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Inferno roars through E. Africa's largest airport

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Onlookers watch as black smoke billows from the international arrival unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. (AP Photo/Segeni Ngethe)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A small fire at Kenya's main airport swelled into a roaring inferno Wednesday that destroyed part of East Africa's largest aviation hub and hampered air travel across the continent.

Scientists plan controversial lab-made bird flu

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

FILE - This April 8, 2013 file photo shows a worker cleaning empty cages used for transporting chickens, to prevent an outbreak of H7N9 infections at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong. Scientists who sparked an outcry by creating easier-to-spread versions of the bird flu want to try such experiments again using a worrisome new strain. Since it broke out in China in March, the H7N9 bird flu has infected more than 130 people and killed 43. Leading flu researchers say that genetically engineering this virus in the lab could help track whether it's changing in the wild to become a bigger threat. They announced the pending plans Wednesday in letters to the journals Science and Nature. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists who sparked an outcry by creating easier-to-spread versions of the bird flu for research purposes want to try such experiments again using a worrisome new strain. This time around, the U.S. government is promising extra scrutiny of such high-stakes research up front.

Syrian troops kill more than 60 in desert ambush

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:22 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 18, 2013 file photo, citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian military helicopters at Mannagh air base in Aleppo province, Syria. Syrian rebels captured a major air base in the north of the country on Tuesday after months of fighting, depriving President Bashar Assad's forces of one of their main posts near the border with Turkey, activists said. State TV denied that the base had fully fallen. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops ambushed a large group of rebels Wednesday trudging through what once was a secret route through a desert road northeast of Damascus, killing more than 60 fighters in a barrage of machine gun fire and leaving their bodies in the sand.

Obama: I’d benefit from refinancing — but can’t

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 11:06 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama walks out to speak about home ownership at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, ArizonaPresident Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would probably benefit from refinancing his Chicago home, but suggested that it's not something he can do while in office.

Satellite images show devastation in Syria's largest city

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:36 AM PDT

Composite satellite photo made available by Amnesty International on Wednesday Aug. 7 2013 of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syria, a UNESCO world heritage site, on March 1, 2013, left, compared to May 26, 2013, right. Amnesty claim Syrian government forces have relentlessly and indiscriminately bombarded areas under the control of opposition forces across Syria, with civilians being at the receiving end of such attacks and at the same time also being subjected to abuses by some armed opposition groups. (AP Photo/ Digital Globe via Amnesty InternationalLONDON (AP) — Satellite images have laid bare the suffering inflicted on Syria's largest city, a London-based rights group said Wednesday, cataloguing hundreds of damaged or destroyed houses and more than 1,000 roadblocks.

Judge halts trial in Fort Hood shooting rampage

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:20 AM PDT

CORRECTS HENRICKS' RANK TO COLONEL INSTEAD OF LT. COLONEL - In this courtroom sketch, military prosecutor Col. Steve Henricks, right, speaks as Nidal Malik Hasan, center, and presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn look on during Hasan's court-martial Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Forth Hood, Texas. Hasan is representing himself against charges of murder and attempted murder for the 2009 attack that left 13 people dead at Forth Hood. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The standby attorney for the soldier charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage accused Maj. Nidal Hasan on Wednesday of deliberately charting a course toward a conviction and death sentence, abruptly halting the trial after only one day.

Lawyer: Hasan intent on getting death sentence

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:20 AM PDT

CORRECTS HENRICKS' RANK TO COLONEL INSTEAD OF LT. COLONEL - In this courtroom sketch, military prosecutor Col. Steve Henricks, right, speaks as Nidal Malik Hasan, center, and presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn look on during Hasan's court-martial Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Forth Hood, Texas. Hasan is representing himself against charges of murder and attempted murder for the 2009 attack that left 13 people dead at Forth Hood. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The standby attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting has told a military judge that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan appears intent on receiving a death sentence.

Kremlin disappointed over Obama canceling visit

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:03 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama has canceled plans to meet with Putin in Moscow next month. The rare diplomatic snub is retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. It also reflects growing U.S. frustration with Russia on several other issues, including missile defense and human rights. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin voiced disappointment Wednesday with President Barack Obama's decision to cancel his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but said that it remains ready to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and international issues.

