By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTONThe U.S. is sending more spies, Marines and drones to Libya, trying to speed the search for those who killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, but the investigation is complicated by a chaotic security
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda urged Muslims to step up protests and kill more U.S. diplomats in Muslim countries after a U.S.-made film mocking the Prophet Mohammad which it said was another chapter in the “crusader
The State Department has announced it will answer no more questions on the deaths of four Americans at a Libya consulate until the Justice Department completes an investigation of the September 11th incident. Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland passed responsibility to the
Apple’s iPhone 5 is one of the biggest product launches ever in the sector, and may also deliver a well-timed stimulus to the US economy ahead of the presidential election, analysts say. Apple is expected to sell as many as
(AP) With 7 weeks to go, Obama-Romney race still tightBy CHARLES BABINGTON and BRIAN BAKSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONMiddle East violence is shaking up a presidential race that otherwise looks stubbornly stable, and tight. President Barack Obama holds a tiny edge, Mitt Romney
US senators called for a comprehensive probe into security protocols at US facilities worldwide Friday after protests that left four Americans dead and several missions torched or breached. Two different sets of lawmakers wrote letters to US officials, including Secretary
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney weighed in on the anti-Muslim movie which some allege is the spark behind the current rioting across the Middle East. “The idea of using something that some people consider sacred and then parading that out
By BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated PressCHICAGODeandre Welch understands how a teachers strike might cause him to miss a few high school football practices and even a scheduled game. But the senior wide receiver certainly didn’t think the walkout would threaten his plans
US Vice President Joe Biden Friday called Sudan’s Vice President Ali Osman Taha to express concern over the security of the US embassy in Khartoum as anti-US riots sweep the Muslim world.
(AP) LBENGHAZI, LibyaLibyan officials say U.S. drones hovering over the eastern city of Benghazi prompted militia forces to fire toward the craft, leading authorities to close the airport for several hours for fear a commercial aircraft could be hit. Abdel-Basit
The White House said Friday President Barack Obama asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speak out against anti-American attacks in Arab countries and the YouTube movie that sparked them. Erdogan followed through on Obama’s request, saying in Ukraine
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONA U.S. official says an insurgent attack on a British air base in southern Afghanistan has killed two American Marines and wounded several troops. The official says the attack at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan’s Helmand
(AP) MADISON, Wis.A Wisconsin judge has struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled Friday that the law violates both the state
UPDATE: (1:28pmET) TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s official news agency: 2 dead, 29 injured in US Embassy protest. UPDATE: TUNIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) – At least five protesters were wounded when Tunisian police opened fire on Friday to quell an
You’d think artists would understand more than most people the threat exposed by federal investigators tracking the man responsible for making a film critical of Islam. It goes to the core of free speech, the essence of what every performer
By AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROA morgue official says an Egyptian protester has been killed in clashes with police near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. The official says the 20 year old died from wounds suffered Friday from rubber
By JIM VERTUNOAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasTens of thousands of people streamed off university campuses in Texas and North Dakota on Friday after telephoned bomb threats prompted officials to warn students and faculty to get away as quickly as possible. Both campuses
Rolling Stone magazine worships at the altar of President Barack Obama. So the magazine’s writers apparently assume a musical legend like Bob Dylan does the same. Not quite. The magazine’s latest edition interviews Dylan in connection to the singer’s newest
Actor Samuel L. Jackson has admitted he voted for then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008 because of Obama’s skin color, not for any message he brought to the masses. Now, Jackson is prepping to star in a campaign commercial for Obama
Some 150 Muslims gathered outside the US embassy in London on Friday and burned US and Israeli flags in protest against a film that mocks Islam, an AFP photographer said. Demonstrators chanted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) and waved placards
(AP) Militants attack peacekeeper base in Egypt’s SinaiBy AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROA senior official with the international peacekeeping force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula says suspected Islamic militants stormed their base near the Gaza-Israel border, wounding four officers. The
(AP) Hundreds of angry Afghans protest anti-Islam filmBy AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanHundreds of Afghans _ some shouting “Death to America” _ burned the U.S. flag and an effigy of President Barack Obama on Friday during a protest against an anti-Islam
Universities in Texas and North Dakota evacuated their campuses on Friday after receiving bomb threats, with all students and staff removed and law enforcement agencies called in. A decision was taken to clear the campus and the deadline passed without
The United States said Friday that reports it had advance warning of the attack on its consulate in Benghazi which killed the US ambassador to Libya were “absolutely wrong.”
(AP) Sudan: Protesters try to climb US Embassy wallBy AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROWitnesses say Sudanese police have opened fire on protesters trying to climb the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. The witnesses say several thousands of
