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2010-09-01 16:30	Reuters UK	S.Africa state workers reject new pay offer
2010-09-01 16:25	Reuters UK	U.S. manufacturing grows in August
2010-09-01 16:25	Reuters UK	Gunman takes hostages at U.S. Discovery Channel
2010-09-01 16:20	Reuters UK	I was out of line with online outburst says Pietersen
2010-09-01 16:17	AP Top News	Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent as the sour economy dried up jobs and increased enforcement made it harder to sneak across the border with Mexico, a new study finds. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which based its report on an analysis of 2009 census data....
2010-09-01 16:17	AP Top News	Stock market kicks off September with strong gains NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing sharply higher after good news on manufacturing allayed fears about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 255 points Wednesday following the surprisingly strong reports on manufacturing in the U.S. and China....
2010-09-01 16:15	Reuters UK	60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax
2010-09-01 16:07	AFP	Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple unveiled a refreshed line of iPods on Wednesday and slashed the price of the Apple TV box that streams television shows and movies over the Web to high-definition TV sets. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 16:07	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Atlantic Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend....
2010-09-01 16:07	AP Top News	Obama opens Mideast talks: Attacks 'won't stop us' WASHINGTON (AP) - Condemning Mideast peace "rejectionists," President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious talks Wednesday and vowed not to allow a fresh burst of violence dim hopes for an accord creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. Obama, who met separately at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, assailed those responsible for the killings of four Israelis near the West Bank city of Hebron. The militant Hamas movement, which rejects Israel's right to exist and opposes peace talks, claimed responsibility....
2010-09-01 16:02	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming took several people hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. Police were negotiating with the gunman, who burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. wearing what seemed to be metallic canisters strapped to his front and back and waving a handgun....
2010-09-01 15:57	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Powerful Hurricane Earl spun toward the East Coast on Wednesday, driving tourists from North Carolina's vacation islands and threatening to bring damaging winds and waves to the Atlantic seaboard through Labor Day weekend. North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley declared states of emergency and federal authorities have warned people along the coast to be prepared to evacuate if necessary....
2010-09-01 15:52	AFP	Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple unveiled a refreshed line of iPods on Wednesday and slashed the price of the Apple TV box that streams television shows and movies over the Web to high-definition TV sets. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 15:47	AFP	Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple unveiled a refreshed line of iPods on Wednesday and slashed the price of the Apple TV box that streams television shows and movies over the Web to high-definition TV sets. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 15:47	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming took several people hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. Police were negotiating with the gunman, who burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. wearing what seemed to be metallic canisters strapped to his front and back and waving a handgun....
2010-09-01 15:47	AP Top News	NC declares state of emergency ahead of Earl RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency as evacuation of the coast ahead of Hurricane Earl continues. Gov. Beverly Perdue issued the declaration during a Wednesday afternoon briefing at the state Emergency Operations Center near the state capital....
2010-09-01 15:47	AP Top News	US moves into final military phase in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. on Wednesday moved into the final phase of its military involvement in Iraq, with administration officials saying the war was ending even as the new commander of the remaining 50,000 troops warned of the ongoing threat from "hostile elements." The transfer of authority came a day after President Barack Obama announced the shift from combat operations to preparing Iraqi forces to assume responsibility for their own security. Obama made clear in Tuesday's speech that this was no victory celebration....
2010-09-01 15:42	AFP	Biden launches new US mission in Iraq KABUL (AFP) - The toll of US soldiers killed in the Afghan war this year is the highest since the conflict began, an AFP count found, as NATO said Wednesday it had killed two insurgents for every soldier lost last month. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 15:42	AFP	Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple unveiled a refreshed line of iPods on Wednesday and slashed the price of the Apple TV box that streams television shows and movies over the Web to high-definition TV sets. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 15:42	AP Top News	Obama opens Mideast talks: Attacks 'won't stop us' WASHINGTON (AP) - Condemning Mideast peace "rejectionists," President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious talks Wednesday and vowed not to allow a fresh burst of violence dim hopes for an accord creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. Obama, who met separately at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, assailed those responsible for the killings of four Israelis near the West Bank city of Hebron. The militant Hamas movement, which rejects Israel's right to exist and opposes peace talks, claimed responsibility....
