Iran says it will free U.S. detainee Sarah Shourd

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon release Sarah Shourd, one of three detained American citizens accused of espionage, an Iranian official at the United Nations told Reuters Thursday.   Última hora


Gunmen behead, set alight Sunni cleric in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed the house of a Sunni cleric Thursday and cut his head off before setting him alight in an attack that bore the hallmark of insurgents, a police spokesman said.   Última hora


Obama: Koran-burning could lead to suicide bombings

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that an obscure U.S. Christian pastor's plan to burn the Koran could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings, as international pressure mounted on Washington to step in.   Última hora


U.S. appeals court puts on hold stem cell funding ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court granted on Thursday an Obama administration request for a temporary stay that lifts a judge's ban on federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells.   Última hora


New York finally sees progress at Ground Zero site

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nine years after the September 11 attacks, visible progress is finally being made toward rebuilding the World Trade Center site known as Ground Zero.   Última hora


Data shows economic recovery still on track

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July, hopeful signs for the stuttering economic recovery.   Última hora


Iran says to free one American detainee

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will release on Saturday one of three detained American citizens accused of espionage, an official told Reuters on Thursday.   Última hora


Iran says to free one detained American hiker

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will release one of the three detained American hikers accused of espionage, an official told Reuters on Thursday.   Última hora


Jobless claims, trade gap brighten outlook

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July, hopeful signs for the stuttering economic recovery.   Última hora


U.S. Marines seize ship from pirates in the Gulf of Aden

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Marines boarded and seized a commercial German vessel in the Gulf of Aden that had been attacked and boarded by pirates a day earlier, the U.S. Fifth Fleet said in a statement on Thursday.   Última hora