Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Lowers Gestational Diabetes Risk
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who have weight loss surgery before they get pregnant are three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes and are also less likely to require a cesarean section, a new study finds. (full story...)

Afghan election threatened by violence, says watchdog
AFP - Afghanistan's parliamentary elections are being threatened by Taliban violence and intimidation as the government fails to protect candidates, especially women, a human rights watchdog said Thursday. (full story...)

Car crash tragedy of gay couple in kiss photo
One dead, the other seriously injured in crash one month after moment of passion was controversially published in newspaperTheirs was a kiss that stunned a conservative town. When a moment of passion between two men was published on a newspaper front page, it provoked fierce debate in one of South Africa's oldest communities.In a single photogr....(more) (full story...)

Fernando Fernández obituary
Spanish artist who filled the pages of 1950s British comicsIn the late 1950s, Fernando Fernández, who has died aged 70, was one of the youngest of a group of Spanish artists working for the British comics publisher Fleetway Publications. Only 17 when his first strips were published, Fernández filled the pages of British comics for the next dec....(more) (full story...)

Qur'an burning would increase risk of terror attacks – Interpol
• 'Strong likelihood' of violent attacks if if burning goes ahead• US pastor hints at cancelling event if contacted by ObamaInterpol, the international police agency, has warned of an increased risk of terror attacks if the planned burning of the Qur'an by extremist US pastor Terry Jones takes place on Saturday."If the burning goes....(more) (full story...)

Special Report: The Female Factor: Savoring Victory With Personal Style
Designers are helping as women storm the corridors of power, displaying a distinctive feminine look (full story...)

Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer. (full story...)

Cops: 7 children left home alone; 2 women arrested
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North Korea marks 62nd anniversary and awaits next Kim off the rank
Dictator Kim Jong-il apparently too ill to hold party congress where he is expected to anoint son Kim Jong-un as next leaderNorth Korea has marked its 62nd anniversary today amid speculation that its dictator, Kim Jong-il, is not well enough to open a rare meeting of ruling party members that could see his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, effectively nam....(more) (full story...)

Obama attacks plan to burn Qur'an
US president joins worldwide condemnation of plan by US preacher to burn copies of Qur'an to mark 9/11 anniversaryBarack Obama today joined mounting worldwide condemnation of the plan by an extremist US preacher to burn copies of the Qur'an, saying the event would be a "recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida".The Rev Terry Jones has vow....(more) (full story...)