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Today's Front Page News: Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans Police in manhunt for Tel Aviv gay club shooter Plane carrying 16 disappears over Indonesian Papua Philippines mourns democracy icon Corazon Aquino 1 dead, 15 injured in Canada stage collapse Lawmaker questions low Medal of Honor count Sen. Franken relishes policy role in new position Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound LaGuardia terminal evacuated in NYC, 1 in custody Phelps sets world record, beats Cavic in 100 fly Obama urges work on healthcare after committee vote Iran tries 100 reformists over election unrest Obama says many months before U.S. exits recession Castro to U.S.: communist Cuba will not change Afghan poll workers ambushed; U.S. soldiers killed Iran says three U.S. tourists arrested: report Cory Aquino, Philippine people power heroine, dies Gunman kills 2 at Tel Aviv club for gay youths Iran's Khatami denounces trial of protesters Thousands mourn ex-Philippine president Aquino Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:41 pm PDT AP - Iran state TV confirmed Saturday that it has detained three Americans who crossed the border from northern Iraq, saying they failed to heed warnings from Iranian guards. Kurdish officials from the self-ruled region in northern Iraq said the three — two men and a woman — were tourists who had mistakenly crossed into Iranian territory Friday while hiking in a mountainous area near the resort town of Ahmed Awaa. Full Story Top Police in manhunt for Tel Aviv gay club shooter Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:51 pm PDT AP - Hundreds of police officers were scouring the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday in a door-to-door manhunt for a gunman who opened fire on a gay youth club. Full Story Top Plane carrying 16 disappears over Indonesian Papua Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:52 pm PDT AP - A plane carrying 16 people disappeared over eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an airline official said. Full Story Top Philippines mourns democracy icon Corazon Aquino Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:41 pm PDT AP - Thousands of Filipinos lined up for hours Sunday to see the body of former President Corazon Aquino — the beloved democracy icon who swept away a dictator and inspired nonviolent resistance to autocratic rule. Full Story Top 1 dead, 15 injured in Canada stage collapse Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:42 pm PDT AP - One person was killed and at least 15 were injured after a storm whipped through an outdoor country music festival, causing a stage to collapse. Full Story Top Lawmaker questions low Medal of Honor count Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:42 pm PDT AP - Nearly eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have left 4,000 soldiers killed in action, more than 34,000 wounded — and only six considered worthy of the nation's highest military award for battlefield valor. Full Story Top Sen. Franken relishes policy role in new position Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:43 pm PDT AP - Just weeks into his Senate term, Al Franken's portfolio compares favorably to any of the Senate's freshman members. He loves policy. He has signed on as co-sponsor to a half dozen bills, asked thoughtful questions of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and immersed himself in a thorny debate over health care reform. Full Story Top Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:43 pm PDT AP - It was — note the past tense — the worst housing recession anyone but survivors of the Great Depression can remember. Full Story Top LaGuardia terminal evacuated in NYC, 1 in custody Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:44 pm PDT AP - Air travelers at New York's LaGuardia Airport found themselves in a mess of delays and missed connections Saturday after a homeless man carried a fake bomb into its central terminal, authorities said. Full Story Top Phelps sets world record, beats Cavic in 100 fly Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:45 pm PDT AP - Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic again. No doubt about it. With a defiant performance in a supposedly inferior suit, Phelps stayed close over the outward lap and rallied on the return to become the first swimmer to break 50 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly, beating the Serbian with a time of 49.82. Full Story Top Obama urges work on healthcare after committee vote Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:45 am PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday welcomed the latest vote by a House of Representatives committee on healthcare reform and urged lawmakers to keep up the momentum in the coming weeks. Full Story Top Iran tries 100 reformists over election unrest Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:16 am PDT Reuters - About 100 leading Iranian reformists went on trial on Saturday, accused of trying to topple the clerical establishment by orchestrating mass protests after the disputed presidential election, Iranian media reported. Full Story Top Obama says many months before U.S. exits recession Sat, 1 Aug 2009 05:08 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama warned on Saturday it would take "many more months" for the United States to get out of recession even after GDP figures showed the economy shrank only modestly in the second quarter. Full Story Top Castro to U.S.: communist Cuba will not change Sat, 1 Aug 2009 06:45 pm PDT Reuters - President Raul Castro said on Saturday he would not change Cuba's communist system to make peace with the United States, but repeated his willingness to discuss all issues with the island's longtime enemy. Full Story Top Afghan poll workers ambushed; U.S. soldiers killed Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:32 am PDT Reuters - A convoy of campaign workers for Afghan President Hamid Karzai was ambushed five times on Saturday, officials said, as Taliban insurgents step up efforts to disrupt the presidential election. Full Story Top Iran says three U.S. tourists arrested: report Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:57 am PDT Reuters - Iran arrested three American tourists after what one Kurdish official said was an unwitting crossing into Iran from Iraq while hiking in mountains and Washington said it was taking the case very seriously. Full Story Top Cory Aquino, Philippine people power heroine, dies Sat, 1 Aug 2009 07:05 am PDT Reuters - Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, who ousted one of the 20th Century's most corrupt dictators to become a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76. Full Story Top Gunman kills 2 at Tel Aviv club for gay youths Sat, 1 Aug 2009 02:46 pm PDT Reuters - A gunman sprayed automatic fire at an Israeli club for gay teenagers on Saturday, killing two people and wounding at least eight, police and witnesses said. Full Story Top Iran's Khatami denounces trial of protesters Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:26 pm PDT AFP - Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, a key opposition supporter, denounced on Sunday the trial of around 100 people accused of rioting after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Full Story Top Thousands mourn ex-Philippine president Aquino Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:14 pm PDT AFP - Thousands of mourners paid their final respects to former Philippine President Corazon Aquino on Sunday, lining up to file past her coffin in silent tribute to the "People Power" democracy leader. Full Story Top

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