al-Qaeda Official Nabbed

Iraqi and coalition forces have arrested the second most senior figure in al-Qaeda in Iraq, Iraq's national security adviser announced on Sunday, saying the group now suffered from a "serious leadership crisis." Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, was captured north of Baghdad a few days ago "along with another group of his aides and followers," Mouwafak al-Rubaie said.ABC News

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Tens of thousands of Palestinian civil servants who have not been paid in months walked off the job on Saturday in what's being called a major test of the Hamas-led government.CBC News

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Iran's president wants to negotiate on his country's nuclear program, but he won't stop uranium enrichment ahead of talks, said UN chief Kofi Annan Sunday after meeting with the leader in Tehran.CTV News

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Investigators on Sunday investigated a reconnaissance plane crash that killed 14 troops, the worst loss for British forces in Afghanistan, as NATO and the Afghan Army pressed on with an operation to clear the surrounding district of Taliban militants.Herald Tribune

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The remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto put a sloppy wet damper on the last big tourism weekend of the summer for many people, making a mess of some oceanfront hotels and leaving beaches and boardwalks less crowded than usual.Detroit Free Press

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Fire swept through a third-floor apartment on Chicago's North Side early Sunday, killing six children and injuring their mother and three siblings, authorities said. Candles may have caused the fire, officials said.CNN

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Europe's first spacecraft to the moon ended its three-year mission Sunday with a planned crash, hitting its target after ground controllers had to maneuver it around a looming crater rim.CTV News