Church rebuffs military concerns on Koran burning
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida church is rebuffing warnings by the U.S. military's top official in Afghanistan to cancel a scheduled Sept. 11 burning of the Muslim holy book.
The Rev. Terry Jones, head of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, told the Associated Press on Tuesday that he agrees ...
Petraeus warns Koran burning could endanger troops
A Florida pastor's plans to burn Korans to mark the anniversary of 9/11 this week could endanger the lives of U.S. troops, warns U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Gen. Petraeus said he is "very concerned" about possible repercussions of the pastor's ...
Norwegian pleads not guilty to terror financing
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Somali-born Norwegian citizen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of sending more than $30,000 to top leaders of an al-Qaeda-linked Somali militant group at the start of the first trial under Norway's 2002 terror financing law.
Norwegian prosecutors formally indicted the 40-year-old man in Oslo ...
Petraeus: Burning Quran endangers troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, warned on Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide.
Meanwhile, NATO reported the death of an American ...
