Monday, October 24, 2011

Death toll rises after Turkish quake

Death toll rises after Turkish quake


Death toll rises after Turkish quake

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Using shovels, heavy machinery and their bare hands, rescue workers scrambled through piles of rubble to find survivors Monday after a deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake devastated parts of eastern Turkey.

U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

The United States has pulled its ambassador out of Syria as a "result of credible threats against his personal safety," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday, accusing Syria of "incitement" against Ambassador Robert Ford.

Not guilty plea in Saudi terror plot case

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:44 AM 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.

Tunisians vote in first free election since 1956

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:15 AM PDT

More than 90% of registered voters cast ballots in Tunisia's first national elections since independence, officials said.

Rights group: Gadhafi loyalists found dead in hotel

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:50 AM PDT

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

WikiLeaks halts publication

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT

WikiLeaks announced that it was temporarily stopping publication Monday to "aggressively fundraise" in order to stay afloat.

Floods reach Bangkok airport, force evacuations

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:21 AM 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.

U.S., North Korea set to restart talks

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:35 AM PDT

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

Jordan's king: Syria not interested in dialogue

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:04 AM PDT

No one has any idea how to deal with what's happening in Syria, Jordan's King Abdullah told CNN, saying he has "great concern" about how things will develop there.

'Who lost Iraq' is wrong question

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill says the critics of President Obama's decision to remove all troops from Iraq this year are wrong to view it as caving in to expanding Iranian influence.

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