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Iranian opposition leader's home attacked (AP)

** CORRECTS DATE OF ATTACK ** FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran. Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending the annual state-sponsored rally known as Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:58:43 GMT

Officials: US missiles kill 5 in NW Pakistan (AP)

Farida, seven-year-old, who is a flood victim, makes tea while her mother rests in tent in a relief camp managed by Pakistan air force in Sukkur, in Pakistan's Sindh province September 3, 2010. Severe flooding in Pakistan has destroyed cropland and livestock and displaced millions of people, causing damage the government has estimated at $43 billion, or almost one quarter of the South Asian nation's 2009/10 gross domestic product (GDP). REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

AP - Pakistani officials say suspected U.S. missiles have killed five people in a tribal region near the Afghan border.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:58:27 GMT

Ex-UK deputy PM wants answers on tabloid scandal (AP)
AP - Britain's former deputy prime minister pressed Friday for police to reveal more about what is alleged to have been a pattern of illegal eavesdropping at a major tabloid newspaper.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:53:37 GMT

7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial (AP)

Bernardo Teixeira, one of the alleged victims of child sex abuse at a state-run children's home in Lisbon called Casa Pia arrives at a court in Lisbon, Friday, Sept. 3 2010 for the verdict of the major child sex abuse trial that has lasted almost six years. A former worker at a state-run orphanage admitted to participating in a network that systematically abused children and implicated six other defendants including Carlos Cruz . (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

AP - Seven people were convicted of child sex abuse in Portugal on Friday in a major trial that lasted nearly six years, a prosecutor said.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:33:44 GMT

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12 Tar Heels to miss opener amid probe (AP)
Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against No. 21 LSU in Atlanta on Saturday amid an ongoing NCAA investigation. The school said Friday that six players -- defensive ends Robert Quinn and Michael McAdoo, cornerbacks Kendric Burney and Charles Brown, receiver Greg Little and suspended defensive tackle Marvin Austin -- were declared ineligible...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:30:01 PDT

Kiffin wins USC debut as Barkley stars (AP)
Southern California was all smiles, except for coach Lane Kiffin. Matt Barkley and Ronald Johnson had record nights, connecting on three touchdowns to make Kiffin a winner in his Trojans' coaching debut. No. 14 USC beat Hawaii 49-36 on Thursday night to start the post-Pete Carroll era. Barkley had 257 yards passing and tied a school record with five TD passes while Johnson matched a USC mark with...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:22:52 PDT

Utah topples No. 15 Pitt 27-24 in OT (AP)
Utah was wavering between stifling defense and play sloppy enough to blow an 11-point lead before Brian Blechen saved the Utes. The freshman safety intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime, setting up Joe Phillips for a 21-yard field goal that gave the Utes a 27-24 victory against No. 15 Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:44:55 PDT

Roethlisberger ban likely to be reduced (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field. His six-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy likely will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New York on Friday. The meeting will take place about 12 hours after the quarterback played two series in the Steelers'...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:52:20 PDT

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Wall St rises after payrolls data (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Reuters - Wall Street advanced on Friday after a better-than-expected jobs report lifted investor optimism on the economy but gains were checked after data showed services sector activity slowed.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:50:25 GMT

Payrolls fall less than expected 54,000 in August (Reuters)

A home for sale is seen in Great Falls, Virginia August 23, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Reuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:21 GMT

Campbell Soup profit beats Street but sales light (Reuters)

Cans of vegetable Campbell's Condensed Soup are stocked on a shelf at a grocery store in Phoenix, Arizona, February 22, 2010. Campbell's Soup Co has been having a tough time getting its soups from the store shelf to the home pantry. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

Reuters - Campbell Soup Co posted lower-than-expected quarterly sales and forecast sales growth for the new fiscal year below its long-term target as the world's largest soup company grapples with a weak economy.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:45:43 GMT

Obama says to address new economic ideas next week (Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday said he would address a package of new measures next week to boost U.S. growth and hiring as he greeted the August job report as positive news.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:53:05 GMT

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Fishburne's porn-star daughter avoiding dark side (Reuters)

Actor Laurence Fishburne and his daughter Montana arrive for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Dream Dinner Gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, November 13, 2006. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Reuters - Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne. But the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne, now the main guy on "CSI," was eager to make a name for herself.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:31:32 GMT

Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit (AFP)

Two-year-old Indonesian boy Ardi Rizal puffs on a cigarette in the yard of his family home in Sumatra. A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official has said.(AFP/Ahmad Naafi/SRIWIJAYA POST/File)

AFP - A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:06:33 GMT

'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76 (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2006 photo, Ann-Marie Johnson, National First Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild second from right, joins Gone With the Wind cast, from left: Ann Rutherford, Cammie King Conlon, Mickey Kuhn, Patrick Curtis and Fred Crane to celebrate actress Hattie McDaniel's stamp, seen at left, at the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind,' has died at the age of 76. She died of lung cancer Wednesday morning at her Fort Bragg home on California's north coast, said friend Bruce Lewis. Her son, Matthew Ned Conlon, was by her side. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

AP - Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at the age of 76.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:22:12 GMT

Disasters show 'screaming' need for action - climate chief (AFP)

A Pakistani man walks with a boy as they wade through flood water near Basira village in Punjab in August 2010. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year.(AFP/File/Pedro Ugarte)

AFP - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:19:35 GMT