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Reuters: World News
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Obama says Koran burning can badly damage U.S. abroad
WASHINGTON/GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday appealed to Americans to respect the "inalienable" right of religious freedom and expressed hope a Florida Christian preacher would abandon a plan to burn the Koran that could deeply hurt the United States abroad. 
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85 prisoners escape jail on Mexico-U.S. border
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Eighty-five prisoners escaped from a jail near the U.S. border on Friday, authorities and media said, the latest prison break underscoring the challenges Mexico faces as it battles powerful drug cartels. 
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Trapped Chilean miners' next challenge: celebrity
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Once completely cut off from the outside world, 33 miners trapped for more than a month deep below the Chilean desert could face their next big challenge on the surface -- dealing with the media furor. 
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Iran delays release of detained American
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has canceled the planned release on Saturday of a detained American woman because the legal process has not been completed, Tehran's prosecutor said on Friday. 
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Castro says comment on Cuban economy misunderstood
HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro said on Friday his recent comment that communist-led Cuba's economic model does not work was badly understood and that what he really meant was that capitalism does not work. 
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U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve U.S. soldiers have been charged with gruesome crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies -- revelations that the Pentagon said on Thursday damaged America's image around the world. 
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Kremlin talks tough after Caucasus attack
YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev demanded tough action against militants on Friday after a suicide bombing killed at least 18 people, and an insurgent leader called for more attacks outside Russia's Muslim regions. 
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UAE gives Palestinian Authority $42 million: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has donated $42 million to the Palestinian Authority, boosting support for President Mahmoud Abbas' cash-strapped government as it embarks on direct peace talks with Israel, Arab officials said on Friday. 
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Man held in Denmark after trying to blow himself up
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police have detained a man after he tried to blow himself up in a hotel in central Copenhagen, Danish media reported Friday. 
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War crimes court denies former Kosovo PM release
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A war crimes tribunal in The Hague Friday denied a request by Kosovo's former prime minister to be provisionally freed before a new trial, saying this could encourage his supporters to intimidate witnesses. 
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