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WORLD HEADLINES 9/7/2010
San Francisco Gate
Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran
The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere. …AP – msnbc.com · 1 hour ago
Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops
Forbes
Clinton calls plan to burn Quran ‘disgraceful act’
Forbes
Washington Times
Tropical Storm Hermine dumps rain on Texas
MIAMI – Hermine weakened Tuesday but continued dumping heavy rains on a northern crawl through Texas, barely holding on to tropical storm strength but leaving behind a path of widespread power outages and landslides …Herald Tribune · 1 hour ago
Hermine downgraded to tropical depression
Forbes
Tropical Storm Hermine sweeps into Texas towns
Newton Kansan
Houston Chronicle
Gates, Buffett to sell giving to China’s richest
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett plan to sell the art of giving to China’s super rich in a visit later this month that’s already sparked some soul searching among the world’s …Forbes · 2 hours ago
Gates, Buffett to wine and dine China’s super rich on philanthropy mission
Republic
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Washington Post
Big aftershock again rocks New Zealand city
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A magnitude-5.1 aftershock that hammered New Zealand’s earthquake-hit city of Christchurch on Wednesday morning sparked evacuations and fresh damage to buildings, causing …Forbes · 2 hours ago
Big aftershock freshly damages New Zealand city
Washington Times
Aftershocks spark fresh evacuations, damage to major New Zealand city
Minneapolis Star Tribune
RIA Novosti
China calls in Japanese ambassador over boat collision off disputed islands in East …
BEIJING – Diplomatic tensions between China and Japan escalated Wednesday when Beijing called in Japan’s ambassador after a Chinese fishing boat collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near a chain of disputed …Minneapolis Star Tribune · 1 hour ago
China calls in Japan envoy over boat collision
San Francisco Gate
High-seas collisions trigger Japan-China diplomatic spat
Raw Story
Boston Globe
Years of subsidized Afghan training expected
WASHINGTON — The United States expects to spend about $6 billion a year training and supporting Afghan troops and police after it begins pulling out its own combat troo
ps in 2011, The Associated Press has learned. …Marine Corp Times · 13 hours ago
US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years
Troy Record
US expects to spend billions on Afghanistan training long after drawdown of its forces
Washington Examiner
