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A car is covered in debris while other homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Ironton, La. after Hurricane Isaac near Louisiana Hwy 23 in Plaquemines Parish Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Days after Isaac, thousands still in the dark, the majority in Louisiana

September 3, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly a week after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying...

Men don women’s high heels to raise awareness for anti-rape event

September 3, 2012

LAKE CHARLES (AP) — Police officers and emergency medical workers were among about 70 men who pranced through a Lake Charles mall in women’s high-heeled shoes to raise awareness of rape and...

Researchers investigate the carcass of a great white shark that washed up in Westport, Mass., just over the state line from Little Compton, R.I., Saturday Sept. 1, 2012. A Massachusetts marine biologist who examined a 13-foot great white shark carcass found ashore near the Rhode Island state line wasn't able to determine how the shark died, state officials said Sunday. State biologist Greg Skomal performed a necropsy on the 1,500-pound male shark Saturday and found no signs of trauma. (AP Photo/Courtney Sacco)

Cause of shark’s death on Rhode Island, Massachusetts border unclear

September 3, 2012

WESTPORT, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts marine biologist who examined a 13-foot great white shark carcass found ashore near the Rhode Island state line wasn’t able to determine how the shark...

Spain fears illegal migrants may flood to islands, try to breach fences

September 3, 2012

MADRID (AP) — Authorities said 160 would-be migrants tried to break into a fenced-off Spanish enclave on the north African coast Monday, and Spain’s foreign minister worried more may head to...

Egyptian Islamist lawyer calls heavy metal concert Satanist, files suit

September 3, 2012

CAIRO (AP) — A heavy metal concert has prompted a police investigation after an Islamist lawyer claimed it was attended by Satanists at a well-known cultural center in Egypt’s capital Cairo. ...

Released mine workers celebrate their release at Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate's Court, Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The miners were among those arrested for public violence after the police opened fire on a group of striking mineworkers killing 34 and wounding 78 at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine on August 16. Last week, prosecutors said the men arrested would be charged with the murder and attempted murder of their colleagues. Following a public outcry the charges were provisionally withdrawn on Sunday. (AP Photo)

Four shot at South African gold mine in latest episode of unrest

September 3, 2012

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police and security guards fired rubber bullets and tear gas Monday at sacked gold miners who were attacking colleagues to block them from working, the mine owner...

A boy looks back while he and another boy play on a Syrian military tank, destroyed during fighting with the Rebels, in the Syrian town of Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

France warns of Syrian chemical weapons attack, prepares response

September 3, 2012

PARIS (AP) — Western powers are preparing a tough response if Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime deploys chemical or biological weapons in its civil war, key European officials warned Monday. ...

Egyptian Islamist lawyer calls heavy metal concert Satanist, files suit

By The Associated Press
September 2, 2012

CAIRO (AP) - A heavy metal concert has prompted a police investigation after an Islamist lawyer claimed it was attended by Satanists at a well-known cultural center in Egypt's capital Cairo. A security...

Four shot at South African gold mine in latest episode of unrest

By The Associated Press
September 2, 2012

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police and security guards fired rubber bullets and tear gas Monday at sacked gold miners who were attacking colleagues to block them from working, the mine owner said....

A car is covered in debris while other homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Ironton, La. after Hurricane Isaac near Louisiana Hwy 23 in Plaquemines Parish Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Days after Isaac, thousands still in the dark, the majority in Louisiana

By The Associated Press
September 2, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly a week after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying...

Men don women’s high heels to raise awareness for anti-rape event

By The Associated Press
September 2, 2012

LAKE CHARLES (AP) - Police officers and emergency medical workers were among about 70 men who pranced through a Lake Charles mall in women's high-heeled shoes to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault...

France warns of Syrian chemical weapons attack, prepares response

By The Associated Press
September 2, 2012

PARIS (AP) - Western powers are preparing a tough response if Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime deploys chemical or biological weapons in its civil war, key European officials warned Monday. Syria's...