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Central bankers see slowdown, but no recession

World BusinessSept 13, 2011

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) ― The world’s leading central bankers said Monday that while the global economy is slowing they do not expect it to enter recession, but stand ready to provide liquidity support to banks in need.The recoveries in major developed economies are grinding to a halt, raising fears
Greek risk hits U.S., Europe markets

World BusinessSept 13, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― Fear that Greece will default on its debt, perhaps triggering a financial chain reaction that will cause another global recession, hurt European stocks Monday and sent American stocks lower for a time.The market tension came after a German politician suggested Greek finances are so bad
Palestinians’ U.N. gambit could spur changes

World NewsSept 13, 2011

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Many Israelis are dismissing the Palestinians’ efforts to win international recognition of their independence at the United Nations this month as merely symbolic.But the Palestinians hope the high-profile maneuvering, on a grand global stage, might yield results that have eluded the
At least 75 people killed in Kenya pipeline explosion

World NewsSept 13, 2011

NAIROBI (AP) ― Joseph Mwangi hoped and prayed his children had escaped the inferno caused when a leaking gasoline pipeline exploded, sending flames racing through a Nairobi slum and killing at least 75 people.Then he saw two small blackened bodies in the wreckage of his home.“Those were my children,
9/11’s 10th anniversary commemorated in N.Y.

World NewsSept 13, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Exactly 10 years ago, ground zero was a smoking, fire-spitting tomb, a ghastly pile of rubble and human remains. On Monday it was a place of serenity ― an expanse of trees and water in the middle of a bustling city ― as the 9/11 memorial opened to the public.As they walked through a
Cameron urges U.K., Russia to mend trade ties

World NewsSept 13, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) ― British Prime Minister David Cameron declared Monday that Russia and Britain must set aside bitter disputes over the poisoning death of a Kremlin critic in London five years ago to nurture new trading ties and help promote world stability in the wake of the Arab uprisings.Cameron was i
Blast at French nuclear site kills 1, injures 4

World NewsSept 13, 2011

Officials deny radioactive leak, but world’s most nuclear-dependent nation cautious in wake of Fukushima disasterPARIS (AP) ― An explosion at a nuclear waste facility in southern France has killed one person and injured four others. Authorities said there was no radioactive leak, but critics urged F
Court upholds murder conviction in baby's death

Sept 13, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) -- The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia on Monday upheld the conviction and life sentence against a vegan couple over the death of their malnourished 6-week-old boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling
Police in China seize 100 tons of 'gutter oil'

Sept 13, 2011

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese police have detained 32 people in a nationwide crackdown on ``gutter oil,'' or old kitchen oil that has been illegally recycled, authorities said Tuesday.The campaign is part of an effort to clean up China's food safety record following several embarrassing scandals, includin
Libyan woman guided NATO bombs to Gaddafi targets

World NewsSept 13, 2011
ECB signals rates on hold

World BusinessSept 9, 2011
Interim P.M. warns Libya battle not over

World NewsSept 9, 2011
Dutch woman calls ex-boyfriend 65,000 times

World NewsSept 9, 2011

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch prosecutors are charging a 42-year-old woman with stalking after she allegedly called her ex-boyfriend 65,000 times in the past year.The 62-year-old victim from The Hague filed a police complaint in August due to the persistent phone calls. Police arrested the suspected
'I'm gonna die:' 9/11 horror in victims' own words

World NewsSept 9, 2011

NEW YORK (AFP) -- They called on God and they called for human help, but in the end the victims who phoned from 9/11's inferno knew there was no one to hear their screams.Most of the nearly 3,000 people blown apart on September 11, 2001, when hijackers turned four planes into missiles against
Youth sex crime victims increase 41% from 2007

World NewsSept 8, 2011

The number of minors who fell victim to sexual abuse soared more than 40 percent over the past four years, government data showed Thursday, prompting calls for better measures to protect young people. According to the data collected by the National Police Agency, 6,185 adolescents aged 12-19 suffere