Church defiant over Koran burning. A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
American soldiers killed in Iraq. Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.
Lennon killer denied parole again. Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, officials say.
Soros gives $100m to rights group. Billionaire investor George Soros is to give $100m to the organisation Human Rights Watch over the next 10 years.
Obama to back company tax breaks. President Obama is to call for company tax breaks in his bid to regain the initiative as mid-term elections loom.
