samedi 4 mai 2013

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American service members killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:54 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Karzai says the director of the CIA assured him that regular funding his government receives from the agency will not be cut off. He says Afghanistan has been receiving such funding for more than 10 years and expressed hope at a Saturday news conference that it will not stop.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Seven U.S. service members were killed on Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans in Afghanistan in recent months and the latest of attacks against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive.

Attorney: Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policy

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

A lawyer says that the Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and damaging or destroying property for blocks in every direction was only insured for up to $1 million in liability.

Next Iran president likely to have gentler touch

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:20 AM PDT

In this Thursday, May 2, 2013 photo, Iran's former nuclear negotiator, Hasan Rohani, a potential front-runner in the presidential race, center right, is greeted by a supporter, in a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran. For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel should be erased from the map and painting U.N resolutions as worthless. Now, a race is beginning to choose his successor -- candidate registration starts Tuesday for a June 14 vote -- and it looks like an anti-Ahmadinejad referendum is shaping up. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel should be erased from the map and painting U.N resolutions as worthless.

LaPierre: NRA will never surrender guns

Posted: 04 May 2013 10:34 AM PDT

NRA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre speaks during the leadership forum at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting Friday, May 3, 2013 in Houston. (AP Photo/Steve Ueckert)The public face of the National Rifle Association says gun control will "destroy us and every ounce of our freedom."

Preschoolers with ADHD often treated incorrectly

Posted: 04 May 2013 08:39 AM PDT

Doctors usually do not follow guidelines for treating very young children withattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests.

NATO: Five Americans killed in southern Afghanistan

Posted: 04 May 2013 08:21 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Karzai says the director of the CIA assured him that regular funding his government receives from the agency will not be cut off. He says Afghanistan has been receiving such funding for more than 10 years and expressed hope at a Saturday news conference that it will not stop.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Five U.S. service members were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week.

Bangladesh toll 547; search becomes more gruesome

Posted: 04 May 2013 07:49 AM PDT

A young lady wails over the phone as she tells her family that she had identified one of the many bodies at a morgue to be her relative, Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. In the aftermath of a building collapse that killed more than 530 people, Bangladesh's garment manufacturers may face a choice of reform or perish. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The death toll rose to 547 on Saturday and the stench of decaying flesh was sickening evidence that the work is not yet done.

Bomb kills five U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan

Posted: 04 May 2013 06:29 AM PDT

An Afghan border policeman prepares ammunition at a check post at GoshtaFive U.S. soldiers were killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the U.S. Armed Forces said on Saturday.

Afghan president says CIA payments to continue

Posted: 04 May 2013 06:13 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Karzai says the director of the CIA assured him that regular funding his government receives from the agency will not be cut off. He says Afghanistan has been receiving such funding for more than 10 years and expressed hope at a Saturday news conference that it will not stop.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the CIA's station chief in Kabul has assured him that regular funding the U.S. intelligence agency gives his government will not be cut off.

China city quashes protest against petro plant

Posted: 04 May 2013 05:57 AM PDT

Chinese people wear face masks with After word spread about an environmental protest that was planned for Saturday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, drugstores and printing shops were ordered to report anyone making certain purchases.

Israel confirms Syria strike, says hit Hezbollah-bound missiles

Posted: 04 May 2013 02:35 AM PDT

An Israeli air force F15-E fighter jet takes off for a mission over the Gaza Strip, from the Tel Nof air base in central IsraelIsrael has carried out an air strike into Syria, targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon, an Israeli official said on Saturday.

Source: Israeli planes hit Syria, target not chemical arms site

Posted: 04 May 2013 02:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2012 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria. Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA, File)Israeli warplanes have carried out an air strike in Syria, a security source in the region said on Saturday.

Bangladesh official: Disaster not 'really serious'

Posted: 04 May 2013 01:18 AM PDT

A woman covers her nose to block out the smell of decomposing bodies as people in the background identify bodies at a makeshift morgue where victims of the collapse of a garment factory buildings are brought Friday, May 3, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Authorities suspended the mayor of the suburb of Savar, where the building was located, and arrested an engineer who called for the building's evacuation last week but was also accused of helping the owner add three illegal floors to the eight-story structure. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)The country's finance minister downplayed the impact of the disaster on the garment industry.

Calif. wildfire grows, but weather may aid fight

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:46 AM PDT

Firefighters from Riverside, Calif. work to extinguish a brush fire at Point Mugu, Calif., Friday, May 3, 2013. A Southern California wildfire carving a path to the sea grew to more than 15 square miles and crews prepared Friday for another bad day of gusting winds and searing weather. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)A wildfire tearing through a coastal region in Southern California nearly tripled in size as high temperatures fueled the flames, but an expected weekend change in the weather will likely give crews manning the fire lines much-needed assistance.

States fear loss of health care aid

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 30, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. State officials say thousands of people with medical problems are in danger of losing coverage as the Obama administration winds down one of the earliest programs in the federal health care overhaul. At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a transition program that has turned into a lifeline for the so-called Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.

NRA's new president has penchant for bold words

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:14 AM PDT

A young man who chose not to give his name sizes-up an assault style rifle during the National Rifle Association's annual convention Friday, May 3, 2013 in Houston. (AP Photo/Steve Ueckert)The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobby and a penchant for bold statements.

Boston bomb suspect died of gunshot wounds, blunt trauma

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2010, photo, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, smiles after accepting the trophy for winning the 2010 New England Golden Gloves Championship in Lowell, Mass. Tsarnaev, the older of the brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing, died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, his death certificate says. (AP Photo/The Lowell Sun, Julia Malakie, File) MANDATORY CREDITA suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday.

Space Mountain reopens at Disneyland

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:05 PM PDT

One of Disneyland's most popular rides has reopened after the company declined to appeal a workplace safety case.

'Mockingbird' author Lee sues over copyright in N.Y.

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:33 PM PDT

Harper Lee, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," filed a lawsuit to re-secure the copyright to it.

Newtown officials discuss plans for Sandy Hook school

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:31 PM PDT

People put items from the old Sandy Hook School into garbage containers as they clean up the school in Sandy HookA group is considering whether to build a new one on the same site or nearby, or demolish the parts where the massacre unfolded.

Southern Calif. wildfire threatens 4,000 homes

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:11 PM PDT

Resident Bryan Bonsant battles flames as the Springs Fire nears a neighbor's barn in MalibuFirefighters have built containment around about 20 percent of the fire, which has hit more than 43 square miles.

Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2012 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria. Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA, File)Israel apparently targeted a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said.

Calif. fast-moving wildfire continues to grow

Posted: 03 May 2013 07:35 PM PDT

Fire trucks keep an eye on a burned structure at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) at Point Mugu, Calif., Friday, May 3, 2013. The 15 1/2-square-mile blaze was only 10 percent contained on Friday, and the work of more than 900 firefighters, aided by air tankers, was just beginning. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)It's burning through coastal wilderness and has tripled in size, to more than 43 square miles.

Jodi Arias murder trial goes to jury

Posted: 03 May 2013 06:31 PM PDT

Defendant Jodi Arias looks to her family during closing arguments during her trial on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)The group will ponder the evidence and Arias' every-changing version of events.

Spider bite may have aided Slayer guitarist death

Posted: 03 May 2013 06:15 PM PDT

This 2009 publicity photo provided courtesy of Slayer shows, from left, Dave Lombardo, Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman and Tom Araya. Hanneman, 49, a founding member of the heavy metal band Slayer, has died. Slayer spokeswoman Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says Hanneman died Thursday morning, May 2, 2013, of liver failure at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, Kathy, by his side. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Slayer, Mark Seliger)Jeff Hanneman was bitten by the insect while in a friend's hot tub.
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