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Woman fined for wearing pants, who could have recived 40 lashes

Monday American troops were accused of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. The accusers were a Swedish charity group, and the U.S. military said it was investigating. Another investigation is going on in Louisiana. Dennis Carter Sr. shot and killed his wife, son and 2-year old grandson, then as police tried to pull him over about 20 minutes later, he shot himself. Also shot was his daughter-in-law, Amber Carter, who was six months pregnant, and forced to give birth to a healthy baby boy named Aubrey. Family members said this was the end of a long history of domestic violence. Will the sighting of white sharks end the history of swimming at the beaches in Cape Cod? For now a swimming ban for the rest of the Labor Day weekend at some oceanside beaches in Massachusetts have been issued. A fine was issued to a woman name Lubna al-Hussein put on trial for wearing clothing deemed indecent by Sudanese authorities, but will not get the 40 lashes she potentially could have faced. She said that she will not pay the fine, so she will serve one month in prison. She plans to appeal to the constitutional court to fight for this law to be declared unconstitutional.

British candy maker Cadbury has rejected a $16.7 billion offer from U.S. food giant Kraft to merge the companies, because company says proposal "fundamentally undervalues the group". Kraft plans to continue to pursue the merger. Fraud charges are beginning to undermine trust in the Afghan election. Cases like School principal Karima Monib who has been accused of stuffing ballot boxes as head of the polling station at her school. Monib denies allegations. 650 major fraud allegations have been filed, along with more than 1,500 minor complaints such as the one against Monib. More world news, Israel approved on Monday the building of 455 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, opposed by U.S. ally.

The rare Arakan forest turtle, once thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar. Obama has made a discovery also. Obama chose a Labor Day union picnic as the backdrop to announce his selection of Ron Bloom as senior counselor for manufacturing policy.


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