General David Petraeus, commander of forces in Afghanistan, says could endanger US troops
  • Barack Obama would support his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel if he ran for mayor of Chicago, but he expects him to wait until after the mid-terms to decide on whether to run.
  • Barack Obama, US president, has attempted to douse speculation that he is about to lose his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who is thought to have his eye on the race to succeed Richard Daley as mayor of Chicago.
  • As Muslims around the world begin the Eid festival, marking the end of Ramadan, US citizens reflect on the standing of their religion in their country.
  • First days in Afghanistan for new US army recruits
  • As far as David Gergen, a former adviser to Ronald Reagan was concerned, Pastor Terry Jones was worse than a mere publicity seeker.
  • Four prisoners with ties to al-Qaeda have escaped from the US-controlled section of Baghdad's Karkh prison, US officials say.
  • As Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has pointed out, spending on retirement benefits for California's state employees is growing at three times the rate of state revenues, writes Mort Zuckerman
  • Experience suggests that until the underlying demand for housing comes back into line with supply, the government can only nibble at the edges of the problem
  • GAINESVILLE, Florida (AFP) - A Florida pastor called off Thursday a Koran-burning ceremony scheduled for this weekend, claiming he had secured a deal to move a planned mosque in New York away from Ground Zero.
  • TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran will soon free Sarah Shourd, one of three US hikers the Islamic republic detained more than a year ago, an Iranian diplomat announced on Thursday.
  • UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Iran will release American hiker Sarah Shourd "very soon," a diplomat at the Iranian mission at the United Nations announced Thursday.
  • A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.
  • A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter.
  • Telegraph View: All decent people must regard burning a holy book as repugnant.
  • With friends like Michael Bennet, the embattled Democratic senator for Colorado, President Barack Obama has no need for enemies
  • TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said it will free a detained American on Saturday, raising hopes that the Islamic republic will soon release all three US hikers it has held for more than a year.
  • Iran is set to release on Saturday one of three detained American hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, reports say.
  • Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say.
  • Johnny Depp has been named as the highest paid actor in Hollywood thanks to his role in Alice in Wonderland, according to Forbes
  • Having seen its reputation battered in recent months by a series of controversies, Goldman was understandably keen to limit any public relations damage while drawing a line under the UK ­investigation

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