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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/ en-us Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:18:58 -0400 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:18:58 -0400 30 US pastor, Terry Jones, has agreed to call off a Quran burning on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683104 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:22:27 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683104 Iran has said that Sarah Shourd, who has been held in the country for more than a year, will be released on compassionate grounds. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683103 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:20:39 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683103 At least nine people are dead in a blast that shattered parts of Mogadishu airport. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683097 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:19:00 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683097 Four prisoners at the Karkh prison in Baghdad have fled in an escape which authorities have described as "regrettable." http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683096 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:17:11 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683096 A human rights report has claimed Israeli defence forces sexually abused minors in the Palestinian territories. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683095 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:15:13 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683095 Five US soldiers who served in Afghanistan have been accused in the US of murdering three Afghans and cutting off fingers and other body parts to keep as trophies. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683093 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:10:03 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683093 A group of gunmen in Iraq have beheaded a Sunni cleric. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683092 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:08:39 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683092 The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has said Mexico is beginning to look like Colombia 20 years ago. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682895 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:03:32 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682895 Appeals court judges in the US have decided that the Government can keep secret details of the controversial "extraordinary rendition" program the Bush administration used after 9/11, when foreign detainees were sent to other countries for questioning. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682894 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:01:14 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682894 The first direct talks with Israel and the Palestinians took place almost 20 years ago, in 1991. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683036 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:42:04 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683036 A massive blast has killed at least five people in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz where a car exploded in a crowded market. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682891 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:56:15 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682891 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that no religion in the world can condone the burning of the Quran. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682628 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:38:26 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682628 Mullah Omar, the shadowy figure who leads the Taliban, has issued a statement saying his group is winning the war in Afghanistan. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682627 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:34:18 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682627 The Iraqi government has put on display hundreds of artifacts recovered from many different sources. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682626 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:31:31 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682626 A coyote which bit humans in New York City has been tested positive for rabies. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682624 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:26:21 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682624 Female lawyers, who have claimed that guards at a Belgium jail were forcing them to remove their brassiere by pretending that metal wiring and clasps were setting off scanners, said that the prettier the lawyer, the more sensitive the metal detectors became. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683143 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683143 A 56-year-old woman in Britain is all set to marry again -- for the ninth time. The latest dream man in her life is 32 years younger to her. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683128 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683128 Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini said Italy will grant flood-devastated Pakistan 80 million euros ( around $101 million) in relief. The money follows the 4.5 million euros Rome has already earmarked for the south Asian country. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683126 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683126 A Florida pastor who called off his controversial Quran burning plan was 'rethinking' his position after being told that there was no deal on moving the proposed Islamic center near New York's ground zero. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683123 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683123 The Honduran government and Chinese company Sinohydro have signed an agreement to begin construction next year of three dams on the Patuca river to generate electricity up to 524 MW. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683121 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:50:04 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683121 The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's concessionary lending arm, has approved a $220 million credit to support rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the 2008 Kosi floods in Bihar. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683120 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683120 The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is set to mark its 50th anniversary Tuesday not with a grand ceremony, but with a simple press conference at its Vienna headquarters. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683119 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683119 Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack Thursday at Mogadishu airport. At least 13 people were killed and scores were wounded when two explosives-filled vehicles blew up at the gates of Aden International airport, according to reports. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683117 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683117 A 99-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and beaten up in this Australian city by a man, suspected to be in his teens or early 20s, who forced his way into her home, police said. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683118 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683118 Washington/Gainesville, (US), Sep 10(DPA) A Florida pastor who wanted to burn Qurans to protest Islamic extremism said late Thursday that he might reconsider his earlier decision to call off the event. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683113 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683113 Hundreds of children have been missing following the devastating floods in Pakistan, a media report said. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683102 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:20:05 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683102 Actress Katie Holmes has refuted reports that she has plans to have a second child and says she is putting off pregnancy for at least 'a couple years'. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683100 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683100 New York Governor David Paterson Thursday revived his earlier proposal to move the controversial mosque near Ground Zero to a state-owned property. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683099 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683099 Pakistan will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr Saturday, the Shawwal moon sighting committee announced. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683091 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683091 Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf Thursday conferred the Stockholm Water Prize on US scientist Rita R. Colwell for her pioneering research on prevention of waterborne diseases, the second most common cause of death among children under five, Xinhua reported. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683090 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683090 Hollywood actress Carey Mulligan has no confidence in her driving skills and was 'terrified' when she was forced to finally obtain her licence for new film 'Never Let Me Go'. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683087 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683087 The US State Department Thursday warned Americans travelling abroad of possible violence over a Florida pastor's plans to burn copies of the Quran. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683085 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:30:05 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683085 Nothing leaves you more refreshed and full of energy than a good night's sleep. But now, it has been proved that sleep is crucial for a long and healthy life. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683079 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683079 One of the three Americans jailed for more than a year in Iran will be released Saturday, Iranian government sources said Thursday. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683078 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683078 The international police organisation Interpol warned Thursday that if a US pastor goes ahead with his plan to burn the Quran this weekend, it could prompt terrorist responses. