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With al-Awlaki dead, al-Qaida lacks Western voice

World NewsOct 1, 2011

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The killings of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American al-Qaida propagandist in a U.S. airstrike Friday wipe out the decisive factor that made the terrorist group's Yemen branch the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.Issuing English-l
Pakistani P.M. deflects U.S. pressure over militants

World NewsSept 30, 2011

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. pressure on Pakistan to attack Afghan militants on its soil will not succeed, the Pakistani prime minister told a gathering Thursday of political and military leaders trying to formulate a response to fresh American allegations that the army’s spy agency is supporting the insu
Fidel Castro mocks Obama for Cuba comments

World NewsSept 30, 2011

HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro mocked President Barack Obama on Thursday for saying he’s open to changing U.S. policy toward Cuba if there is change on the island first, calling the U.S. leader “stupid.”Writing in one of his semiregular essays published across state-run media, Castro reacted with sarca
Jackson bodyguard says doc told him to hide vials

World NewsSept 30, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help testified Thursday that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine vials before calling emergency services. Deputy District. Attorney. David Walgren displys an image of Micheal Jack
Zany scientists honored in alternative Nobels

World NewsSept 30, 2011

NEW YORK (AFP) - In the ultimate accolade for the world's mad scientists, spoof Nobel prizes were awarded Thursday for studies into beetle sex, turtles yawning, the desperation of people dying to urinate and other daffy investigations.The annual Ig Nobel prizes, now in their 21st year, were given at
Europe eyes controversial financial tax

World BusinessSept 29, 2011

STRASBOURG (AFP) ― Europe went ahead with landmark proposals to tax the financial sector on Wednesday, ignoring U.S. opposition in a move also sure to provoke a row with London which fears capital flight from the City.On the drawing-board for more than a year, the idea was given fresh impetus last m
German parliament passes expanded euro fund

WorldSept 29, 2011

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly approved expanding the powers of the eurozone bailout fund in a major step toward tackling the bloc's sprawling sovereign debt crisis.The measure had been largely expected to pass the lower house of parliament, but a lively debate ahead
U.S. man planned to blow up Pentagon

World NewsSept 29, 2011

BOSTON (AP) ― A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting an assault on the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol using remote-controlled aircraft armed with explosives ― the latest of several terrorism cases to spring from federal sting operations.Rezwan Ferdaus was arrested in Framingham, Massachuset
Cantaloupe outbreak kills at least 16 in United States

World NewsSept 29, 2011

Cantaloupes rot in the afternoon heat on the Jensen Farms in Colorado on Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) ― Federal health officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe in coming weeks.So far, the outbreak has caused
Japan donor leaves 10 million yen gift in public toilet

Sept 29, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) - An anonymous donor has left a wad of cash worth $131,000 in a public toilet in Japan, with instructions it be used to help victims of the March earthquake and tsunami, an official said Thursday.A plastic shopping bag, containing 10 million yen, was found on September22 in a toilet for
U.S. ‘threat’ of military action unites Pakistan

World NewsSept 29, 2011

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. accusations that Pakistan is supporting Afghan insurgents have triggered a nationalist backlash and whipped up media fears of an American invasion, drowning out any discussion over the army’s long use of jihadi groups as deadly proxies in the region.The reaction shows the prob
U.S. fugitive caught 41 years after escape

World NewsSept 29, 2011

ALMOCAGEME, Portugal (AP) ― He lived the sweet life for decades. But nobody knew he was on the run.After breaking out of a New Jersey prison 41 years ago, George Wright settled in a picturesque seaside town in Portugal.He married a local woman, raised two children and grew old in a pretty house on a
U.S. approves two solar loans worth $1 billion

World BusinessSept 29, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Energy Department on Wednesday approved two loan guarantees worth more than $1 billion for solar energy projects in Nevada and Arizona, two days before the expiration date of a program that has become a rallying cry for Republican critics of the Obama administration’s green ene
Fitch lowers Slovenia credit rating

World BusinessSept 29, 2011

LJUBLJANA (AFP) ― Fitch ratings agency lowered eurozone member Slovenia’s credit rating by one notch to “AA-“ on Wednesday over concerns over its banks and failure to implement reforms to stabilize public finances.“The downgrade of Slovenia is primarily driven by deterioration in the financial posit
France unveils slashed budget

World BusinessSept 29, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― France proudly presented next year’s budget on Wednesday as the first to cut spending since World War II, as it tries to convince nervous investors that it will get its debts under control.But economists balked at the claim and said the cuts in the 2012 budget are not substantial enough