Sunday, October 23, 2011

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U.S., North Korea seek to restart talks

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:34 PM PDT

An interagency team of U.S. officials will meet with a North Korean delegation Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, aimed at restarting talks with the reclusive nation.

Tropical Storm Rina forms near Honduras, Nicaragua

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:26 PM PDT

A tropical depression in the western Caribbean Sea strengthened into Tropical Storm Rina on Sunday night, dumping heavy rain on northeastern Honduras.

Rights group: Bodies of 53 apparent Gadhafi loyalists found in Libyan hotel

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:25 PM PDT

The bodies of 53 people, believed to be supporters of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been found in a hotel that was under the control of anti-Gadhafi fighters, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

Michael Jackson's family unites as Murray trial nears end

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:17 PM PDT

With the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor entering what could be its last week, Janet Jackson canceled shows in Australia to be with her family in Los Angeles.

Arraignment set for man accused of plotting to kill Saudi ambassador

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Manssor Arbabsiar, one of two men implicated in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, will be arraigned Monday in New York.

Floods reach Bangkok airport, force evacuations

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Floodwaters in Bangkok have reached Don Muang Airport, one of the Thai capital's two main airports and home to the flood relief operation command, which may have to move to another location, according to the governor.

Clinton warns Iran against moving into Iraq

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 10:54 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran on Sunday to not view the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq as an opportunity to try to build its influence in the country.

Death penalty's unlikely opponents

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Charisse Coleman has no real compassion for the man who walked into the Thrifty Liquor Store in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1995 and put three bullets in her brother, Russell.

Australian shark attack victim remembered as 'one of a kind'

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:16 PM PDT

The 32-year-old Texas man who died in a shark attack over the weekend while scuba diving off Western Australia was remembered Sunday by his sisters as "unique" and "one of a kind."

Swiss voters choose moderate, center parties over far right

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:13 PM PDT

Despite its xenophobic, anti-immigration campaign tactics, Switzerland's far-right Swiss People's Party, which took the largest share of votes four years ago in Swiss modern history, suffered losses in Sunday's parliamentary vote as voters chose more moderate parties over polarizing candidates.

Cambodian village has disturbing reputation for child sex slavery

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Svay Pak has a disturbing reputation. The village outside Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh is known as a place where little girls are openly sold to foreign predators looking for sex.

Report: Death toll rises to 217 after massive earthquake in Turkey

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 08:34 PM PDT

Battling near-freezing temperatures and darkness, rescue workers and residents in eastern Turkey early Monday scoured the wreckage wrought by the country's most-powerful earthquake in more than a decade, hoping to find survivors.

Surveillance video from night girl disappeared turned over to authorities

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 07:56 PM PDT

Friends and family gathered Sunday for an emotional prayer vigil for a missing 11-month-old Missouri girl as new surveillance video surfaced from the night Lisa Irwin disappeared.

Pressure on Italy in eurozone struggle

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 07:45 PM PDT

Germany and France have turned on Italy to demand further action to boost growth and reduce its huge debt, as leaders of the eurozone struggled to agree on how to boost their rescue fund to stop contagion in the sovereign debt markets before a Wednesday deadline.

Lawyer: Police contacted in 2003 about chief suspect in Philly captives case

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 07:03 PM PDT

Philadelphia police were told nearly eight years ago about a possible kidnapping involving the alleged ringleader of a group charged last week with imprisoning four mentally disabled adults, according to a lawyer for the family of one of the captives.

Afghan minister dodges assassination attempt

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 06:17 PM PDT

An assassination attempt on Afghanistan's interior minister failed when a suicide bomber was shot dead by body guards Sunday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.

Lawyer: Police contacted in 2003 about chief suspect in Philly captives case

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 06:16 PM PDT

Philadelphia police were told nearly eight years ago about a possible kidnapping involving the alleged ringleader of a group charged last week with imprisoning four mentally disabled adults, according to a lawyer for the family of one of the captives.

Panetta starts visit to Asia with praise for China

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 06:16 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta praised China on more than one occasion Sunday during a series of meetings with fellow defense ministers from southeast Asia, but hinted if relations between the United States and China worsen, it could be a threat to "the security of the world."
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