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Clinton to answer questions on Libya attack

Oct 4, 2012

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday to answer lingering questions about last month’s deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Libya, seeking to counter a barrage of Republican criticism.“There are continuing questions about what exactly happened in Benghazi on that night three weeks ago and we will not rest until we answer those questions and until we track down the terrorists who killed our people,” Clinton said.“The men and women who serve this country as diplo
N.J. teen allegedly sent hoax danger tweet

Oct 4, 2012

A teen who tweeted an intruder was in her home was taken to a hospital for evaluation after police found her at a New Jersey Turnpike rest area, police said.Investigators said Kara Alongi, 16, was never in danger and the tweet was a hoax, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported Wednesday.Clark, N.J., Police Chief Alan Scherb said after Alongi posted the message on her Twitter account about an intr
China landslide topples school, buries 18 students

Oct 4, 2012

BEIJING (AP) -- A landslide in southwestern China has toppled an elementary school building and buried 18 students and another person.The Chinese government said the landslide struck a village in Yiliang county in Yunnan province on Thursday morning.A statement on the Yiliang government website says the landslide caused a school to collapse and that 18 students were believed to have been in the bu
Obama, Romney clash on economy in first debate

Oct 4, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney clashed over taxes, deficits and how to revive the U.S. economy as they shared the stage for the first time Wednesday in a high-stakes debate with the power to reshape the race for the White House.Obama said Romney wanted to return to the policies that hurt the U.S. economy. Romney said Obama's policies had failed and America needs
Tomb of Mayan queen discovered

Oct 4, 2012

The carved alabaster vessel (shown from two sides) found in the burial chamber caused the archaeologists to conclude the tomb was that of Lady K’abel. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis. (UPI)Archaeologists in Guatemala say they uncovered the seventh-century tomb of one of the great queens of Classic Maya civilization.The tomb of Lady K'abel was discovered during excavations of the royal M
Woman says boyfriend was behind shooting

Oct 4, 2012

A woman who survived a deadly shooting in Texas told jurors her former boyfriend was the trigger man.Candice Moten, who survived an attack that killed her mother, sister and caused her to lose her unborn baby, told a jury James David Morrison opened fire after the women accused him of slashing the tires on their car. Lying wounded, Moten‘s mother Laura said, “I’m not dead yet,” at which point Mor
Turkey hits back at Syria after deadly shelling

Oct 4, 2012

Turkey shelled Syria in retaliation for cross-border fire that killed five of its nationals, in a sharp escalation of tensions between the neighbors.Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's cabinet, furious about the attack, was set to seek clearance for possible future cross-border military operations at a special parliament session Thursday morning.Turkish shelling meanwhile continued after nightfa
Buffett’s kids use dad’s ideas to invest in giving

Oct 3, 2012

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) ― As they work to give away part of Warren Buffett’s roughly $47 billion fortune, his three children have adopted an approach that looks remarkably similar to their father’s technique for making all that money. Like Buffett, each relies on tiny staffs. And just like their father invests only in businesses he understands, they restrict their giving to their targeted projects. Warren Buffett doesn’t direct how the foundations created by Susie, Howard and Peter Buffett spend th
Attackers kill students in northeast Nigeria

Oct 3, 2012

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) ― Assailants shot or stabbed to death at least 25 people in the second attack near colleges in Nigeria’s troubled northeast in the last few days, officials said Tuesday. Authorities believe students may have been behind the attacks in Mubi, but that town and the surrounding region also have suffered from a spate of killings by the Boko Haram radical Islamist sect. The latest attack occurred between 10 p.m. Monday and 3 a.m. Tuesday when assailants invaded student accommod
Hong Kong seeks answers after deadly ferry crash

Oct 3, 2012

HONG KONG (AFP) -- The wreck of a boat that sank in a collision off Hong Kong, killing 38 people, was examined Wednesday after being hauled to shore as the city sought answers to its worst maritime accident in decades.The Lamma IV was towed to a beach to reveal a gaping hole in its left rear from Monday evening’s collision with the Sea Smooth ferry, which caused its stern to fill with water within minutes.More than 120 passengers and crew were on the Hong Kong Electric company vessel to watch a
Pope’s butler says innocent of theft in ‘Vatileaks’ trial

Oct 3, 2012

VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler said he was innocent of theft but guilty of abusing the pope’s trust at his Vatican trial on Tuesday, where he also claimed he was mistreated in jail.Paolo Gabriele took the stand at his historic trial accused of stealing secret memos that revealed intrigue and fraud allegations and leaking them to a journalist, in what he described as a bid to battle “evil and corruption” within the Vatican.“Concerning the accusation of aggravated theft, I
French prosecutors drop Strauss-Kahn rape investigation

Oct 3, 2012

LILLE, France (AFP) ― French prosecutors Tuesday dropped a probe into whether former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn took part in a gang rape in the United States, but kept open another one into alleged pimping.Strauss-Kahn had denied any criminal wrongdoing in the incidents investigated, which involved evenings with prostitutes and took place in Washington in late 2010 while he was still International Monetary Fund boss.The Belgian woman who was allegedly raped wrote to French police in August
Obama, Romney gear up for first debate

Oct 3, 2012

DENVER, Colorado (AFP) -- President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at last stand face-to-face Wednesday to duel for the White House in the first of a trio of debates just 33 days before American voters decide their fates.Obama heads into the showdown in Denver with a narrow lead in his bid to defy historic omens sown by a stubbornly sluggish economic recovery, and to become only the second Democrat since World War II to win a second term.Republican Romney, down in almost all the key battleground s
Korean Wave gets traction in Bulgaria

Oct 3, 2012

SOFIA/PLOVDIV (Yonhap News) ― South Korean rapper-singer Psy’s “Gangnam Style” blasts on a nationwide radio channel, mirroring the popularity of the smash hit that has prompted exuberant Bulgarian fans to set up a Facebook page dedicated to the song.“Just a few weeks ago, not many people knew about it. Now, it’s everywhere since people are requesting radio and TV stations to play the song,” said Slav Sokolov, who is a fan of the wacky song that has garnered more than 300 million hits on YouTube.
‘Family Guy’ creator MacFarlane to host Oscars

Oct 3, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane says being invited to host the 2013 Academy Awards “was the greatest call that I could have gotten in show business.” Oscar telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Monday that MacFarlane will host the 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony in February. Meron called the 38-year-old entertainer “the most unbelievable, consummate host choice we could think of.” Zadan said they have long admired MacFarlane’s talent, “so the idea of