Saturday, October 2, 2010

US may tell US citizens to be vigilant in Europe (AP)

US may tell US citizens to be vigilant in Europe (AP)

US may tell US citizens to be vigilant in Europe (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT

This image from video provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows the still picture of Osama bin Laden shown on the video released on jihadist forums on Oct. 1, 2010. Al-Qaida released a new audio tape of Osama bin Laden Friday Oct. 1, 2010 in which the leader of the terror network calls for the creation of a relief body to aid Muslims harmed in natural disasters and wars. The authenticity of the tape could not be immediately verified. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) MANDATORY CREDIT: SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP; ON-SCREEN LOGO MUST NOT BE OBSCURED; NO SALESAP - The Obama administration is considering telling U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, updated guidance prompted by fresh al-Qaida threats, American and European officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.

No end in sight to Pakistan-NATO supply standoff (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:03 AM PDT

A Pakistani border guard stands near Afghanistan-bound NATO trucks parked on the roadside in Pakistani tribal area of Khyber on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Pakistan closed the Khyber Pass supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Thursday after a coalition helicopter attack mistakenly killed three Pakistani soldiers at a border post, raising tensions in a vital relationship for both Islamabad and Washington. (AP Photo/Qazi Rauf)AP - Pakistan kept a vital border crossing closed to U.S. and NATO supply trucks for a third day Saturday, a sign that Islamabad's desire to avoid a domestic backlash over a NATO incursion that killed three Pakistani troops is — for now — outweighing its desire to stay on good terms with America.

DC rally shows support for struggling Democrats (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 12:58 PM PDT

Activists gather at the Lincoln Memorial to participate in the 'One Nation Working Together' rally to promote job creation, diversity and tolerance, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Tapping into anger as the tea party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill.

Dems, GOP recalibrate strategy a month to election (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2010 file photo, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Democrats have all but written off at least three Senate seats — in North Dakota, Indiana and Arkansas — and at least six House seats in Tennessee, Louisiana, New York and elsewhere as they embark on a final-weeks advertising push to minimize congressional election losses.

Nigeria: Ex-militant leader arrested over bombings (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, militant leader Henry Okah poses for a photo. The ex-leader of a militant group that claimed responsibility for a dual car bombing that killed 12 in Nigeria has been arrested in Johannesburg, a spokeswoman for Nigeria's secret police said Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Marilyn Ogar said police arrested Henry Okah, the ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, sometime after the bombings Friday. (AP Photo/Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, File)AP - South African authorities have arrested an ex-leader of a militant group that claimed responsibility for a dual car bombing that killed 12 people in Nigeria, a Nigerian secret police spokeswoman said Saturday.

Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end? (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:01 PM PDT

This image from video provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows the still picture of Osama bin Laden shown on the video released on jihadist forums on Oct. 1, 2010. Al-Qaida released a new audio tape of Osama bin Laden Friday Oct. 1, 2010 in which the leader of the terror network calls for the creation of a relief body to aid Muslims harmed in natural disasters and wars. The authenticity of the tape could not be immediately verified. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) MANDATORY CREDIT: SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP; ON-SCREEN LOGO MUST NOT BE OBSCURED; NO SALESAP - Softening his tone, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden issued a humanitarian appeal on Saturday urging Muslim governments to do more to help Pakistan's flood victims and expressing worry about climate change. It was his second purported audiotape in as many days.

New Delhi goes into lockdown for C'Wealth opener (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:11 AM PDT

An Indian security force officer stands guard outside the media village for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. The Commonwealth Games will open on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - New Delhi will go into a security lockdown Sunday for the opening of the biggest and most trouble-plagued Commonwealth Games.

Druids recognized as religion for first time in UK (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday Aug. 10, 1999 photo from files shows Arch Druid Ed Prynn as he calls down the sun during his sun dance around a ring of stones, in St. Merryn, England. The druid dance is to celebrate the total eclipse of the sun, which is due in this part of southwest England on August 11. Druidry has been officially recognized as a religion in Britain under charity law. The Charity Commission has granted the Druid Network charitable status, giving it tax breaks and equal status to mainstream religions like Christianity. The commission said Saturday that druidry has a coherent and serious set of beliefs and that it offers a beneficial ethical framework. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin, File)AP - Druids have been worshipping the sun and earth for thousands of years in Europe, but now they can say they're practicing an officially recognized religion.

Clip: Meat made O'Donnell avoid being Hare Krishna (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell addresses supporters during a rally, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at her new campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell once told a TV interviewer that she tried several religions but skipped becoming a Hare Krishna because she didn't want to be vegetarian.

No. 2 Ohio State survives IIllini scare, 24-13 (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor (2) runs downfield past Illinois cornerback Travon Bellamy (31) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Champaign, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - Terrelle Pryor returned after an injury briefly knocked him from the game, then led No. 2 Ohio State on a clinching touchdown drive in the closing minutes of a 24-13 victory over Illinois on Saturday.

Wen says some in Congress politicize trade gap (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 12:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao criticized members of Congress in an interview set to air on Sunday for "politicizing" the U.S. trade imbalance with China because they do not know China well.

White House defends economic stimulus plan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's $814 billion economic stimulus plan is meeting its targets for spending and job creation, White House officials said on Friday, however unpopular it may be with the public.

Dozens killed and injured in Indonesian train crash (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Police and residents search for victims after two trains collided in Pemalang of the Indonesia's central Java province October 2, 2010. REUTERS/Awan Negus TakariReuters - Dozens of people were killed or badly injured when two trains collided in Indonesia's central Java province early on Saturday, officials said.

Rousseff ends Brazil campaign in Lula heartland (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Brazil's ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff ended her presidential campaign on Saturday with a heavily symbolic rally in the industrial base that launched the presidency of her mentor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

BofA suspends foreclosures in 23 states (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 04:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Amid growing public anger over home seizures, Bank of America Corp has suspended some of its foreclosures and JPMorgan Chase & Co has come under investigation in California and Connecticut.

No talks until Israel halts settlements, PLO says (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:59 AM PDT

A Palestinian labourer works at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Yakir south of Nablus September 26, 2010. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Direct talks with Israel will not resume unless it halts the building of Jewish settlements on occupied land, the Palestinian leadership said on Saturday.

Syria's Assad rebuffs Washington by courting Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assured his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday that their ties were solid -- a view unlikely to please Washington which is working to isolate the Islamic state.

Risk council takes first steps on Dodd-Frank (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:42 PM PDT

Reuters - A new council of U.S. regulators charged with identifying risks to the financial system acted on Friday to begin implementing the new financial regulatory overhaul law.

PLO backs quitting peace talks over Israeli settlements (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers fire tear gas during a protest against Jewish settlements by Palestinian and foreign activists in the West Bank village of Beit Omar. The Palestinian leadership on Saturday said there would be no further peace talks with Israel as long as it continued settlement construction in the occupied territories.(AFP/Hazem Bader)AFP - The Palestinian leadership on Saturday said there would be no further peace talks with Israel as long as it continued settlement construction in the occupied territories.

British dignitaries stayed away from Nigeria parade (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Bodybags containing the remains of victims are removed from the site of a blast in Abuja during 50th independence anniversary ceremonies on October 1. British dignitaries due to attend Nigerian independence celebrations stayed away from the event marred by two nearby car bombs, a spokesman said Saturday, amid a report there were warnings of attacks.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - British dignitaries due to attend Nigerian independence celebrations stayed away from the event marred by two nearby car bombs, a spokesman said Saturday, amid a report there were warnings of attacks.
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