ASHTON CABINET@Kenny The King, Saturday 09/18

BBC World News/Americas

• Craigslist ends adult service ads September 4, 2010
  Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups. […]
• Tropical storm Earl hits Canada September 4, 2010
  Tropical Storm Earl reaches Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian coast, with tens of thousands of people experiencing power cuts. […]
• BP blowout preventer 'removed' September 4, 2010
  BP replaces the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs. […]
• Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best' September 4, 2010
  Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics. […]
• Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson' September 4, 2010
  A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say. […]
• Thai workers 'trafficked to US' September 4, 2010
  Six recruiters are accused of luring 400 Thai workers to the US with promises of farm jobs, confiscating their passports and demanding high fees. […]
• UPS plane crashes near Dubai road September 4, 2010
  A cargo aircraft belonging to the US courier UPS crashes on a major highway in Dubai, setting some cars on fire. […]
• Clinton warns on Mid-East talks September 4, 2010
  The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time". […]
• "Ground Zero" Islamic centre causes debate September 4, 2010
  Plans to build an Islamic centre near Ground Zero in New York have triggered a debate across the US about the limits of religious tolerance. […]
• Week in pictures September 4, 2010
  Striking pictures from around the world this week. […]