2010-09-01 15:42	AP Top News	Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent as the sour economy dried up jobs and increased enforcement made it harder to sneak across the border with Mexico, a new study finds. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which based its report on an analysis of 2009 census data....
2010-09-01 15:42	AP Top News	Police: SD teen wanted to be 'infamous sociopath' SISSETON, S.D. (AP) - An 18-year-old high school student stockpiled bomb-making materials in his bedroom and wrote about wanting to blow up his school, target individuals he hated, rape women and "become the world's most infamous sociopath," authorities said. Joseph Thomas Hansen, of Claire City, was arrested Aug. 23 after someone tipped off a police school resource officer that Hansen had talked about an attack, authorities said....
2010-09-01 15:42	AP Top News	Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday. The head of the Jordanian Antiquities Department, Ziad al-Saad, said the sanctuary dates to the eighth century B.C. and was discovered at Khirbat 'Ataroz near the town of Mabada, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of the capital Amman....
2010-09-01 15:42	AP Top News	Hilton banned from Wynn resorts after Vegas arrest LAS VEGAS (AP) - Paris Hilton was banned Wednesday from two Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, and her boyfriend was dismissed as a nightclub partner following their arrests in a vehicle that police said reeked of marijuana. Wynn Resorts Ltd. spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne told The Associated Press Hilton had been barred from Wynn Las Vegas and Encore....
2010-09-01 15:35	Reuters UK	U.S. and Europe auto sales tumble as subsidies fade
2010-09-01 15:32	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police in suburban Washington say they're talking with a gunman who has taken hostages at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel networks. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger says the gunman has what he described as a "small number of hostages" but he did not say how many. He also did not say what the man wants or whether anyone has been injured....
2010-09-01 15:32	AP Top News	Official: 3 bombs kill 25 at Pakistan Shiite march LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said. The explosions appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists against the minority Shiites they consider infidels. Allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban, the bombers are also seeking to destabilize Pakistan's U.S.-backed government....
2010-09-01 15:32	AP Top News	Hilton banned from Wynn resorts after Vegas arrest LAS VEGAS (AP) - A casino official says celebrity socialite Paris Hilton has been banned from two Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and her boyfriend has been dismissed as nightclub manager following their arrests. Wynn spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne said Wednesday that Hilton won't be allowed at the properties anymore....
2010-09-01 15:32	AP Top News	White Sox beat Indians 6-4 in Manny's debut CLEVELAND (AP) - For the second straight game, Manny Ramirez watched from a few feet away as one of his new teammates hit a game-winning homer. Claimed off waivers by Chicago for his renowned power, Ramirez provided only a bloop a single in his debut but he was on deck when Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the White Sox a 6-4 win and three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Ramirez's debut with the White Sox was anything but a hit for seven innings. Chicago trailed 4-1 going into the eighth, but the White Sox rallied after the Indians pulled Carlos Carrasco, who was making his first start of 2010....
2010-09-01 15:22	AP Top News	Stock market kicks off September with strong gains NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent weeks. The new reports snapped a string of disappointing economic data that sent stocks slumping in August. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the benchmark most widely used by professional investors, lost 4.7 percent in the month, its worst August performance since 2001....
2010-09-01 15:17	AFP	Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple unveiled a refreshed line of iPods on Wednesday and slashed the price of the Apple TV box that streams television shows and movies over the Web to high-definition TV sets. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 15:17	AP Top News	Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A gunman with what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks said police were communicating with the man. He would not say if the man works for Discovery Communications or worked there in the past....
2010-09-01 15:12	AP Top News	Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery buildingSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A gunman who had what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks would not say if the man works for Discovery Communications now or worked there in the past. He also would not say whether anybody was hurt....
2010-09-01 15:12	AP Top News	Obama, Netanyahu condemn killings as talks open WASHINGTON (AP) - Opening Mideast peace talks under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday not to allow "extremists and rejectionists" to undercut long-stalled negotiations on creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. Standing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Obama condemned the killings on Tuesday of four Israelis who were shot while traveling near the West Bank city of Hebron. Hamas, which rejects Israel's right to exist and opposes peace talks, claimed responsibility....
