World
McCain's veep choice is historic and hardly known
JUNEAU, Alaska - In two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now _ making history _ to John McCain's side as the first female running mate on a Republican presidential ticket.
Hurricane Gustav plows through Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Gustav plowed through the Cayman Islands toward Cuba, gathering strength on a journey that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category-3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina.
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- Source: Petraeus submitted preliminary Iraq report
- Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Russia
- Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court
Washington
Source: Petraeus submitted preliminary Iraq report
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal and at what pace, a senior military officer close to the process said Friday.
2 airliners nearly collide over Atlantic
WASHINGTON - Two airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Atlantic Ocean this week, federal authorities said Friday.
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- FAA outage reveals odd computing practices
- Smithsonian to make large cuts to executives' pay
- Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states
- Sources: US says civilian deaths were overstated
International
Pakistan's presidential favorite under guard
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's presidential front-runner has moved into a tightly guarded government compound over security fears, officials said as a militant campaign against the government led to more violence in the country's volatile northwest.
Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow
TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse.
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- Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court
- Thai protest alliance not so happy with democracy
- Polish PM: nothing to fear over base
- France: No EU sanctions against Russia imminent
Europe
UK official gets more time in Guantanamo case
LONDON - A British court on Friday gave Foreign Secretary David Miliband a week to justify his decision to suppress secret documents that lawyers for a Guantanamo detainee argue could prove their client was tortured in Morocco.
Polish PM: nothing to fear over base
REDZIKOWO, Poland - Poland's prime minister sought to reassure worried residents near the site of a planned U.S. missile defense base on Friday, pledging that they and the country would be more secure, despite threats from an angry Russia.
