samedi 8 septembre 2012

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Shark bites surfer in waters off northeast Florida

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:36 PM PDT

A surfer is recovering from surgery on his foot after being bitten by a shark in the waters off a northeast Florida beach.

Two bodies recovered on Mount Rainier glacier

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:31 AM PDT

FILE -- Mount Rainer is seen at dawn in this Jan. 2, 2012, file photo, from Seattle, some 50 miles away from the national park. As the search for four people on the slopes of Mount Rainier stretches into its second week, experts say the rewards for the hearty few who attempt the summit of the 14,411-foot heavily glaciated volcano in winter are great, as are the dangers. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)Rangers say two bodies recovered from a glacier at Mount Rainier are presumed to be among the four climbers who went missing in January.

S.C. Marine drowns after graduating from boot camp

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Beaufort County officials say a 19-year-old Marine drowned just a few hours after he graduated from boot camp.

In Florida, Obama says U.S. is not a nation in decline

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

President Obama smiles at supporters during a campaign rally Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Seminole, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)President Barack Obama on Saturday pronounced Republicans "dead wrong" in calling America a country in decline, offering a rebuttal to the "naysayers" who drew attention to the nation's staggering debt and anemic job growth.

Tornado strikes beachfront neighborhood in NYC

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT

This photo provided by Joey Mure, shows a storm cloud over the Breezy Point area of Queens section of New York, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. A Fire Department spokesman said there were power lines down and possibly other damage in the Point Breeze section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens. The general manager of the Breezy Point Surf Club tells the Associated Press the storm ripped up cabanas and even picked up industrial-sized metal trash bins. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Queens and Brooklyn as a line of strong thunderstorms moved through the city. The service said radar detected a The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck a beachfront neighborhood in New York City.

Possible tornado hits NYC; reports of damage

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 09:37 AM PDT

This photo provided by Joey Mure, shows a storm cloud over the Breezy Point area of Queens section of New York, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. A Fire Department spokesman said there were power lines down and possibly other damage in the Point Breeze section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens. The general manager of the Breezy Point Surf Club tells the Associated Press the storm ripped up cabanas and even picked up industrial-sized metal trash bins. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Queens and Brooklyn as a line of strong thunderstorms moved through the city. The service said radar detected a Firefighters are assessing damage caused by a cyclone that struck a beachfront neighborhood in New York City.

Russia rebuffs Hillary Clinton on Syria, Iran penalties

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 09:05 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her arrival at the APEC summit in Vladivostok, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel,Pool)Russia on Saturday soundly rejected U.S. calls for increased pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to relinquish power. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to prod Moscow into supporting U.N. action to end the crisis in Syria and she expressed hope that Congress would repeal Cold War-era trade restrictions on Russia.

Syrian troops storm Damascus refugee area, chasing rebels

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Sermeen, near Idlib, in this handout photo provided by Shaam News NetworkBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government troops stormed into a Palestinian refugee district and raided its hospital on Saturday after a four-day artillery assault on the southern suburb where rebels have been hiding out, opposition activists said. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have preferred to use air power and artillery to hit areas where rebels are dug in, deploying infantry only once many have fled. Activists said they feared for civilian inhabitants in the new ground onslaught. ...

Police prepare to search U.K. home of family slain in French Alps

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Police on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 stand outside the home of Saad al-Hilli in Claygate, Surrey, who has been named by French media as one of the members of a British family who was shot dead by a gunman in the French Alps. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEFrench and British police on Saturday were preparing to search the U.K. home of a British-Iraqi family brutally slain while vacationing in the French Alps, as investigators searching for a motive looked into a possible dispute between siblings.

Pakistan frees Christian girl accused of blasphemy

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 06:38 AM PDT

Pakistani police officers stand guard at the main entrance of central prison on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. In a rare move, a Pakistani judge granted bail to a young, mentally challenged Christian girl accused of insulting Islam by burning pages of the religion's holy book. Activists who had pressed for the girl's release welcomed the rare decision to grant bail in a blasphemy case. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)A Pakistani jail official says that a young Christian girl accused burning pages of the Islam's holy book has been freed from a jail near the capital.

Ex-Beatle McCartney gets French legion of honor

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 06:06 AM PDT

France's Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music.

China's president says infrastructure development key to recovery

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 05:49 AM PDT

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Asia-Pacific nations on Saturday to speed up infrastructure development to help face the "grave challenges" from the global economy, in comments that follow Beijing's unveiling of $157 billion in such projects. The remarks at the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit lent further weight to what analysts see as an increasingly vocal commitment from Beijing to stimulate the economy by leaning heavily on the construction of railroads, ports and other infrastructure. ...

