BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 11:07 pm

AP - Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.

Craigslist removes adult services section (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 11:01 pm

AP - Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website Saturday, replacing it with a black bar that says "censored," just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution.

Snedeker is leading in Boston; Woods shoots 65 (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 10:50 pm

AP - Brandt Snedeker is the leader at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a spot he didn't imagine when he saw that his tee times coincided with the expected arrival of rain and wind from Hurricane Earl.

Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: Business (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 10:44 pm

AP - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding" (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 10:38 pm

Reuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.

Mexican judge orders drug lord held 40 more days (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 10:09 pm

Reuters - A Mexican judge ordered Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez, believed to be one of the country's top drug bosses, held for 40 more days of investigation, the federal prosecutor's office said on Saturday.

For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 9:36 pm

AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.

Police on alert as Pakistan suicide attack victims buried (AFP) 4 Sep 2010, 9:33 pm

AFP - Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday as mass burials took place for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 59 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.

Kanye West : 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 9:29 pm

AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

Minister says Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 9:18 pm

Reuters - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.

Powerful quake causes devastation in New Zealand (AFP) 4 Sep 2010, 9:03 pm

AFP - New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday, felling buildings, tearing up roads and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.

Earl slows to tropical storm after hitting Canada (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 8:42 pm

Reuters - Earl has slowed to a tropical storm, with wind speeds of some 60 knots, or just below 70 mph, the Canadian Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 8:09 pm

AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.

Karzai announces "peace council" to push Taliban talks (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 7:31 pm

Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 7:17 pm

AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 7:01 pm

Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world (AP) 4 Sep 2010, 6:48 pm

Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 11:27 am

Reuters - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades.

Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 9:03 am

Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 3:33 am

Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.