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Iran criticizes Turkey over defense shield

Oct 5, 2011

TEHRAN (AP) ― Iran criticized Turkey on Tuesday for agreeing to allow NATO to station an early warning radar in the southeast of the country that will serve as part of the alliance’s missile defense system.President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed the defense system was meant to protect Israel against I
Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria

Oct 5, 2011

Old allies cooperate to thwart sanction on Damascus; crackdown has led to 2,700 deaths so farUNITED NATIONS (AP) ― Russia and China vetoed a European-backed U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday that threatened sanctions against Syria if it didn’t immediately halt its military crackdown against c
Truck bomb kills 70 in Somali capital

Oct 5, 2011

MOGADISHU (AP) ― Al-Qaida-linked militants launched their deadliest single bombing in Somalia, killing 70 people and demonstrating how the group that blocked aid to famine victims can still mount devastating violence even after most of its fighters fled the capital in August.A truck loaded with drum
Bernanke warns economic recovery close to faltering

Oct 5, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Europe has a debt crisis. America has a jobs crisis. Corporate profits could be in trouble. World financial markets are in turmoil. And no one seems prepared to ride to the rescue.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned Congress on Tuesday of what most of America has s
Japan pushes forward with whale hunts

Oct 5, 2011

TOKYO (AP) ― Japan will go ahead with its whaling program in the Antarctic later this year under heightened security to fend off activists who have vowed to disrupt the annual hunt, the country’s fisheries minister said.Japan’s whale hunts have become increasingly tense in recent years because of cl
S&P affirms Portugal credit rating

Oct 5, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― Standard and Poor’s said Tuesday it affirmed the credit ratings on bailed-out Portugal, with the outlook remaining negative, meaning the level could be lowered in the future.S&P, one of the top three ratings agencies, said Portugal was “strongly committed” to its EU-IMF debt rescue pro
Moody’s sees more European downgrades

Oct 5, 2011

European countries with debt ratings below the top “AAA” level may see reductions in their rankings, Moody’s Investors Service said. “All but the strongest euro-area sovereigns are likely to face sustained negative pressure on their ratings,” Moody’s said in a statement. “Consequently, Moody’s expec
Faces and stories of a 10-year war

Oct 5, 2011

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AP) -- The United States led the war in Afghanistan, but the stakes -- and the losses -- are high for all.At least 1,782 American soldiers have died over the past decade. NATO has lost 954 soldiers, with Germany supplying the biggest contingent after the U.S. and Britain.The Afg
Amanda Knox cleared of killing roommate

Oct 4, 2011

Amanda Knox may return to the U.S. as soon as today after an Italian appeals court acquitted the 24-year-old American of the 2007 murder of her British housemate Meredith Kercher. Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellman ruled that the Seattle native be freed immediately after a jury in Perugia, Italy found K
Wall Street protests spread in U.S.

Oct 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.In Manhattan, hundreds of prote
Libya’s interim rulers name cabinet

Oct 4, 2011

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) ― Libya’s transitional leaders named a new cabinet Monday and vowed to step down after the country is secured, a move designed to show the North African nation is moving on even though fighting persists and Moammar Gadhafi remains at large.The announcement was made jointly by th
Gadhafi birthplace overrun

Oct 4, 2011

SIRTE, Libya (AFP) - Anti-Gadhafi fighters Monday overran the ousted strongman’s birthplace of Qasr Abu Hadi, medics said, marking a symbolic victory in their battle to eradicate the last vestiges of his 42-year rule.The battlefield success -- which saw five new regime fighters killed -- came as Lib
Israel backs Mideast talks plan, with reservations

Oct 3, 2011

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel’s government welcomed on Sunday parts of an international proposal to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians but said it had concerns about the plan.The plan by Mideast mediators, known as the Quartet, calls for a peace deal in a year and asks both sides to pro
Syria warns US ambassador against meddling

Oct 3, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) -- U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford should stop meddling in Syrian affairs if he wants to avoid more ‘rotten eggs’ attacks in the future, a state-run Syrian newspaper warned on Sunday.The Al Baath newspaper, a mouthpiece of the Syrian regime, accused Ford of supporting armed anti-government g
Syria dissidents launch national council

Oct 3, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian dissidents on Sunday formally established a broad-based national council designed to overthrow President Bashar Assad’s regime, which they accused of pushing the country to the brink of civil war. Syrians took to the streets in celebration, singing and dancing.In a restive north