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683075 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683075 Veteran Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood had turned down the chance to play James Bond after Sean Connery quit. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683073 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683073 Singer Lily Allen, who is due to give birth in February next year, was recently told she is expecting a boy, her friends have claimed. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683072 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683072 Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her footballer husband, David, are seen kissing and grabbing each other in a lift for a new advertisement of their to-be-launched perfume 'Intimately Beckham Yours'. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683068 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:10:05 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683068 More than 6,000 Taiwan couples got married Thursday, believing it was a lucky day as it had a string of nines - a lucky number - in it. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683067 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:10:04 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683067 England Thursday confirmed they would be sending 371 athletes - their biggest team to Commonwealth Games - despite looming fears of dengue fever in the Indian capital. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683061 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683061 At least three people were killed and six wounded when a car bomb exploded inside the residence of a provincial minister in Pakistan's Balochistan province Thursday, a media report said. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683054 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683054 Australia's John Steffensen, the reigning Commonwealth Games 400 meters champion, Thursday pulled out from the Oct 3-14 event over a four-year-long feud with Athletics Australia (AA) and accused them of jeopardising athletes' careers. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683050 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:20:05 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683050 Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie doesn't have a lot of friends in her life and is confined to her partner Brad Pitt and their six children. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683048 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:20:04 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683048 Sri Lanka's ex-army chief General Sarath Fonseka said Thursday that the two courts martial and other cases against him were 'politically motivated'. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683044 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683044 Fearing a violent backlash at home, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, one of the three players accused of spot-fixing, is considering seeking political asylum in Britain, but Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said Asif along with Test captain Salman Butt and pacer Mohammad Aamer will come back to the country. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683034 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683034 Thousands of Afghans demonstrated Thursday north of the capital Kabul by throwing rocks at Afghan police and a US military convoy to protest a US church's plan to burn copies of the Quran. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683031 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683031 Reality television star Spencer Pratt has apologised to his estranged wife Heidi Montag for his 'outrageous and infantile behaviour'. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683030 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683030 Hollywood actresses Eva Mendes and Jennifer Garner would be honoured with a lifetime impact award by Variety's Power of Women, which recognises philanthropic work by women in Hollywood. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683029 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683029 A British journalist of Pakistani origin abducted by Taliban militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region has been released, the British High Commission in Islamabad confirmed Thursday. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683020 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683020 Despite the second highest growth in the world among major economies in 2009, India ranks 77 in Forbes Best Countries for Business list even as the US dropped from No. 2 to No. 9. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683007 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683007 When Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi decided to join hands as a tennis doubles team, little did they know their on-court partnership will be hailed as one transcending the bitter cross-border relations between India and Pakistan. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683002 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/683002 Nordic carrier Finnair Thursday said it is closely looking at Indian cities beyond New Delhi, apart from exploring a 'host of options' with Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines once it formally joins the OneWorld alliance of global carriers. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682990 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682990 US President Barack Obama Thursday condemned the plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack, saying it could endanger the lives of US military personnel serving in Pakistan and Afghanistan. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682979 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682979 Internet giant Google has not applied to Chinese authorities to provide online map and location services, an official said. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682966 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:30:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682966 A medical team from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has vaccinated over 79,000 Pakistani people living in relief camps in the flood-hit areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682929 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682929 Police from the finance squad have carried out a search of the headquarters of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party as part of an investigation into possible traffic of influence by Labour Minister Eric Woerth, party head Xavier Bertrand told the website lefigaro.fr Thursday. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682927 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:30:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682927 More than four million foreign nationals now live in Britain, making it the third most sought-after destination in Europe for immigrants. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682921 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682921 The catch-phrase 'Beam me up, Scotty' of the iconic 'Star Trek' serial could be close to reality with scientists successfully teleporting objects from one place to another with the help of energy rays. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682919 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682919 Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been honoured with the SolarWorld Einstein Award for 2010 for initiating generation and distribution of solar energy in his country. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682893 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682893 Polish authorities have bowed to a demand by the Sikhs to set aside a special room at airports for security check-up as the matter was 'very sensitive' for Sikhs who were asked to remove their turban. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682875 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682875 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has now asked Pakistan captain Salman Butt and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to hand over their phone records during the World Twenty20 in the Caribbeans. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682832 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682832 Using Facebook is like staring at yourself in an online mirror. Those who spend hours updating their profile on the site are more likely to be narcissists or suffer from low self-esteem, said researchers. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682811 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:20:04 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682811 A school in Canada is using a weird 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to rein in rowdy drivers. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682812 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:20:04 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682812 A car bomb exploded inside the residence of a provincial minister in Pakistan's Balochistan province Thursday, killing at least two people. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682810 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682810 A retired teacher has astonished doctors by getting himself rid of cancer even before treatment. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682807 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682807 A British girl, who left school to give birth to a baby girl at the age of 13, is on the run with her ten-month-old child. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682793 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682793 Apple launched the nifty new iPod nano dubbed 'iWatch', arguably the smallest music player in the market which can be worn on the wrist. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682791 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682791 A magnificient 196-carat rough white diamond has been unearthed at a mine in Lesotho, the firm owning the mine said here. The find is, however, dwarfed by the Cullinan diamond. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682788 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682788 The victory of the Taliban over US-led forces in Afghanistan is imminent, the group's elusive chief Mullah Omar has said in a rare statement. