Saturday, October 30, 2010

Arrest in Yemen in bomb plot; more suspects sought (AP)

Arrest in Yemen in bomb plot; more suspects sought (AP)

Arrest in Yemen in bomb plot; more suspects sought (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Security men walk into the Falcon Express office, the partner service provider of FedEx in Yemen, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in San'a, Yemen. Yemeni authorities are checking dozens more packages in the search for those who tried to mail bombs to Chicago-area synagogues in a brazen plot that heightened fears of a new al Qaida terror attack. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - Yemeni authorities arrested a woman Saturday and searched for other suspects linked to al-Qaida's Persian Gulf faction in the plot to mail bombs powerful enough to down a cargo plane.

Mail bomb plot shows lax cargo, parcel security (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:54 AM PDT

FILE - An Emirates airline passenger jet taxis on the tarmac at Dubai International airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this Tuesday April 20, 2010 file photo. A suspicious package originating in Yemen containing a toner cartridge with wires and powder was found during routine screening of air cargo in the United Kingdom, prompting authorities to scour three planes and a truck in the United States on Friday Oct 29 2010. A further package also sent from Yemen was intercepted in Dubai. U.S. officials said they were increasingly confident that the packages were part of a plot by Yemen's al-Qaida branch, the same group responsible for an attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner last Christmas. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - The discovery of U.S.-bound mail bombs on cargo planes in England and Dubai reveals the danger posed by air shipping, which is governed by a patchwork of inconsistent controls that make packages a potential threat even to passenger jets, experts said Saturday.

Obama warns of progress reversal if GOP wins (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:43 PM PDT

Only days before the crucial midterm election, President Barack Obama makes a final get-out-the-vote push for Democratic candidates at Temple University in Philadelphia, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. In Pennsylvania, polls show Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., in a close race with Republican Pat Toomey for a Senate seat that Democrats currently hold. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama implored voters on Saturday to resist a Republican tide, warning that if the GOP prevails in Tuesday's midterm elections all the progress of his first two years in office "can be rolled back."

Clinton pressures China over territorial disputes (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:11 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi during the ASEAN summit Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday made a rare visit by an American official to a Chinese island once a flash point in relations between the powers and pressed Beijing to settle territorial disputes with its smaller, wary neighbors.

Resurgent GOP closes in on House win, eyes Senate (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT

Sen. John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks at a Republican fundraiser, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at the University of Northwestern Ohio's Event Center, in Lima, Ohio. Boehner is seeking re-election against Democratic challenger Justin Coussoule. (AP Photo/J.D. Pooley)AP - Resurgent Republicans appear poised to capture control of the House if not the Senate on Tuesday in elections midway through President Barack Obama's term, reaping a rich harvest of voter discontent with the economy and profound public skepticism about the future.

In election's shadow, rally draws laughs, activism (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Comedians Stephen Colbert, right, and Jon Stewart perform in front of the U.S. Capitol during their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. The 'sanity' rally blending laughs and political activism drew thousands to the mall with Stewart and Colbert casting themselves as the unlikely maestros of moderation and civility in polarized times. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - In the shadow of the Capitol and the election, comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert entertained a huge throng Saturday at a "sanity" rally poking fun at the nation's ill-tempered politics, its fear-mongers and doomsayers.

Authorities lift fire evacuations in Colorado (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:20 AM PDT

A firefighting aircraft drops slurry on a wildfire in the foothills west of Boulder, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010.(AP Photo/ Ed Andrieski)AP - More than 1,700 people evacuated because of a wildfire west of Boulder are being allowed to return to their homes after firefighters worked through the night to stop the fire from spreading.

Tomas becomes hurricane, threatens east Caribbean (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:28 AM PDT

This image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Tomas, lower center, taken early Saturday morning Oct. 30, 2010 at 2:45 a.m. EDT. Tomas had strengthened quickly Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph). Its center was about 100 miles (165 kilometers) southeast of Barbados. Further strengthening was expected, with Tomas possibly becoming a hurricane by Saturday morning. (AP Photo/NOAA)AP - Newly born Hurricane Tomas barreled toward a cluster of eastern Caribbean islands on Saturday, tearing off roofs, damaging houses and downing power lines in its path.

