Group vows to replace burned Qurans A major Islamic group will announce an initiative Thursday to distribute 200,000 Qurans to replace what it says are 200 copies that a Florida church plans to burn in a gesture that has sparked controversy worldwide.
Marines oust pirates from ship U.S. Marines boarded and seized control Thursday of a German-owned vessel that had been captured by pirates the day before off the coast of Somalia, the U.S. Fifth Fleet said.
Mexican mayor shot dead in own office The mayor of El Naranjo, Mexico, in the central state of San Luis Potosi was gunned down and killed inside his office Wednesday, officials said.
LAPD chief vows inquiry into shooting Los Angeles' police chief was booed during a community meeting as protests over an officer-involved fatal shooting continued for the third night Wednesday.
Recession slams teachers When Jenny Frank decided to become a teacher, she thought she was going into a profession that could weather any recession.
Car bomb kills 15 in Russia A car exploded in the Russian republic of North Ossetia-Alania on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring many more, government officials said.
Son wants proof mom's stoning on hold The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning said he wants proof that his mother's adultery and murder case has been put "on hold."
China: 200 pilots faked flying records Nearly 200 commercial pilots in China falsified their flying experience, Chinese aviation officials have discovered.
Fire threat eases in Colorado Colorado officials will reopen three subdivisions to residents Thursday as the fire threat lessened in some sections of a canyon, west of Boulder.
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