VoteKansas.org

DENVER (Reuters) - The "racist ramblings" of a man in Colorado posed no threat to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama but reminded many Americans of past attempts on the lives of their leaders.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's leading opposition figure, Anwar Ibrahim, cleared a major hurdle in his race to win power when an Islamist party endorsed him on Wednesday as leader of an anti-government alliance.

DENVER (Reuters) - The U.S. government should eliminate the hybrid structure of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and fully back them with taxpayer funds, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention.

DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama was set to be nominated on Wednesday as the Democrats' presidential candidate, a historic first for a black American, and Bill and Hillary Clinton marked their last day in the Denver spotlight.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej ordered thousands of riot police to remove an anti-government crowd occupying his office compound by the end of Wednesday, but protest leaders vowed to stay.

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians on the streets of Tbilisi reacted defiantly but without surprise on Tuesday to Russia's recognition of two rebel provinces, some refusing to accept they may have lost Abkhazia and South Ossetia for good.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen invaded a ranch in northern Mexico and opened fire on a family gathering, killing five people in the third big attack in Chihuahua state this month.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Lockheed Martin Corp said on Tuesday its new shore-hugging combat ship performed well during Navy sea trials last week, which defense analysts said paved the way for acceptance of the ship by the Navy.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Hijackers who forced a Sudanese airliner to land in Libya have demanded fuel to fly on to Paris, Libya's state news agency Jana said on Wednesday.

TORONTO (Reuters) - An Air France-KLM Boeing 747 aircraft on a flight from Paris skidded off the runway after landing at Montreal's Trudeau airport on Tuesday but there were no injuries or serious damage, police said.

KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had found convincing evidence that 90 Afghan civilians, most of them children, were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in western Afghanistan last week.

SHEBAA, Lebanon (Reuters) - For a Middle Eastern flashpoint, the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms appear placid.

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's northern Kurdish enclave may be a haven of relative peace and serenity but independent journalists there say challenges to the political establishment are being met with intimidation and threats.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned Russia's decision to recognize two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states and said Moscow should be further isolated from the international community.

BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll from a series of explosions which ripped through a chemical plant in southern China has risen to 16 after rescuers found five more bodies, state media said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna has always reveled in controversy and with the recent launch of her concert tour, "Sticky & Sweet," the 50-year-old pop star has kicked up a new fuss by comparing John McCain to Adolf Hitler in a video.

DENVER (Reuters) - Who says the Democratic National Convention is just for Democrats?

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Israel on Tuesday not to undermine peace talks with the Palestinians after a report found it had nearly doubled Jewish settlement construction.

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians on the streets of Tbilisi reacted defiantly but without surprise on Tuesday to Russia's recognition of two rebel provinces, some refusing to accept they may have lost Abkhazia and South Ossetia for good.

HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian man imprisoned his two mentally ill children for more than 20 years in a dungeon he dug under his house because he was ashamed of them, Palestinian police said on Tuesday.