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U.S. diplomat killed in Afghanistan 'loved the work she was doing'

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 12:06 PM PDT

Anne Smedinghoff, U.S. Diplomat Killed in Afghanistan 'Loved the Work She Was Doing'She Was One of Six Americans Killed in Afghanistan in Two Separate Attacks

Kerry struggles to get Turkey to mend Israel ties

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 11:50 AM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Kerry is in the Middle East, his third trip to the region in two weeks, in a fresh bid to unlock long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. And in Istanbul, the first leg of a six-nation trip that goes on to Europe and East Asia, Kerry will coordinate with Turkey's Prime Minister and other Turkish officials on efforts to halt the violence in neighboring Syria's civil war.(AP Photo)ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry struggled Sunday to convince Turkey's leaders they should promptly restore full diplomatic ties with Israel, two American allies counted on by President Barack Obama to help calm the turbulent Middle East.

AP source: FBI eyes possible extortion at Rutgers

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 11:20 AM PDT

AP source: FBI eyes possible extortion at RutgersThe FBI is investigating whether a former Rutgers basketball employee tried to extort the university before he made videos that showed former coach Mike Rice shoving and kicking players and berating them with gay slurs.

Republican senator sees Obama budget offer as positive

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 10:35 AM PDT

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the press following his private meeting with United States U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about the attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday became the first prominent Republican to publicly praise, however lukewarm, the budget proposal the White House outlined last week. Graham said that while he believes President Barack Obama's plan is overall bad for the economy, "there are nuggets of his budget that I think are optimistic." He was speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press" program. ...

Kidnapped 89-year-old to captors: 'You got to be kind to other people'

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 10:19 AM PDT

Teens Kidnap 89-year-old, Lock Her in Car's Trunk for Two DaysAn 89-year-old woman who spent two days locked in her car trunk thinking she'd never be found has a message for her teen captors.

Kidnapped 89-year-0ld to captors: 'You got to be kind to other people'

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Kidnapped 89-Year-Old to Captors: 'You Got to Be Kind to Other People'Margaret Smith Said She Didn't Think She Would Ever Be Found

Christian mourners, mob, police clash in Egypt

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 09:18 AM PDT

Tear gas fills downtown as protesters clash with security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters outside the chief prosecutor's office Saturday in central Cairo who were pushing on the building's doors demanding he resign.(AP Photo/Mostafa Elshemy)CAIRO (AP) — A mob threw rocks and fired birdshot Sunday at several hundred Christians marching in a protest against Egypt's Islamist government after the funeral of four Christians killed in sectarian clashes over the weekend.

Report: Anti-Semitic incidents surged in 2012

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 08:47 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, March 19, 2012 file photo, police officers gather at the site of a shooting where a gunman opened fire in front of a Jewish school in a city in Toulouse, southwestern France. Israeli researchers and Jewish leaders on Sunday reported 30 percent jump in anti-Semitic violence and vandalism last year, topped by a deadly school shooting in France, and expressed alarm about the rise of neo-Nazi parties in Hungary, Greece and other countries. (AP Photo/Bruno Martin, File)TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli researchers warned Sunday of a sudden upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, topped by a deadly school shooting in France, noting a link to the rise of extremist parties in Europe.

'Selfless' U.S. diplomat killed in Afghan attacks

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 08:32 AM PDT

'Selfless' US Diplomat Killed in Afghan AttacksSecretary of State Kerry lashes out at militants behind deadly Afghanistan attack on Americans

Philly Fire Department mourns third loss within a year

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 07:45 AM PDT

Fellow firefighters salute the body of fallen comrade Capt. Michael Goodwin at a funeral home in Philadelphia, early Sunday, April 7, 2013. The fire caused a partial roof collapse that killed Goodwin and injured a colleague who was trying to rescue him, officials said. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia firefighters mourned the loss of one of their own in the line of duty for the third time in less than a year, saluting the body of a veteran captain as it was carried from the ruins of a three-story building that collapsed underneath him during a blaze.

Korea tensions delay missile test, Hill testimony

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 07:29 AM PDT

South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence at sunset near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 7, 2013. A top South Korean national security official said Sunday that North Korea may be setting the stage for a missile test or another provocative act with its warning that it soon will be unable to guarantee diplomats' safety in Pyongyang. But he added that the North's clearest objective is to extract concessions from Washington and Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — Heightened tensions with North Korea have led the United States to postpone congressional testimony by the top U.S. military commander in South Korea and delay an intercontinental ballistic missile test from a West Coast base.

Major Rome square renamed for John Paul II

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 06:58 AM PDT

Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Regina Coeli prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)ROME (AP) — A corner of a big Rome piazza, known for hosting free rock concerts and political rallies, will be renamed after late pontiff John Paul II, with Pope Francis coming to the unveiling ceremony Sunday.

Syria activists say 20 killed in army airstrikes

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 06:43 AM PDT

This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Council of Barzeh, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of rocket attacks on the Barzeh district of Damascus, Syria, Friday, April 5, 2013. A barrage of rockets slammed into a contested district on the northeastern edge of Damascus, killing several people and trapping others under the rubble, while violence raged around suburbs of the capital, activists said Friday. The attack on Barzeh, where rebels aiming to topple President Bashar Assad are known to operate, follows days of heavy fighting between the rebels and the military in the area.(AP Photo/Local Council of Barzeh)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian government airstrikes killed at least 20 people as the army pressed ahead Sunday with its campaign to crush the rebellion against President Bashar Assad, activists said.

Kerry mourns 'selfless, idealistic' U.S. diplomat

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 06:12 AM PDT

This image made from AP video shows the scene moments after a car bomb exploded in front the PRT, Provincial Reconstruction Team, in Qalat, Zabul province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Six American troops and civilians and an Afghan doctor were killed in attacks on Saturday in southern and eastern Afghanistan as the U.S. military's top officer began a weekend visit to the country, officials said.(AP Photo via AP video)U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday railed against the "cowardly" terrorists responsible for the attack that killed five Americans in Afghanistan ...

Report: Anti-Semitic incidents surge in 2012

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 05:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, March 19, 2012 file photo, police officers gather at the site of a shooting where a gunman opened fire in front of a Jewish school in a city in Toulouse, southwestern France. Israeli researchers and Jewish leaders on Sunday reported 30 percent jump in anti-Semitic violence and vandalism last year, topped by a deadly school shooting in France, and expressed alarm about the rise of neo-Nazi parties in Hungary, Greece and other countries. (AP Photo/Bruno Martin, File)Israeli researchers and Jewish leaders on Sunday reported a 30 percent jump in anti-Semitic violence and vandalism last year ...

Maduro plays up his bus-driver roots for Venezuela campaign

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 04:55 AM PDT

Venezuela's acting President and presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters during a campaign rally at the state of BolivarGripping the wheel and grinning at passengers, acting President Nicolas Maduro drives a bus to campaign rallies before an election he hopes will let him steer Venezuela to six more years of hardline socialism....

China reports two more cases of new bird flu virus

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 04:39 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, April 5, 2013, a poultry vendor walks past his empty shop at a wholesale market in Shanghai. China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all poultry at a market where the virus was detected in pigeons being sold for meat. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTShanghai has reported two more cases of human infection of a new strain of bird flu, raising the number of cases in eastern China to 20 ...

Xi promises peaceful China helping neighbors

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 04:08 AM PDT

China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the annual Boao ForumChina's President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday that change and peaceful development will power his country's economic rise and sustain growth within its borders and beyond. ...

U.S. says door still open on Iran nuclear talks

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 03:53 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry board a second plane after their original aircraft had mechanical problems at Andrews Air Force Base in MarylandSecretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major powers would continue talks with Iran to resolve a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear program ...

Egyptian laws, arrests worry liberals and the West

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 02:53 AM PDT

Bassem Youssef, the country's best-known satirist, gestures to journalists and activists as he arrives at the high court to appear at the prosecutor's office in CairoThe Arab Spring was supposed to bring freedom to Egypt. Instead, concern is growing inside and outside the country that an illiberal wind is blowing ...

China says it can control bird flu outbreak

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 02:23 AM PDT

A boy looks at pigeons at a public park in People Square, downtown ShanghaiChina can control the outbreak of an avian flu strain newly contracted by humans, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday ...

Kerry mourns first diplomat killed since Benghazi

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 01:22 AM PDT

This image made from AP video shows Afghan National Army soldiers rushing to the scene moments after a car bomb exploded in front the PRT, Provincial Reconstruction Team, in Qalat, Zabul province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Six American troops and civilians and an Afghan doctor were killed in attacks on Saturday in southern and eastern Afghanistan as the U.S. military's top officer began a weekend visit to the country, officials said. (AP Photo via AP video)Secretary of State John Kerry is mourning the first death of an American diplomat on the job since last year's Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic installation in Benghazi, Libya.

China's Xi offers to reduce friction over hotspots

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 11:50 PM PDT

China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the annual Boao ForumWith pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that no one country should be allowed to upset world peace ...

Hackers target Israeli sites

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:34 PM PDT

Israel's media is reporting that the country's websites are under cyberattack, but most targeted sites do not appear to have been affected.

Firefighter dies battling Philadelphia blaze

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 08:32 PM PDT

A fire burned a fabric shop, upstairs apartments and a neighboring boutique Saturday evening, causing a partial roof collapse that killed a firefighter and injured a colleague who was trying to rescue him, officials said.
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