India: Land of many cell phones, fewer toilets (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT

This Oct. 19, 2010 photo shows tall buildings behind makeshift houses in the Rafiq Nagar slum in Mumbai, India. When U.S. President Barack Obama visits India Nov. 6, 2010, he will find a country of startlingly uneven development and perplexing disparities, where more people have cell phones than access to a toilet, according to the United Nations. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that serves as a road. No power except from haphazard cables strung overhead illegally.

Miami QB Jacory Harris hurt on hard hit (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:50 AM PDT

AP - Jacory Harris left No. 22 Miami's game at Virginia in the second quarter after absorbing a huge hit. The school said he would not return.

Yemen arrests suspect, parcels confirmed as bombs (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:32 PM PDT

An undated handout picture released to Reuters on October 30, 2010 shows a cartridge which was contained in a parcel intercepted by Dubai security officials. The parcel intercepted in Dubai and bound for the United States contained a bomb hidden in a printer and bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda, Dubai police said on Saturday. They added the parcel contained explosive pentaerythritol trinitrate (PETN) in a printer and cartridge. REUTERS/Dubai Police/HandoutReuters - Yemeni forces on Saturday arrested a woman believed to be involved in sending explosive packages bound for the United States which triggered a global security alert, a Yemeni security official said.

Stewart and Colbert rally draws thousands (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Comedian Stephen Colbert runs with a flag after emerging from under the stage on the National Mall at the Reuters - Television comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert drew tens of thousands of people to the National Mall on Saturday, promising to skewer partisan politics three days before contentious U.S. elections.

UK says bomb could have brought down plane (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:52 PM PDT

Reuters - A bomb found on a U.S.-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on board the aircraft and could have been powerful enough to bring it down, possibly over Britain, ministers said on Saturday.

Japan, China leaders met informally: Japanese official (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao attends the 5th East Asia Summit in Hanoi October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Christophe archambault/PoolReuters - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held informal talks on Saturday morning, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama told reporters.

China gives U.S. assurances on rare earth minerals (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (R) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi before their meeting on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi October 30, 2010. REUTERS/KhamReuters - China told the United States on Saturday it would not withhold rare earth minerals but the two nations did not appear to make headway on disputes over North Korea and regional territorial claims.

Clinton urges calm after China-Japan row at summit (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 04:48 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (L) talks with Tran Thanh Kiem (R), wife of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, as he watches, during a dinner with other Asian leaders at the 17th ASEAN summits in Hanoi October 29, 2010. The 17th ASEAN summit runs from October 28 to 30. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - The premiers of China and Japan met at an Asian regional summit in a bid to defuse a territorial dispute on Saturday, while the United States urged Asia's two big economies to cool the standoff and proposed three-way talks.

Obama urges Democrats to turn out for election (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:12 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for U.S. Representative Tom Perriello (L) in Charlottesville, Virginia October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama warned fellow Democrats on Saturday that a Republican victory in next week's congressional elections could mean a reversal of his agenda as he sought to rally supporters in a final campaign push.

Tribune investors sue banks that arranged financing (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Reuters - A group of investors in bankrupt Tribune Co sued JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Citicorp and Bank of America, claiming the banks arranged $3.7 billion in loans in 2007 they knew the company could never repay.

US-bound parcels 'could have exploded': Dubai, London (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Yemeni security are seen outside a branch of the package delivery firm FedEx in Sanaa. Two suspected Al-Qaeda parcels from Yemen intercepted before reaching synagogues in Chicago contained powerful explosives that could have exploded, authorities in Dubai and London said on Saturday.(AFP/Mohammad Huwais)AFP - Two suspected Al-Qaeda parcels from Yemen intercepted before reaching synagogues in Chicago contained powerful explosives that could have exploded, authorities in Dubai and London said on Saturday.

Taliban attack on Afghan combat post repelled, 80 dead (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:40 AM PDT

A US soldier watches from his position inside a military vehicle in Yosef Khel district of Paktika province of Afghanistan. An Afghan official said Saturday that 80 Taliban insurgents were killed during a failed attack on a NATO combat outpost near the border with Pakistan.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - An Afghan official said Saturday that 80 Taliban insurgents were killed during a failed attack on a NATO combat outpost near the border with Pakistan.
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