Anti-American fury sweeps Middle East over film
KHARTOUM/TUNIS - Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday with protesters attacking U.S. embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions. | Video
U.S. won't tolerate efforts to harm Americans: Obama
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected any denigration of Islam but said there is no excuse for attacks on U.S. embassies, insisting he will never tolerate efforts to harm Americans.
War-time allies hushed up Katyn massacre
WARSAW - Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill hushed up evidence the Soviet secret police had killed thousands of Polish men in the Katyn forest in 1940 for fear of alienating World War Two ally Josef Stalin, newly-declassified documents show. Full Article
Strike shows split over poverty's role in learning
The Chicago teachers strike has underscored a fundamental split over the biggest issue confronting America's public schools: how to provide a decent education to children mired in poverty. Full Article
Pacemakers' second life in the developing world
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in developing countries with heart problems may not be able to afford new pacemakers, but a new study suggests devices removed during autopsies may have enough remaining battery life to be donated and used again. Full Article
Syria's displaced need homes as school starts
BEIRUT - Tens of thousands of Syrians who moved into schools after air strikes and fighting drove them from their homes will be on the move again on Sunday when the government plans to start the school year despite unrelenting violence. Full Article
Breach at "Fort Knox" of uranium sets off alarms
WASHINGTON - In July 2012, three aging anti-nuclear activists, including an 82-year-old nun, cut through fences surrounding the "Fort Knox" of uranium storage, and lawmakers want to know how it happened. Full Article
Neil Armstrong's ashes scattered at sea
Sept. 15 - Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the lunar surface, has his ashes scattered in the Atlantic Ocean during a memorial service. Andrew Raven reports.
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Honoring a slain ambassador
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Beyonce steps up money pitch for Obama
Beyonce and Jay-Z jump in to help Obama raise cash at a $40,000 per person soiree. With the focus remaining on events overseas, Mitt Romney accuses President Obama of planning to slash troop strength. Video
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