KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police officer turned his gun on NATO troops at a remote checkpoint in the south of the country before dawn Sunday, killing four American troops, according to Afghan and international officials. It was the
(AP) Iran commander warns Israel, US against attackBy ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated PressTEHRANThe top commander in Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard warned Sunday that his country’s missiles will ensure “nothing will remain” of Israel if it takes military action against Tehran over
(AP) Military: Afghan inside attack kills 4 US troopsBy HEIDI VOGT and MIRWAIS KHANAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAn Afghan police officer turned his gun on NATO troops at a remote checkpoint in the south of the country before dawn Sunday, killing four
By JASON KEYSERAssociated PressCHICAGOUndercover FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old American man who tried to detonate what he believed was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar, federal prosecutors said Saturday. Adel Daoud, a U.S. citizen from the Chicago suburb
By VICTOR L. SIMPSONAssociated PressBEIRUTPope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for religious freedom in the Middle East, calling it fundamental for stability in a region bloodied by sectarian strife. Benedict spoke on the second day of his visit to Lebanon, a
(AP) Thousands in SKorea attend funeral for Rev. MoonBy HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated PressGAPYEONG, South Korea Tens of thousands of mourners sobbed, sang, prayed and vowed to cherish the Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s teachings Saturday as they said goodbye to their self-proclaimed
By LYNN BERRY and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWTens of thousands of people marched across downtown Moscow on Saturday in the first major protest in three months against President Vladimir Putin _ a sign of the opposition’s strength despite the Kremlin’s efforts
(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
A prominent rabbi says media organizations engaged in a “blood libel” by spreading false reports that said a Jew made the Internet film that allegedly outraged Islamic radicals to storm the U.S. Embassy in Egypt and the U.S. consulate in
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
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
A Republican presidential elector in Iowa, Melinda Wadsley, resigned on Thursday after she told the Associated Press she may not cast her vote for Mitt Romney if Romney won Iowa’s six electoral votes. “I have accepted Melinda Wadsley’s resignation this
(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
(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
KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press In the wake of attacks that killed four Americans at the U.S. Consulate in Libya, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Thursday the U.S. government must stress that Americans treasure their freedom of speech,
By JENNIFER PELTZ and DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks Thursday in what was celebrated by some as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesity but condemned by
By OSAMA ALFITORY and HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBENGHAZI, LibyaHeavily armed militants used a protest of an anti-Islam film as a cover in their deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate, screaming “God is great!” as they scaled its outer walls and descended
By KRISTI EATON and GRANT SCHULTEAssociated PressNORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the network damaged the company by misleading consumers
(AP) Yemen leader apologizes to US for embassy attackBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenYemen’s president has apologized to President Barack Obama for the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, by a mob angry over an anti-Islam film.
(AP) Protesters storm US Embassy in Yemen By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen Chanting “death to America,” hundreds of protesters angered by an anti-Islam film stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Yemen’s capital and burned the American flag on
A Census Bureau report on Wednesday revealed nearly 46.2 million people (one out of six Americans) live in poverty in President Barack Obama’s economy. Yet, the Obama administration touted the the country’s horrific poverty figures and attempted to spin the statistics
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated PressLOS ANGELESA California-based filmmaker went into hiding after a YouTube trailer of his movie attacking Islam’s prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya. The U.S. ambassador to Libya
(AP) Egyptian protesters scale US Embassy wall in CairoBy SARAH EL DEEB and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROMainly ultraconservative protesters climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Egypt’s capital Tuesday and brought down the American flag, replacing it with a black
(AP) China sends patrol ships to islands held by JapanBy LOUISE WATT and MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated PressBEIJINGA territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified Tuesday as two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near disputed East China Sea islands in a show of
(AP) Minaj confirms her rap was no Romney endorsementBy The Associated PressIt’s official: Nicki Minaj did not endorse Mitt Romney in a recent rap. The flamboyant rapper confirmed Monday on Twitter that she was taking literary license when she referenced
