September 5th 2010, World News

Suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad kills 8 (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:25:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100901/i/r1170401019.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Hvzh0j4ekF6DDw6J4Sq9Sg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L-R), U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen stand during the U.S. national anthem during a change of command ceremony in Baghdad September 1, 2010. The U.S. Military's Outgoing commander Raymond Odierno will hand over to Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: IMAGES OF THE DAY POLITICS MILITARY)" border="0" /></a>AP - Militants detonated a car bomb at a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and then tried to shoot their way into the building, killing eight people and wounding 29 in a brazen morning attack, Iraqi officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>

Basque separatists ETA announce cease fire (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:18:41 GMT AP - The Basque separatist militant group ETA declared a cease fire in a video statement issued on Sunday.

3 killed in suicide attack on Russian base (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:39:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_caucasus_violence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100905/capt.99d3a3ce3ca24bb8a5cbfa9d80370ffe-99d3a3ce3ca24bb8a5cbfa9d80370ffe-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Zj_vEpuSnPITI5j8pfWibQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A view of the site of suicide car-bomb attack on Russian base in the city of Buinaksk in the violence-plagued republic of Dagestan, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. A spokesman for the republic's Interior Ministry, said the driver of the explosives-laden small Zhiguli automobile smashed through a gate of the base and headed for an area where soldiers are quartered in tents. But soldiers opened fire on him before he reached the center of the base. The spokesman said, the driver rammed the car into a military truck where it exploded. (AP Photo/Abdula Magomedov, News Team)" border="0" /></a>AP - A suicide car-bomber killed three soldiers and wounded 32 others in an attack on a military base in Russia's violence-plagued republic of Dagestan on Sunday, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>

Abbas: Will quit peace talks if no building freeze (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:58:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.8c38f894f26d418da8b17a4b40ef4b4f-8c38f894f26d418da8b17a4b40ef4b4f-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=R05G3YaTH0FB7dU5i9fKTw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, at the opening session of face-to-face peace talks hosted by the U.S., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he has warned Israel's prime minister that he'll quit peace talks unless Israel extends a curb on settlement construction.</p><br clear="all"/>

French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:38:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_veil_fallout"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100904/capt.57df110ee63f49b69c16b11a233009ca-57df110ee63f49b69c16b11a233009ca-0.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=KIJptSV2Z_tAm2ex86d2uQ--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="In this photo taken Aug. 6, 2010, a veiled woman walks past luxury shops in the so-called Golden Triangle, a high-priced shopping district centered around the Champs-Elysees Avenue, in Paris. A bill to outlaw face veils, aimed at upholding French values but with international implications, is expected to win Senate approval this month. If it passes this key hurdle, French diplomats will have their work cut out for them, ensuring the ban doesn't alienate governments, deter devout foreign shoppers loaded with cash, or inspire Islamist terrorists. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)" border="0" /></a>AP - Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France's plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders.</p><br clear="all"/>

The Last Secrets of the Forbidden City Head to the U.S. (Time.com)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:30:00 GMT Time.com - Though Beijing's Forbidden City has been open to the public for decades, parts of it remained off-limits. This month a new exhibition of artifacts from behind the gates heads to U.S.

ETA declares ceasefire in struggle with Spain (AFP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:16:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100905/wl_afp/spainbasquepolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100905/capt.photo_1283688815961-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=p9E2_EeeC8ZJf5cjzVBxmw--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="A screen grab taken from the website of pro-independence Basque newspaper Gara shows an image of ETA armed Basque group members declaring a ceasefire on September 5 in the Basque northern Spanish town of Guernica. ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in its bloody 42-year campaign for a homeland independent of Spain, vowing to give up guns and bombs for a democratic solution.(AFP/BBC/GARA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Basque separatist group ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in its bloody 42-year campaign for a homeland independent of Spain, vowing to give up guns and bombs for a democratic solution.</p><br clear="all"/>

UAE: UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit before crash (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:20:07 GMT AP - The UPS cargo plane that crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday had smoke in the cockpit and was struggling to maintain altitude before the accident, Emirati investigators said Sunday.

Salvadoran police find over $9M in cash in drums (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:15:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_salvador_millions_seized"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100904/capt.193bd539b3fb447eb9ee72fe54d699b1-193bd539b3fb447eb9ee72fe54d699b1-0.jpg?x=113&y=130&q=85&sig=OW90vWBb_AtpUN7sYfRkVw--" align="left" height="130" width="113" alt="A police officer shows to journalists the containers in which over 9 million US dollars, displayed at back, were found buried in a rural area in Zacatecoluca state, east of San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. According to government investigator Jorge Cortez, the money is related to drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Rony Gonzalez, La Prensa Grafica) EL SALVADOR OUT – NO USAR EN EL SALVADOR" border="0" /></a>AP - Police in El Salvador have found two buried oil drums stuffed with millions of dollars in cash possibly linked to the illegal drug trade, authorities said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>

Mozambique police on alert amid calls for new riots (AFP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:27:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100905/wl_africa_afp/mozambiquepoliticsprotestviolence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100905/capt.photo_1283686055536-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=I8sRRR.ksrtU5XgOduih4Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A policeman on a Maputo street on September 2. Mozambique police were on alert after days of riots over food prices, as calls for renewed protests were circulated via mobile phone text messages.(AFP/File/Arthur Frayer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Mozambique police were on alert on Sunday after days of riots over food prices, as calls for renewed protests were circulated via mobile phone text messages.</p><br clear="all"/>

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