| Obama's history-defying decision on Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:32 AM PDT  His decision to seek congressional approval represents a historic turning point not seen since Truman.
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| Assad defiant in face of U.S. threat of strikes Posted: 01 Sep 2013 01:34 PM PDT  President Bashar al-Assad insisted Sunday that Syria will face down any military action, as Damascus residents mocked his US counterpart Barack Obama whose administration stepped up charges the regime used sarin gas.
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| Kerry says Syria used sarin gas in deadly attack Posted: 01 Sep 2013 02:52 PM PDT  US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday Washington has proof the Syrian regime used sarin gas in a deadly attack, as he sought to overcome deep skepticism in Congress over military strikes.
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| Mandela discharged from hospital, returns home Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela went home in an ambulance on Sunday after nearly three months in a hospital that became the focus of a global outpouring of concern, but authorities said the health of the former South African president remained critical and sometimes unstable.
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| David Frost, known for Nixon interview, dies at 74 Posted: 01 Sep 2013 01:25 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — David Frost had sparred with Richard Nixon for hours, recording a series of interviews with the former president three years after he stepped down in disgrace over Watergate. But as the sessions drew to a close, Frost realized he still lacked something: an acknowledgement by Nixon that he had been wrong.
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| David Frost's most memorable interviews Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:34 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Veteran British broadcaster David Frost set a milestone in TV history when he drew extraordinary admissions from disgraced former President Richard Nixon in 1977. Armed with ambition, talent and a remarkable contacts book, Frost sat down with many other world leaders and the biggest names in show business over half a century. Here are some highlights from some of his most prominent interviews.
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| Sierra wildfire now California's fourth-largest Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:54 PM PDT  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest conflagration in modern California history, fire officials said Sunday as clouds and higher humidity helped crews further contain the biggest blaze in the United States this year.
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| Egypt's Morsi to be tried for inciting violence Posted: 01 Sep 2013 04:24 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top prosecutor on Sunday referred ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to trial on charges of inciting the killing of opponents protesting outside his palace while he was in office, the state news agency said.
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| AP PHOTOS: Dragon Con draws huge sci-fi crowd Posted: 01 Sep 2013 03:02 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — Wookies, Daleks and scantily-clad comic book characters called Atlanta home this weekend while attending the annual Dragon Con science fiction and fantasy convention. It's the rough equivalent of three consecutive days of Halloween held in high-rise Atlanta hotels.
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| FAMU band back at football game after suspension Posted: 01 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nearly two years after a drum major's hazing death silenced the music at Florida A&M football games, the famed Marching 100 band returned to the field Sunday with its familiar booms, drum rattles and other tones for the school's season-opener.
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| Beyonce closes 1st day of Jay-Z's Philly festival Posted: 01 Sep 2013 05:55 AM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyonce closed the first day of her husband Jay-Z's second annual music festival with a 90-minute set that featured hits like "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and "Crazy In Love."
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| Indian spiritual leader arrested on rape charge Posted: 01 Sep 2013 03:12 AM PDT  JAIPUR, India (AP) — A controversial spiritual guru was arrested early Sunday on a rape charge filed by a teenage girl in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said.
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| David Frost, known for Nixon interview, dies Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:09 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — David Frost may be best remembered for his post-Watergate interviews with former President Richard Nixon, but the veteran British broadcaster was equally at ease as a satirist, game show host and serious political journalist. |
| Pope announces day of fasting for peace for Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:38 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace there on Sept. 7.
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| Egypt destroys homes for possible Gaza buffer zone Posted: 01 Sep 2013 01:55 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military has bulldozed 13 homes along the Gaza Strip border and caved in tunnels beneath them as a prelude to the possible creation of a buffer zone to reduce weapon smuggling and illegal militant crossings, angering residents who said they were evicted with no compensation, security officials and residents said Sunday.
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| Citing sarin use, US seeks to bolster Syria case Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:53 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Sunday confidently predicted congressional backing for limited military action in Syria and asserted that the Assad government used sarin gas in the deadly chemical attack that threatens to draw the U.S. into another Mideast conflict.
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