Teenage suicide bomber kills 6 in Afghan capital

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

A member of the Afghan security forces stands guard at the scene of suicide bombing in Kabul Afghanistan, Saturday, 8, 2012. Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber has blown himself up near NATO headquarters in Kabul, killing at least 6 people (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up outside NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing six civilians in a strike that targeted the heart of the U.S.-led military operation in the country, officials said.

3 states support repeal of anti-gay marriage law

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 02:23 AM PDT

The Vermont attorney general says the state has joined New York and Connecticut in asking a federal appeals court to rule the federal law that fails to recognize gay marriage as unconstitutional.

Clinton sees Russia trade move soon, at odds on Syria

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 02:02 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton speaks during the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in VladivostokVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress could move this month to upgrade trade relations with Moscow, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday, but Russia made clear after talks that big differences remained on Syria and Iran. Clinton, in Russia for a summit of countries on the Pacific Rim, said the U.S. government was working closely with Congress on lifting the 1974 Jackson-Vanik amendment, Cold War-era legislation that has blocked normal trade privileges for Russia. ...

Infant, 3 others killed in northeast Okla. storms

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 01:46 AM PDT

Authorities say four people — including an infant — have been killed as thunderstorms swept through northeast Oklahoma.

Philly love triangle leads to plane scare, arrests

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:41 AM PDT

Law enforcement officials work around a US Airways flight at Philadelphia International Airport, after the plane returned to the airport, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in Philadelphia. A security scare that prompted authorities to recall an airborne U.S. flight was the result of an apparent hoax, police said Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A love triangle is what authorities are blaming for a midair explosives scare that led to an aborted flight and a man being taken into custody twice in two states within about 12 hours.

Ex-prosecutor claims O.J. Simpson attorney tampered with glove

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:35 PM PDT

O.J. Simpson talks to reporters as he arrives for the funeral of attorney Johnnie Cochran,Jr.(Reuters) - Nearly seventeen years after O.J. Simpson walked away from his murder trial a free man, a prosecutor at the center of the case has alleged that the lead defense lawyer tampered with a crucial piece of evidence. Former Los Angeles deputy district attorney Christopher Darden on Thursday accused Simpson defense lawyer, the late Johnnie Cochran, of "manipulating" one of the infamous gloves that the prosecution said linked Simpson to the grisly double murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. ...

Guard: 2 kids recovered after boat chase off California

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:26 PM PDT

Two children believed to be abducted by their father from South San Francisco were rescued Friday off the California coast after authorities spent most of the day tracking a stolen sailboat, the Coast Guard said.

Coast Guard: 2 kids recovered after boat chase in S.F. Bay

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:09 PM PDT

The Coast Guard says it has recovered two children believed to be abducted by their father from South San Francisco.

Sands picks Madrid for 'EuroVegas' project

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2012 file photo, Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson speaks at a news conference for the Sands Cotai Central in Macau. Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. picked Madrid over Barcelona for a multi-billion dollar Spainish gambling resort project dubbed Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. has chosen Madrid over Barcelona for a multi-billion dollar gambling resort project dubbed "EuroVegas."

U.S. declares Haqqani network a terrorist body

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Foreign Affairs Committee following her trip the week before to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Clinton notified Congress Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, that the Obama administration has declared the Pakistan-based insurgent Haqqani network a terrorist body. The move, which bans Americans from doing any business with members of the group and blocks any assets it holds in the United States, could undermine Afghan peace efforts and test fragile U.S.-Pakistani relations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)The Obama administration declared Friday that the Pakistan-based Haqqani network of militants is a terrorist body despite misgivings about how the largely symbolic act could further stall planned Afghan peace talks or put yet another chill on the United States' already fragile counterterrorism alliance with Islamabad.

Vegas Sands picks Madrid for 'EuroVegas' project

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Las Vegas Sands Corp. has chosen Madrid over Barcelona for a multi-billion dollar casino project dubbed "EuroVegas."

Top Arizona court rules tattooing is protected speech

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:11 PM PDT

A man poses showing the tattoos on his back International London Tatto conventionArizona's Supreme Court, stepping into a zoning dispute over a tattoo parlour, ruled on Friday that tattooing was a constitutionally protected form of free speech, the first such decision by any state high court in the country, lawyers said. The ruling stemmed from a dispute between tattoo artists Ryan and Laetitia Coleman and the Phoenix valley city of Mesa, which denied the pair a business permit three years ago to set up shop in a local strip mall. ...

Owners of landmark Calif. tree face fines if it is not cut down

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:38 PM PDT

The days are numbered for an almost 100-year-old eucalyptus tree. The city of Santa Monica, Calif., has threatened to fine the owners of the 125-foot-tall tree anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 a day if the tree isn't cut down by September 15. The owners of this largest eucalyptus deanei in the country, Faith and Harry [...]
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