Officials: U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed

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• Officials: U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed
• Turkish resort targeted by suicide bomber, official says
• Bloodshed shows no signs of ebbing in Syria
• Hurricane Ophelia strengthens in Atlantic
• Medvedev: I cede presidency bid to Putin
• Plane crashes in Indonesian mountains
• U.N. report on Palestinian statehood bid due in 2 weeks

Officials: U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:46 PM PDT Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki -- an American whose fluency in English and technology made him one of the top terrorist recruiters in the world -- was killed Friday, officials said.

Turkish resort targeted by suicide bomber, official says Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:38 AM PDT An explosion outside a gendarme station rocked Turkey's popular Mediterranean resort region of Antalya Friday afternoon. A local government official told CNN one man who appeared to be a suicide bomber was killed in the blast.

Bloodshed shows no signs of ebbing in Syria Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:12 PM PDT Violence continued to reverberate around Syria on Friday -- with the government claiming 13 military and law enforcement members plus three civilians had died, while an activist group said its tally showed 13 dead.

Hurricane Ophelia strengthens in Atlantic Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:45 PM PDT Ophelia strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane early Friday, packing winds of 100 mph as it swirled across the Atlantic far from land, the National Hurricane Center said.

Medvedev: I cede presidency bid to Putin Posted: 30 Sep 2011 10:25 AM PDT President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday he had ceded his presidency bid to the country's powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin because the latter is a more popular politician in Russia, who has higher chances to be elected.

Plane crashes in Indonesian mountains Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:50 AM PDT Search and rescue teams on Friday were trying to reach an airplane that crashed with 18 people aboard in the mountains of western Indonesia, an air transportation official said.

U.N. report on Palestinian statehood bid due in 2 weeks Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:09 PM PDT The U.N. Security Council's admissions committee is set to review the Palestinian application for statehood Friday.

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