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Mouse grounds Swedish flight

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish air operator SAS on Tuesday cancelled a flight from Stockholm to Chicago because of an unruly passenger -- a mouse.The rodent was spotted ahead of boarding on the 0815 GMT flight but evaded the many mousetraps laid to catch it, SAS said.Company spokesman Anders Lindstroem s

Aug. 19, 2011

21-month-old baby preacher

The video of 21-month-old baby, Kanon Tipton, preaching at his family’s church has been watched by millions of people since it was posted by his parents three years ago, according to the Telegraph.Tiny Kanon paces back-and-forth, confidently shouting and gesticulating as he babbles, seemingly follow

Aug. 19, 2011

Biden, Xi Jingping call for improved U.S.-China ties

BEIJING (AP) ― Stressing the importance of personal ties, Vice President Joseph Biden sat down Thursday with his Chinese counterpart and the country’s leader-in-waiting for talks that will focus largely on U.S. economic woes.Biden was given an honor-guard welcoming ceremony before meeting Xi Jinping

Aug. 18, 2011

Biden, Xi Jingping call for improved U.S.-China ties

Libyan rebels battle for last oil refinery

U.S. sends more drones for surveillance operationsZAWIYA, Libya (AP) ― Dozens of opposition fighters surrounded Libya’s last functioning oil refinery Wednesday and laid siege to about 100 government troops, part of a push which brought them closer to seizing this strategic western city.A rebel victo

Aug. 18, 2011

Libyan rebels battle for last oil refinery

26 percent of Americans like Obama on economy

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The number of Americans who approve of President Barack Obama’s handling of the sour U.S. economy has slumped to an all-time low for him of 26 percent, according to a poll released Wednesday.The respected Gallup organization’s findings showed the embattled president down 11 points

Aug. 18, 2011

26 percent of Americans like Obama on economy

Pope arrives in Spain amid protests

MADRID (AP) ― When the pope arrives in Spain this week, it’s not just sweltering heat he’ll be stepping into. The economy’s in a shambles. Jobless youths are filled with rage and frustration. Politicians are gearing up for early elections that will be dominated by these hard times.Benedict XVI lands

Aug. 18, 2011

Mom on trial for punishing child with hot sauce

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jurors on Wednesday watched video of a woman squirting hot sauce in the mouth of her adopted son and then making him stand in a cold shower in a case that caused a public uproar in Russia after it aired on the “Dr. Phil” show. Jessica Beagley, of Anchorage, is charged

Aug. 18, 2011

Norway attacker had prepared second, bigger bomb: media

OSLO (AFP) -- The gunman who confessed to the July 22 attacks in Norway had prepared a second bomb bigger than the one that exploded in Oslo's government district, public broadcaster NRK reported Wednesday. Anders Behring Breivik , center left with red jumper, is led by police to the quayside to be

Aug. 18, 2011

Norway attacker had prepared second, bigger bomb: media

Indian premier lashes out at fasting protest leader

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lashed out at India’s most prominent anti-corruption crusader Wednesday, accusing the fasting activist of trying to circumvent democracy by demanding Parliament pass a reform bill he supports.Thousands of demonstrators chanting “down with corruption” a

Aug. 17, 2011

Saleh: See you soon in Sanaa

SANAA (AP) ― Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed Tuesday to return home from Saudi Arabia, a move which could set off a violent new phase in the impoverished country’s six-month uprising seeking to topple his regime.Security across Yemen has collapsed during the revolt, with al-Qaida

Aug. 17, 2011

Obama: ‘Lone wolf’ terror attack biggest concern

WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama said Tuesday that a “lone wolf” terror attack in the U.S. is more likely than a major coordinated effort like the Sept. 11 attacks nearly a decade ago.With the nation preparing to observe the 10th anniversary of hijacked airliners crashing in New York and Was

Aug. 17, 2011

Obama: ‘Lone wolf’ terror attack biggest concern

Panetta: Defense cuts would ‘weaken’ U.S.

Defense chief opposes military budget cuts, optimistic on operations in Middle EastWASHINGTON (AP) ― Large new cuts in defense spending would “terribly weaken” U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday as he and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a rare joint in

Aug. 17, 2011

Panetta: Defense cuts would ‘weaken’ U.S.

Traffickers taunt police with body parts in Acapulco

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Suspected traffickers in Mexico killed and mutilated a man, then left his body parts around Acapulco in a macabre taunt to authorities in the resort city that has become plagued by drug violence.Police in the port city on Tuesday received reports of an "abandoned human head" on a

Aug. 17, 2011

Traffickers taunt police with body parts in Acapulco

Warren Buffett signals successor has been chosen

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- American billionaire Warren Buffett has indicated that a successor to head his Berkshire Hathaway firm has already been "agreed on" and could step in as soon as the investment guru retires or dies.Warren Buffett (AP-Yonhap News)"There's several people, but there's one person they

Aug. 17, 2011

Warren Buffett signals successor has been chosen

Merkel, Sarkozy meet as euro economy stalls

PARIS (AP) -- A marked slowdown in European economic growth is overshadowing a meeting Tuesday between the leaders of Germany and France aimed at getting the eurozone's 17 countries to work closer together to dig Europe out of its debt crisis. The meeting between Angela Merkel and Nicola

Aug. 16, 2011

Biden seeks strong China ties amid debt shadow

Aug. 16, 2011

Bombs tear through 17 Iraqi cities, 63 killed

Suspicion arises that al-Qaida is behind attacks, despite signs the terror group is weakenedBAGHDAD (AP) ― A relentless barrage of bombings killed 63 people Monday in the most sweeping and coordinated attack Iraq has seen in over a year, striking 17 cities from northern Sunni areas to the southern S

Aug. 16, 2011

Bombs tear through 17 Iraqi cities, 63 killed

Riot-hit U.K. must reverse moral collapse: P.M.

LONDON (AP) ― Britain must confront a culture of laziness, irresponsibility and selfishness that fueled four days of riots which left five people dead, thousands facing criminal charges and hundreds of millions of pounds (dollars) in damages, Prime Minister David Cameron said.As rival political lead

Aug. 16, 2011

Riot-hit U.K. must reverse moral collapse: P.M.

Libyan rebels try to isolate Tripoli by cutting supply

Gadhafi fires missiles as rebels push closer than ever to capitalZAWIYA, Libya (AP) ― Libya’s rebels threatened to isolate Tripoli by blocking key supply routes and cutting oil pipelines on Monday after a dramatic weekend advance put them in the strongest position since the 6-month-old civil war beg

Aug. 16, 2011

Libyan rebels try to isolate Tripoli by cutting supply

Eurozone growth sags to 0.2 percent in Q2

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Economic growth in the 17 countries that use the euro sagged to a lackluster quarterly rate of 0.2 percent in the second quarter as a previously robust expansion in Germany almost ground to a halt.The official figures from the European Union statistics agency are more down

Aug. 16, 2011