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| Scornful Syria hails 'historic American retreat' as Obama hesitates | | | BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria hailed a "historic American retreat" on Sunday, mockingly accusing President Barack Obama of hesitation and confusion after he delayed a military response to last month's chemical weapons attack near Damascus until after a congressional vote. |
| Bayern draw Man City | | | European Champions League holders Bayern Munich are paired with English side Manchester City in the group stages of the continent's most prestigious club competition while Barcelona and AC Milan are drawn together. |
| Can you really be liable for texting a driver? | | | Three New Jersey judges surprised phone owners everywhere Tuesday with a new message You don't have to be texting and driving to get in trouble. You might be legally liable for a crash if you're on the other end of the phone, too. |
| Fired bus drivers crucify themselves | | | Eight bus drivers in Paraguay who were fired from their jobs two months ago have crucified themselves in front of their employer's headquarters to draw attention to their plight. |
| TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks | | | TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks SELL 8.5 million shares BUY 8.0 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ SELL 0.5 million shares |
| Large earthquake hits remote Alaska waters, no tsunami seen | | | ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A large 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck early on Friday in waters 57 miles off the remote Alaska island of Adak, a former U.S. Navy station that is now a commercial fishing and maritime-service center, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. |
| Djokovic roars into U.S. Open fourth round | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic roared into the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a 6-0 6-2 6-2 victory over Joao Sousa of Portugal under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday. |
| Arab League Endorses International Action | | | The Arab League adopted a resolution urging action against the Syrian government for what it called the ugly crime of using chemical weapons, but it stopped short of an explicit reference to military intervention. |
| China sets course for lunar landing | | | China set a bold new course in its ambitious space program Wednesday, when it announced plans to land its first probe on the moon by the end of the year. |
| 15 key questions on Syria | | | When President Barack Obama said this weekend that bombing Syrian targets is the right thing to do, and then asked Congress to approve it, the international crisis took a turn toward a fierce domestic battle. |
| Nelson Mandela released from hospital | | | Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the Pretoria hospital where he had been receiving treatment since June, the South African president's office said Sunday. |
| Should this be an Olympic sport? | | | Scoobers, hammers and laying out - it's the "ultimate" flying saucer attack. And if Mark Poole is right, his sport could soon be coming to an Olympics near you. |
| Introducing the olinguito, the newest mammal discovery | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The long-tailed, orange-furred, big-eyed olinguito - said to resemble a cross between a house cat and a teddy bear - is the newest mammal and the first carnivore discovered in the Americas in 35 years, the Smithsonian Institution announced on Thursday. |
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