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By NASSER KARIMI 2010-08-01T07:39:36Z TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran reiterated on Sunday that three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders....

By 2010-08-01T07:20:23Z DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October....

By MICHAEL HILL 2010-08-01T07:03:52Z RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the husband-and-wife-to-be stayed out of sight....

By 2010-08-01T06:37:47Z SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The basketball court isn't the only place where Sacramento Kings player Tyreke Evans apparently likes to move fast....

By AMANDA LEE MYERS 2010-08-01T06:37:22Z PHOENIX (AP) -- Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee....

By 2010-08-01T06:18:52Z PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Residents of Pakistan's northwest have criticized the government's response to devastating flooding that has killed more than 800 people....

By 2010-08-01T06:07:52Z PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) -- A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze....

By BEN FOX 2010-08-01T06:06:38Z SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo....

By H. JOSEF HEBERT 2010-08-01T06:05:49Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents....

By 2010-08-01T06:02:37Z VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) -- A Canadian waterbombing plane battling wildfires deep in British Columbia's interior crashed on Saturday, search and rescue officials said....

By 2010-08-01T05:47:12Z TOKYO (AP) -- Two Japanese journalists reported missing by their television network were found unresponsive on a mountain Sunday, though police said an official declaration of death would have to wait until they could be taken to a hospital....

By 2010-08-01T04:55:23Z SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The basketball court isn't the only place where Sacramento Kings player Tyreke Evans apparently likes to move fast....

By BEN FOX 2010-08-01T04:26:07Z SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo....

By AMANDA LEE MYERS 2010-08-01T04:20:03Z PHOENIX (AP) -- Police were using helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee....

By LARRY MARGASAK 2010-08-01T06:08:34Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty....

By 2010-08-01T04:19:33Z PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) -- A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze....

By NABEEL YUSUF and RIAZ KHAN 2010-08-01T04:18:05Z NOWSHERA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems....

By MICHAEL HILL 2010-08-01T04:17:45Z RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday....

By H. JOSEF HEBERT 2010-08-01T04:17:13Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents....

By H. JOSEF HEBERT 2010-08-01T06:05:49Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents....