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Obama Indecisive Concerning 9-11 Terror Trials

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says no decision has been reached on where to hold trials for accused terrorists, including the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.  The issue resurfaced after the administration backed away from plans to hold civilian trials in New York City.
Last year, U.S. Attorney General […]

Egypt Arrests Muslim Brotherhood Leaders

CAIRO - Egyptian police have arrested a number of top figures in the banned Muslim Brotherhood, less than a month after the group elected new leaders. 
The website of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood says state security forces arrested close to a dozen senior leaders of the group in pre-dawn raids on their homes across the country.  […]

NATO Offensive To Target Opium Stronghold

ISLAMABAD - NATO commanders in Afghanistan say a planned military offensive in a southern Taliban stronghold is meant to defeat the militants and win the support of the population.
U.S and British troops are set to launch what has been described as one of the biggest anti-Taliban offensives of the eight-year-old war.
The assault will target the […]

France Agrees To Pursue Sanctions Against Iran

PARIS - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes strong international sanctions on Iran will forestall the need for a military strike designed to end the country’s chances of developing a nuclear weapon.  Gates spoke in Paris, where he and his French counterpart Herve Morin agreed it is time for sanctions after months of […]

Iran Boasts Uranium Enrichment At Natanz

WASHINGTON - Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to a higher level, defying international efforts to curb its nuclear activity.
Iranian state television quoted officials who said the process started Tuesday at Iran’s Natanz facility in the presence of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
Iran told the IAEA Monday of its plans to enrich uranium to […]

John Murtha Dead At 77

WASHINGTON - Representative John Murtha, a key pro-defense Democrat who during 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives became one of the most powerful members of Congress, died on Monday at age 77 of complications from surgery.  We offer this look at Murtha’s long and often controversial career, particularly the last years of his […]

Michael Jackson’s Doctor Charged With Involun ...

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson’s personal physician has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer’s death.
Prosecutors announced the charges Monday in California against Dr. Conrad Murray, a cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died suddenly last year at the age of 50.
The coroner’s office earlier ruled Jackson’s death a homicide. 
Murray is expected […]

Israel Offers Peace Talks With Syria

JERUSALEM - Israel says it is extending an olive branch to Syria in a bid to end an escalating war of words.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to ease tensions with Syria by calling for a resumption of peace talks.
Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting here in Jerusalem, Mr. Netanyahu said “Israel wants peace agreements […]

New Orleans Saints Wins Superbowl XLIV

MIAMI - Just four years after Hurricane Katrina decimated the city of New Orleans, the Saints are the champions of the National Football League.  The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, Sunday night in Super Bowl XLIV.
The Saints made the most of their first Super Bowl appearance in the team’s 43-year history, overcoming […]

Tehran Orders Higher Enrichment Of Uranium

TEHRAN - Iran’s president has ordered his country’s atomic agency to begin producing higher-enriched uranium, a move that casts doubt on the prospects of a nuclear exchange deal with the West.
In comments broadcast Sunday on state-run television, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he has asked the head of the atomic energy agency Ali Akbar Salehi to begin […]

Kennedy Era Ends With Republican Victory

WASHINGTON - Republican Scott Brown was sworn in Thursday as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, officially bringing to a close the late Ted Kennedy’s long tenure in the Senate and as a national political figure.  Kennedy died last August, and Brown was elected last month to replace him. 
Republican Scott Brown took his place in the […]

Obama’s Aunt Seeks Asylum In US

BOSTON - An immigration hearing has taken place for U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan aunt, who is seeking asylum in the United States.
Zeituni Onyango testified for two and-a-half hours Thursday at an immigration court in Boston, Massachusetts, asking that she be allowed to remain in the country.
Two doctors also testified in support of her case, […]

US, Romania Agree On Missile Defense Plan

WASHINGTON - Romania has agreed to host missile interceptors as part of a revised U.S. plan to protect Europe from ballistic missiles fired from Iran. Both the United States and Romania said Thursday the system is not directed against Russia.
Romania has become the first European country to formally accept a role in the Obama administration’s […]

US Unemployment Rises As Obama Pushes Green Jobs

WASHINGTON - The number of newly-laid off Americans rose unexpectedly last month. The government’s overall unemployment figure is due out Friday, and economists do not expect any improvement in the number.
The latest snapshot of the U.S. labor market shows employers squeezing more production out of existing workers rather than hiring additional help. The number of […]

Bill Clinton Leads UN Haiti Aid Efforts

NEW YORK - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked former U.S. President Bill Clinton to coordinate international aid efforts on Haiti.  Mr. Ban said Wednesday that he hoped Mr. Clinton, who he appointed as his Special Envoy for Haiti last May, would rally international assistance for the earthquake-stricken country. 
Mr. Ban said President Clinton would be […]

US, NATO Plans Large Offensive Against Taliban

WASHINGTON -  - U.S. and Afghan commanders say thousands of allied troops in Afghanistan’s south are planning a large offensive against a longtime Taliban stronghold.
Commanders say the joint, Afghan-led mission will target militants in Marjah, a Taliban-held district in Helmand province.  The offensive is said to be the largest since U.S. President Barack Obama ordered […]

Obama Touts Clean Energy For Job Creation

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama wants the United States to move more quickly to increase its reliance on alternative fuels. A presidential panel advocates greater use of biofuels and clean coal technology.
President Obama says the U.S. should depend less on oil and more on so-called clean energy.
He says the country which builds a clean energy […]

 

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