Friday, November 5, 2010

Terror likely to top Obama agenda in India

Terror likely to top Obama agenda in India


Terror likely to top Obama agenda in India

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 02:25 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama's first stop in Asia will be India's financial hub of Mumbai, scene of the deadly terror attacks of November 2008 that left 164 people dead. FULL STORY | OBAMA'S TRIP AND THE $2 BILLION MYTH

Yemen-based al Qaeda group claims parcel bomb plot

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:51 PM PDT

The Yemen-based arm of the al Qaeda terrorist network on Friday claimed responsibility for last week's plot to send explosive devices on cargo planes bound for the United States.

U.S. court reverses decision to free Gitmo detainee

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

A U.S. federal appeals court Friday overturned a court decision to release a Guantanamo detainee accused of helping al Qaeda.

Demonstrators block nuclear shipment in France

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Anti-nuclear protesters blocked a train carrying nuclear waste in northwestern France Friday, chaining themselves to the railroad tracks on which the train was travelling, according to local police.

Hurricane Tomas lashes already devastated Haiti

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:37 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Tomas could become a hurricane Friday as it passes Haiti and eastern Cuba, forecasters said.

Cuba plane crash kills 68

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Search crews combed through charred rubble in central Cuba early Friday after a fiery plane crash killed 68 people, state media reported.

70 killed in Pakistan mosque attacks

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:57 AM PDT

At least 13 people were killed and 30 others were wounded Friday in a blast at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan, a senior police official said.

Indonesia volcano death toll surpasses 100

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 11:27 AM PDT

The latest eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano, on Friday, killed at least 54 people and severely burned 78, hospital officials said.

Myanmar heads toward controversial elections

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Myanmar on Sunday will hold the country's first elections in two decades, elections that critics say are aimed at creating a facade of democracy.

Man in disguise boards international flight

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:46 AM PDT

Canadian authorities are investigating an "unbelievable" incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man, according to a confidential alert obtained by CNN.

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