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UK army to consider alternatives to bearskin hats (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - After meeting with animal rights activists, the British military said Tuesday that it will study alternative materials to rep read more »
US probe disputes civilian deaths in Afghanistan (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A U.S. investigation released Tuesday disputed a U.N. report that found "credible evidence" that up to 90 civilians died in a read more »
Baghdad touched by war even as security takes hold (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Salam Dawood sat in his car stuck in traffic. A mother and her two sons shuffled among the vehicles, begging for money when a read more »
17 feared dead in crash of aid plane in Congo (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A humanitarian aid flight carrying 17 people crashed while trying to land during a storm in remote eastern Congo, and all abo read more »
Indian military mounts mammoth flood rescue effort (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hungry villagers rioted, desperate families swam for their lives and chaos spread across a wide swath of flooded plains in no read more »
Thai protesters flout premier's state of emergency (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Thailand's embattled leader struggled to keep the peace and his grip on power Tuesday after declaring a state of emergency th read more »
Newcastle want Keegan to continue as manager (AFP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Newcastle United denied Tuesday that manager Kevin Keegan had been sacked and said the Premier League club want him to remai read more »
Hanna lashes Bahamas, threatens US East Coast (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hurricane Hanna slumped to tropical storm strength on Tuesday even as it caused killer floods, and forecasters said it still read more »
Disease fears for flood-devastated India, Nepal (AFP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Hundreds of thousands of flood victims huddled into makeshift camps in India and Nepal face major disease outbreaks if help read more »
Iran bans Al-Arabiya reporter (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Iran on Tuesday banned the Tehran bureau chief for the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya news channel and told him to leave the country read more »
Colorful conservative in bid to become Japan's PM (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A tough-talking former foreign minister emerged Tuesday as the top candidate to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose su read more »
Cambridge University wants to be on TV (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Cambridge University wants to shed its elitist image. It thinks soap operas can help. read more »
US probe finds fewer Afghan deaths than UN claimed (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A U.S. investigation into U.N. and Afghan allegations that dozens of civilians were killed during an operation in a small vil read more »
Australian troops held Taliban suspects in dog pen (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Australian special forces in Afghanistan detained four suspected Taliban militants captured in April in pens sometimes used t read more »
Reports: Russia criticizes EU threats (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Russian officials Tuesday criticized the European Union for threatening to postpone talks on a new political and economic par read more »
Former agent: We let Mengele slip to nab Eichmann (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A former Israeli Mossad agent says the team that kidnapped Nazi mastermind Adolph Eichmann in 1960 knowingly let another noto read more »
Pakistan: Cases against Sharif still pursued (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Pakistani prosecutors said Tuesday they are pressing ahead with corruption cases against opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, a mo read more »
Murray set for grudge match in Open quarters (AFP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - World No. 6 Andy Murray made his debut on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court a successful one by beating Swiss 10th seed Stanisla read more »
Pakistani elders vow to protect vital Khyber Pass (Reuters)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Ethnic Pashtun tribal elders in Pakistan have promised to ensure security for supplies trucked through the Khyber Pass read more »
African Union wants Zimbabwe crisis deal now (Reuters)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - African Union chair Tanzania wants to see a 50-50 power-sharing deal agreed for Zimbabwe immediately to stem a growing read more »
Hurricane Hanna threatens US southeast coast (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hurricane Hanna stalled for hours over the southeastern Bahamas on Monday, lashing the islands with fierce winds and rain. Fo read more »
UN: Aid plane crashed in Congo with 17 on board (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The United Nations says a plane carrying 17 people on a humanitarian aid flight has crashed in Congo. read more »
Japan's ruling party reels from PM's resignation (AP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A former foreign minister and ruling party stalwart emerged quickly Tuesday as the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Yas read more »
Australian central bank cuts interest rates (AFP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Australia's central bank cut interest rates Tuesday for the first time in over six-and-a-half years, pushing them down 25 ba read more »
Russian newspapers hail 'victory' after EU summit (AFP)
Date : 02 Sep 2008 Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Russian newspapers on Tuesday hailed a victory for Moscow after the European Union froze talks on closer ties until Russian read more »