Sunday, October 3, 2010

US terror warning could hurt Europe's economy (AP)

US terror warning could hurt Europe's economy (AP)

US terror warning could hurt Europe's economy (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Police officers patrol through the crowd at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. The Obama administration is warning Americans about potential terrorist threats in Europe and urging U.S. citizens to be extra vigilant when they're in public places such as tourist spots and transportation hubs. The State Department on Sunday came out with a travel alert for Europe that advises U.S. citizens living or traveling there to take more precautions about their personal security. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - A rare advisory for U.S. travelers to beware of potential terrorist threats in Europe drew American shrugs Sunday from Paris to Rome, but tourism officials worried that it could deter would-be visitors from moving ahead with plans to cross the Atlantic.

Pakistan: Dozens of Europeans in terror training (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:17 AM PDT

AP - Dozens of Muslim militants with European citizenship are believed to be hiding out in the lawless tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani and Western intelligence officials say, training for missions that could include terror attacks in European capitals.

Will voters believe Dem or GOP message on economy? (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands as he arrives at a rally on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wis. If you don't like the economy, blame President Barack Obama and Democrats_ they're making times tougher, Republicans are telling voters entering the four-week home stretch to an election they hope will return them to power in Congress. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)AP - If you don't like the economy, blame President Barack Obama and Democrats because they're making times tougher, Republicans are telling voters entering the four-week homestretch to an election the GOP hopes will return the party to power in Congress.

Emanuel: He's preparing to run for Chicago mayor (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:01 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hugs outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, during an announcement that Emanuel will be stepping down to run for Mayor of Chicago . Obama announced that Pete Rouse will be interim Chief of Staff. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday that he's preparing to run for mayor of Chicago, a position it was widely known he has long desired.

Nigeria: Police name suspects in dual car bombings (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:52 PM PDT

Smoke and debris fill the sky seconds after a car bomb explodes alongside firemen responding to an initial car bomb that had exploded five minutes earlier, in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Two car bombs blew up on Friday as Nigeria celebrated, killing at least seven people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region. The attacks claimed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta came as the president and other dignitaries sat only a 10-minute walk away. 'There is nothing worth celebrating after 50 years of failure,' read a statement issued by the group shortly before the attack. (AP Photo)AP - Nigeria's federal police force named two men Sunday night as the "masterminds" behind the bombings that struck the West African nation's capital during its independence celebrations.

Pakistan: Key NATO supply route to reopen soon (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:03 AM PDT

A Pakistan child pedals past a truck, carrying supplies for NATO forces, parked on the roadside in Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Some 150 trucks were still waiting for Pakistan to reopen the border crossing at Torkham so they could deliver their supplies to Western troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Pakistan will soon reopen a key NATO supply route into Afghanistan that it shut last week after three Pakistani troops were killed in a helicopter strike by the military alliance in a border area, officials said Sunday.

Afghan starts to close private security firms (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 08:05 AM PDT

In this Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 photo, An Afghan policeman sorts out weapons confiscated from a disbanded private security company in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government said it has started the process of dissolving private security firms in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi)AP - The Afghan government said Sunday it has started dissolving private security firms in the country by taking steps to end the operations of eight companies, including the firm formerly known as Blackwater and three other international contractors.

Israelis kill Palestinian worker who sneaked in (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 09:51 AM PDT

Salah Qawasmeh, father of 37-year-old Izzedine Qawasmeh, holds his son's portrait after he heard the news on his death at the family house in the village of Sair near the West Bank city of Hebron, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Qawasmeh, a construction worker from this West Bank village, was shot and killed by Israeli police early Sunday after using a rope to climb over a towering cement wall meant to keep Palestinians without entry permits out of Israel, police and a witness said. (AP Photo)AP - Israeli police shot and killed a construction worker from this West Bank village Sunday after he used a rope to scale a towering wall meant to keep Palestinians from sneaking into Israel, police and a witness said.

Conn. prison inmates have choice of violent books (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:08 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided in February 2010 by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows Steven Hayes, accused of severely beating Dr. William Petit, Jr., and killing his wife and two daughters during a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., July 23, 2007. Defense and prosecution lawyers were scheduled to make closing arguments in Hayes' murder trial Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 in New Haven, Conn., Superior Court. (AP Photo/Connecticut Department of Correction, File)AP - Inmates in Connecticut prisons have access to true crime books and works of fiction that depict murder and graphic violence, with no apparent restrictions based on a reader's criminal history, according to a review of the prison library system by The Associated Press.

Oregon jumps Boise St, Texas drops out of AP poll (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:06 AM PDT

Oregon fans celebrate with Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas (1) after Oregon defeated Stanford 52-31 in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - After running away from Stanford, Oregon jumped over Boise State and into No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday.

Booming Brazil votes, Lula's pick favored (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Brazil's ruling Workers' Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff (C), President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Sao Paulo's governor candidate Aloizio Mercadante attend a campaign rally in Sao Bernardo do Campo October 2, 2010. Brazil will hold general elections on Sunday. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Brazilian voters, largely content with their country's booming economy, went to the polls

U.S., UK raise terrorism threat level in Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Sunday of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe, with Washington saying al Qaeda might target transport infrastructure.

India restores pride with Games opening show (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:55 AM PDT

India's President Pratibha Patil speaks during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi October 3, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India reclaimed some of its lost pride with a vibrant opening ceremony to the 19th Commonwealth Games on Sunday after weeks of negative publicity about problems with the preparations.

Big crowd gathers for liberal rally in Washington (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 07:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Tens of thousands of people rallied near the Lincoln Memorial in the U.S. capital on Saturday as liberal groups attempted to energize their base a month before pivotal congressional elections.

Afghanistan begins disbanding private security firms (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 07:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghanistan has begun disbanding private security companies operating in the country, shutting down eight firms and seizing over 400 weapons, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

Grenade attack in Mexico injures 12 people (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Reuters - Assailants tossed a grenade into a square in Mexico's northern business city of Monterrey on Saturday, injuring 12 people in an attack the government blamed on drug gangs.

No talks until Israel halts settlements: PLO (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 03:37 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.

Chavez vows to radicalize after Venezuela election (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas September 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vowed to "radicalize" his socialist revolution even further after legislative elections that gave the opposition one of its strongest showings during his more than 11 years in power.

Troubled Games come alive in fortress Delhi (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 09:50 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles addresses the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi.(AFP/Prakash Singh)AFP - The troubled Commonwealth Games sparked into life with a pulsating opening ceremony on Sunday in a fortress-like New Delhi after a shambolic run-up that threatened to derail the event.

Brazil's Lula waits on election victory for chosen candidate (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Dilma Rousseff flashes the AFP - Brazil voted Sunday in elections certain to confirm President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's former top minister, Dilma Rousseff, as the next leader of Latin America's biggest nation.
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