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682787 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682787 Many of Bangladesh's well-off families are utilising the Eid-ul-Fitr festival this year to take a holiday abroad, moving away from the grime and jostling crowds at home. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682761 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682761 Fabio Capello confirmed Thursday he will quit as England manager after Euro 2012. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682760 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682760 Performing good deeds for others can make you feel more upbeat and self-confident and can actually improve your health. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682754 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682754 Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother made a half-million pound profit in eight months on a high-end villa in Dubai bought with a loan from the troubled Kabul Bank. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682752 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682752 Hollywood actress Hilary Duff has reportedly been spotted with the script of the new 'Spider-Man' movie, sparking rumours that she is to appear in the film franchise. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682705 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682705 A burglar left behind a bag containing his name and complete contact details written inside it after breaking into a house in Britain. Not surprisingly, he was an easy catch for the police. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682701 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682701 At least 10 people were killed and eight injured Thursday morning as a passenger van struck a landmine in northwest Pakistan's Kurram tribal area. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682702 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682702 Pop star Britney Spears is being sued for sexual harassment by her former bodyguard Fernando Flores. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682697 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:20:04 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682697 Corruption and five deals with India that 'compromise national interest' top the protest agenda of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682698 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:20:04 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682698 A low-cost vitamin pill could halt memory loss in Alzhemier's disease, finds a recent study. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682696 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682696 In a break with the past, the 35th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which kicks off here Thursday, will feature no masala film from big Bollywood banners this year. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682694 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682694 Children and teenagers are being found with serious eye damage after using laser toys. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682652 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:16:04 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682652 Oxford University scientists have discovered that daily supplements of B vitamins may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682625 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:28:47 -0400 Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/682625 As the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, much of President Obama's counterterrorism policies and his understanding of executive power closely hew to the last administration, which he c... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38528858&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:11 -0400 Washington Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38528858&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Iran said Thursday it will free , one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529349&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:08 -0400 Washington Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529349&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Russia 's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 16 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said.The attacker detonated his explo... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529348&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:06 -0400 Washington Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529348&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Dilorom , 15, hasn't heard about it. She and her siblings, ages 9 to 17, think it's perfectly natural to be helping their father grow silkworms, as well as cotton and wheat."We just help our parents,"... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529350&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:06 -0400 Washington Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529350&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 It began with an eerily familiar pattern: Soccer stars and politicians and members of the Royal family would check their voice mail, and discover that unheard messages were marked as “saved.&rdq... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529330&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:53:50 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529330&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 A federal judge in Southern California on Thursday declared the US military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment rights of gay and lesbians.US D... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529081&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:53:49 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529081&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility in the city's northeast section on Thursday returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people a... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529327&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:53:48 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529327&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 After putting the entire planet’s political-military-media complex on orange alert, a publicity-seeking Florida pastor on the outer fringes of Christian thought has chosen to defuse the propagan... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529326&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:53:47 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529326&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan play against Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina during day ten of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Te... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529329&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:53:46 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529329&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 An anti-Islamic preacher backed off and then threatened to reconsider burning the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, angrily accusing a Muslim leader of lying to him Thursday with a promise... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529328&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:53:44 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529328&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The Honduran government has deployed soldiers to perform anti-crime patrols in some of the Central American country's most violent cities, following the massacre of 18 pe... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529305&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:49:59 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529305&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 MEXICO CITY — Mexico's Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow undocumented migrants to file complaints about abuses and receive medical treatment without being questioned about their imm... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529306&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:49:56 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529306&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Joseph R. Biden Jr. , though at a time when American influence is waning and the United States continues to draw down troops. The new plan would alter the structure of Iraq’s government by bring... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38528837&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:45:53 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38528837&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 PARIS — It is nearly half a century since the pantsuit first appeared as a symbol of female emancipation. And almost 30 years since women in the 1980s finally stood padded shoulder to shoulder w... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38528838&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:45:48 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38528838&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 email What, you're surprised that Ray Lewis would go word-for-trash-talking-word with the Jets in the run-up to Monday night's game? If there's any surprise, it's that it took Lewis this long.Lew... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529340&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:44:59 -0400 Newsday http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529340&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 ridgely.ochs@newsday.com Suffolk began distributing raccoon rabies vaccine bait Thursday, and Nassau is scheduled to begin Monday in an effort to combat the potentially lethal disease.No rabid raccoo... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529341&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:44:55 -0400 Newsday http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529341&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 bill.mason@newsday.com A Central Islip man was found shot to death in a secluded and overgrown utility right-of-way in Brentwood Thursday morning, Suffolk police said.The body of Bayron Omar Vasquez ... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529342&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:44:52 -0400 Newsday http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=38529342&cat=2411cd3571b4f088