2010-09-01 15:02	AFP	Obama warns Hamas as peace talks open WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama Wednesday warned Hamas its "senseless slaughter" would not thwart his Middle East peace drive but a row over Israeli settlements clouded the opening of the long-odds talks. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 15:02	AP Top News	Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery buildingSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A gunman who had what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks would not say if the man works for Discovery Communications now or worked there in the past. He also would not say whether anybody was hurt....
2010-09-01 15:02	AP Top News	Apple unveils new box for streaming movies, TV SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model. The tiny new Apple TV system announced Wednesday will only let people rent, not buy, content. For first-run high-definition movies the day they come out on DVD, people will have to pay $4.99. High-definition TV show rentals will be 99 cents....
2010-09-01 14:52	AP Top News	Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery buildingSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A gunman with what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks would not say if the man works for Discovery Communications now or worked there in the past. He also would not say whether anybody was hurt....
2010-09-01 14:47	AFP	Obama declares an end to Iraq combat mission AMSTERDAM (AFP) - Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday said two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam after a flight from Chicago faced possible terrorism charges but US authorities warned against "jumping to any conclusions." Full Story »...
2010-09-01 14:47	AP Top News	Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining Number of illegal immigrants in US now decliningWASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent as the sour economy dried up jobs and increased enforcement made it harder to sneak across the border with Mexico, a new study finds. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which based its report on an analysis of 2009 census data....
2010-09-01 14:47	AP Top News	Azarenka collapses, wheeled off court at US Open NEW YORK (AP) - Victoria Azarenka collapsed and fell to the ground while chasing down a ball on the baseline and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair Wednesday, 31 minutes into her match on another steamy day at the U.S. Open. The 10th-seeded Belarusian was trailing Gisela Dulko 5-1 in the first set on the Grandstand court. The temperature had reached 90 degrees with 42 percent humidity by 11:30 a.m. On-court temperatures topped 100 degrees....
2010-09-01 14:42	AFP	Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled a refreshed line of iPod media players on Wednesday including a new iPod Touch which allows for video calling. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 14:42	AP Top News	Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery buildingSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police in a Washington, D.C., suburb say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Channel networks. Capt. Paul Starks says the suspect has what he called "concerns" with the Discovery Corp., but he would not say if the man works there now or worked there in the past. He would not say whether anybody has been hurt....
2010-09-01 14:35	Reuters UK	Apple unveils new iPods, TV
2010-09-01 14:32	AFP	Obama declares an end to Iraq combat mission AMSTERDAM (AFP) - Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday said two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam after a flight from Chicago faced possible terrorism charges but US authorities warned against "jumping to any conclusions." Full Story »...
2010-09-01 14:32	AP Top News	Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery buildingSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police in a Washington, D.C., suburb say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Communications. Montgomery County fire department spokesman Capt. Oscar Garcia says three bomb technicians responded to the scene in Silver Spring, Md., and several more are on their way....
2010-09-01 14:32	AP Top News	Apple unveils new box for streaming movies, TV SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model. The new Apple TV announced Wednesday will only let people rent, not buy, content. For first-run high-definition movies the day they come out on DVD, people will have to pay $4.99. High-definition TV show rentals will be 99 cents....
2010-09-01 14:30	Reuters UK	BBC staff vote for strike over pension overhaul
2010-09-01 14:17	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Powerful Hurricane Earl spun toward the East Coast on Wednesday, driving tourists from North Carolina's vacation islands and threatening to bring damaging winds and waves all along the Atlantic seaboard through Labor Day weekend. Visitors took ferries off of Ocracoke Island and were told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina's Outer Banks, and federal authorities have warned people along the coast to be prepared to evacuate if necessary....
2010-09-01 14:17	AP Top News	Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery buildingWASHINGTON (AP) - Police in Maryland say a gunman has entered the Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Springs and has taken at least one person hostage. Montgomery County Police Cpl. Dan Friz tells WJLA-TV that a gunman is in the building....


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