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• Forgetting the Afghan war, until death brings it home
• Russia's Putin admits macho wildlife stunts are staged
• Libya arrests four suspects in deadly U.S. consulate attack
• Police sent to Calif. home of 'Innocence of Muslims' producer
• Fed expects to keep interest rates low through mid-2015
• Ancient Maya murals found in family’s kitchen
• Paul Ryan’s in the House ...but available by appointment only
• Fed announces new round of stimulus, pledges to keep interest rates low
• Witness: Alpine killings scene 'out of Hollywood'
• Photos: Palestinians display amazing parkour skills
• Nation says goodbye to moonwalker Neil Armstrong
• Nintendo says Wii U will launch on Nov. 18
• Obama warns Egypt: Are you ally or enemy?
• Obama: Egypt not an ally or enemy
• Sen. McCain praises ambassador killed in Libya, refuses to criticize Obama
• Ebola death toll doubles to 31 in Congo: WHO
• Texas woman to receive nation's first double arm transplant
• Al Qaeda releases new video of American hostage
• New, Colorful Monkey Species Discovered
• California man confirms role in anti-Islam film
• U.S. embassies step up security after Libya attack
• Obama vows to 'bring to justice' ambassador's killers
• Egypt security forces, protesters clash outside U.S. Embassy
• Fed seen launching fresh stimulus, details in question
• Mexican Navy captures top drug boss 'El Coss'

Forgetting the Afghan war, until death brings it home Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT Staring out the window of his pickup, slowly trailing the hearse bearing his brother's body, Will Copes' eyes blurred with tears. In a few minutes he and his brother would be home.

Russia's Putin admits macho wildlife stunts are staged Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:06 PM PDT SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that some of his most famous media adventures with wildlife have been carefully staged but has said they were worthwhile because they drew the public's attention to important conservation projects. His macho appearances with everything from tigers to whales have been a staple of Russian state TV for years, cementing his image as a man of action but drawing mockery from critics who have likened them to Soviet-style propaganda. ...

Libya arrests four suspects in deadly U.S. consulate attack Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:50 AM PDT "Four men are in custody and we are interrogating them because they are suspected of helping instigate the events at the U.S. consulate," the deputy interior minister says.

Police sent to Calif. home of 'Innocence of Muslims' producer Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT As outrage over an anti-Muslim film spreads across the Middle East, police were sent to the California home of the film's producer to protect him and his family.

Fed expects to keep interest rates low through mid-2015 Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:17 AM PDT The Federal Reserve announced its highly-anticipated quantitative easing, or its so-called QE3, purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month in another effort to stimulate the struggling economy.

Ancient Maya murals found in family’s kitchen Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT A family in Guatemala has discovered an ancient Maya murals on the walls of their home. National Geographic explains that Lucas Asicona Ramírez made the discovery while renovating his home five years ago in the village of Chajul. The paintings have been uncovered for the first time in centuries and archeologists are scrambling to document [...]

Paul Ryan’s in the House ...but available by appointment only Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is taking a break from the campaign trail to vote on a government funding bill at the Capitol and, for the time being, his office is open by appointment only. Just as the sign on Ryan's door in the Longworth House Office Building promised, a Ryan staffer [...]

Fed announces new round of stimulus, pledges to keep interest rates low Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:55 AM PDT The Federal Reserve says it will spend $40 billion a month to buy mortgage-backed securities for long as necessary to stimulate the still-weak economy and reduce high unemployment.

Witness: Alpine killings scene 'out of Hollywood' Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:40 AM PDT The cyclist who stumbled across the bodies of a British family killed in a remote spot in the French Alps said Thursday the blood-soaked crime scene looked like something out of a Hollywood script.

Photos: Palestinians display amazing parkour skills Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:06 AM PDT Palestinian youths practice their parkour skills in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip September 12, 2012. Some youths, aged between 12 and 23 years old, in Gaza are training in parkour which was developed in France. Parkour is a physical discipline of movement focused on overcoming obstacles. Training is held in cemeteries, and in former Israeli settlements. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT)

Nation says goodbye to moonwalker Neil Armstrong Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:49 AM PDT The nation bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon.

Nintendo says Wii U will launch on Nov. 18 Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:16 AM PDT Nintendo's upcoming Wii U gaming console will start at $300 and go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 18, in time for the holidays, the company said Thursday.

Obama warns Egypt: Are you ally or enemy? Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:44 AM PDT President Barack Obama says he will decide whether Egypt is an ally or an enemy of the United States in part according to the way the fledgling government in Cairo responds to the violent assault on the American embassy there on Monday.

Obama: Egypt not an ally or enemy Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:39 AM PDT President Barack Obama says the U.S. would not consider Egypt an ally, "but we don't consider them an enemy."

Sen. McCain praises ambassador killed in Libya, refuses to criticize Obama Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:22 AM PDT John McCain's tone could not have been more different than those of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

Ebola death toll doubles to 31 in Congo: WHO Posted: 13 Sep 2012 05:32 AM PDT An outbreak of Ebola was not under control and the number of people killed by the disease has more than doubled to 31 in the past week, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.

Texas woman to receive nation's first double arm transplant Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:44 AM PDT Surgeons at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston will perform the nation's first double arm transplant on a Texas woman, the hospital announced Wednesday.

Al Qaeda releases new video of American hostage Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:27 AM PDT Weinstein, a former Peace Corps and USAID official, was kidnapped from his home in an upscale neighborhood in Lahore in August 2011 after gunmen tricked his security guard into letting them enter the premises

New, Colorful Monkey Species Discovered Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:11 AM PDT A shy, brightly colored monkey species has been found living in the lush rainforests at the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a find that utterly surprised the researchers who came upon it.

California man confirms role in anti-Islam film Posted: 13 Sep 2012 03:06 AM PDT The anti-Muslim film implicated in mob protests against U.S. diplomatic missions in the Mideast received logistical help from a man once convicted of financial crimes and featured actors who complained that their inflammatory dialogue was dubbed in after filming.

U.S. embassies step up security after Libya attack Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:44 AM PDT Security was increased at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, and at least one cemetery for American veterans, on Thursday following an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya.

Obama vows to 'bring to justice' ambassador's killers Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:38 AM PDT President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to "bring to justice" the Islamist gunmen responsible for a ferocious assault that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.

Egypt security forces, protesters clash outside U.S. Embassy Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:33 PM PDT Security forces fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators near the U.S. embassy in Cairo late on Wednesday, some 24 hours after protesters scaled the walls and tore down the flag over a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.

Fed seen launching fresh stimulus, details in question Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:17 PM PDT The U.S. Federal Reserve appears set to launch a third round of unconventional monetary stimulus on Thursday while signaling that a weak U.S. economy may warrant ultra-low interest rates for at least another three years.

Mexican Navy captures top drug boss 'El Coss' Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:56 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy has captured one of Mexico's most wanted drug bosses, the head of the Gulf Cartel, the government said late Wednesday, in the latest high-profile arrest in President Felipe Calderon's crackdown on organized crime. The government said it would reveal more details about the capture of Jorge Costilla, alias "El Coss," early on Thursday. Such figures are often paraded in front of the media, handcuffed and dressed in flak jackets. ...

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