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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Two questioned over U.S. terror plot

Two questioned over U.S. terror plot
New volcanic eruption sends Indonesians fleeing
Soccer shooting in Honduras leaves 14 people dead
Haiti cholera deaths rise above 330
Shipping firm says seized weapons in Nigeria came from Iran
Clinton urges Japan, China to return to talks over islands
Petraeus: Progress being made in Afghanistan
Hurricane Tomas lashes Caribbean
Rescue crews find 135 missing people after Indonesia quake
Antarctic copter crash kills four French

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:27 PM PDT

A woman believed to be connected to a plot to send explosive packages to the United States has been arrested and a female relative is being questioned, a Yemeni official says.

New volcanic eruption sends Indonesians fleeing

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:42 PM PDT

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted again Saturday, spewing hot ash clouds for more than 20 minutes followed by lava and sending nearly residents fleeing in panic for the second time in a week.

Soccer shooting in Honduras leaves 14 people dead

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:57 PM PDT

Fourteen people were shot and killed at a soccer field in northern Honduras, a police spokesman said Saturday.

Haiti cholera deaths rise above 330

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:54 PM PDT

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 330, and officials believe Hurricane Tomas may worsen the situation as it approaches, a U.N. spokeswoman said Saturday.

Shipping firm says seized weapons in Nigeria came from Iran

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:48 PM PDT

The shipping containers filled with illegal weapons seized in Lagos, Nigeria, earlier this week came from Iran, a leading global shipping company said Saturday.

Clinton urges Japan, China to return to talks over islands

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:14 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to defuse tensions between China and Japan, a strategic U.S. partner, on Saturday, asking the two rival nations to return to negotiations over a group of Pacific islands under dispute.

Petraeus: Progress being made in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:33 PM PDT

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, told CNN Saturday the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan has "broadly been arrested" in some locations.

Hurricane Tomas lashes Caribbean

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:29 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Tomas formed in the Atlantic and could strengthen into a hurricane by early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Rescue crews find 135 missing people after Indonesia quake

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:31 AM PDT

Rescue crews have found 135 missing people after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast, triggering a tsunami and leaving hundreds dead, authorities said Saturday.