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Time.com - A new anti-immigration book by a director on the board of Germany's central bank has outraged the nation -- and has critics calling for his job more >>

Reuters - Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput is blaming the sharp teeth of a rodent for robbing him of his shot at glory on home soil at next month's Commonwealth Games. more >>

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AP - El Salvador has made it illegal to belong to a street gang in the wake of an attack on a passenger bus that killed 17 people. more >>

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Reuters - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada's Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer. more >>

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The first Middle East peace talks in nearly two years got off to a quick start Thursday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreeing to meet again in two weeks and to commence work on the blueprint for a peace treaty. more >>

The Christian Science Monitor - When Israeli-Palestinian peace talks move beyond today's summit in Washington, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will face a tough balancing act as even his allies at home push back against US and Israeli pressures. more >>

Time.com - Amid the catastrophes, the country's religious minorities are under assault -- and one group has allegedly been denied official assistance more >>

OneWorld.net - MEXICO CITY, Sep 1 (IPS) - Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts on behalf of migrant rights. more >>

Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders resumed with pledges of support for a peace process leading to a comprehensive settlement within a year. more >>

Protesters gathered in Iran on Friday for a demonstration to observe an annual holiday that marks the country's solidarity with Palestinians and calls for the end of Israel occupation. more >>

NASA experts will present options and recommendations Friday evening after assessing the situations and needs of the 33 miners trapped far below the surface of the Earth. more >>

As Hurricane Earl approached the U.S. East Coast on Thursday, two other tropical storms were churning in the Atlantic Ocean, with one prompting a tropical storm watch for Bermuda. more >>

The United Nations appears to have been aware of rape by rebels in eastern Congo earlier than it originally said it was, according to an internal e-mail and a humanitarian bulletin. more >>

Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday. more >>

God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics. more >>

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Thursday to consult with political and military officials. more >>

At least one person was killed Thursday as riots in the southern African nation of Mozambique continued into a second day, the director of a hospital told a local television station. more >>

The death of a man in police custody has led to deadly riots and six deaths in Indonesia, police said on Thursday. more >>