Hotshot survivor 'numb' after hearing of deaths

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Brendan McDonough, the surviving 20th member of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots, makes sure that an American flag stands upright on a practice green at Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale during a charity golf tournament Friday Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Aaron Lavinsky) NO SALES, NO MAGSPHOENIX (AP) — The surviving member of a firefighting crew that lost 19 members to the Yarnell Hill Fire says he was devastated and went "numb" after learning that men he considered his brothers were dead, and he wonders why he alone was spared.

Kenya fire: Airport reopens for domestic, cargo

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT

Onlookers watch as black smoke billows from the international arrival unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. (AP Photo/Segeni Ngethe)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A small fire that an under-resourced fire brigade reacted slowly to swelled into a raging inferno that engulfed the arrival hall at Kenya's main international airport Wednesday, an official said, shutting down East Africa's largest airport and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights.

Obama cancels meetings with Putin amid tensions

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 06:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin get up to leave after their meeting in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. President Barack Obama said he was LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Egypt says diplomacy has failed to resolve crisis

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:59 AM PDT

This image released by the Egyptian Presidency shows interim Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei, center right, meeting with U.S. senators John McCain, center left, and Lindsey Graham, fifth from left, with U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson, fourth from left, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham arrived in Cairo on Monday at President Barack Obama's request to press senior Egyptians for a quick return to civilian rule. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's presidency said Wednesday that diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve the standoff between the country's military-backed interim leadership and the Muslim Brotherhood have failed.

Activists: Syrian troops ambush rebels, kill 62

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 04:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 18, 2013 file photo, citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian military helicopters at Mannagh air base in Aleppo province, Syria. Syrian rebels captured a major air base in the north of the country on Tuesday after months of fighting, depriving President Bashar Assad's forces of one of their main posts near the border with Turkey, activists said. State TV denied that the base had fully fallen. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces killed more than 60 rebels Wednesday in an ambush near Damascus, a blow to opposition fighters confronting a regime offensive in the capital, activists said.

Demolition set for Ohio house in kidnapping case

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:59 AM PDT

FILE - A 10-foot chain link fence surrounds the home of Ariel Castro in Cleveland in this May 14, 2013 file photo. The house where three women were held captive and raped over a decade in Cleveland faces demolition Wednesday Aug. 7, 2013. The house will be demolished as part of a deal that spared Castro a possible death sentence. He was sentenced last week to life in prison plus 1,000 years. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)The house where three women were held captive and raped over a decade faces demolition.

Egypt: Diplomacy with Brotherhood has failed

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:59 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's presidency says foreign diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the standoff with the Muslim Brotherhood have failed.

Fire engulfs Kenya's Nairobi airport

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 03:12 AM PDT

Fire fighters struggle to put out a fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya's capital NairobiBy Drazen Jorgic NAIROBI (Reuters) - A fire engulfed Kenya's main airport on Wednesday forcing the closure of a vital travel and trade gateway to east Africa. Flames from the inferno lit up the early morning sky, and the intense heat repeatedly drove back firefighters. A huge plume of black smoke billowed from the airport buildings, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or injuries. ...

Clashes sparked by pro-Morsi march kill 1 in Egypt

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:57 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — A security official says clashes between supporters of the country's ousted president and residents of Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria have left one dead and dozens wounded.

Close friend becomes suspect in California death

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 01:11 AM PDT

Police tape lines the perimeter of a partially burned home Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, near the U.S.-Mexico border in Boulevard, Calif. The husband of a woman whose body was found in the house said Tuesday that he knew the man suspected of killing his wife and abducting one or both of their children. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — The children treated him like an uncle. He was close friends with their parents.

Dad of missing Calif. kids pleads with suspect

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:53 PM PDT

Brett Anderson, the father of missing children 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and 8-year-old Ethan Anderson, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in San Diego. Anderson, the husband of a Christina Anderson, whose body was found in a burned house near the U.S.-Mexico border, said Tuesday that he knew the man suspected of killing his wife and abducting one or both of their children. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The husband of a woman whose body was found in a burned house near the U.S.-Mexico border pleaded Tuesday with his friend who is suspected of killing his wife and abducting one or both of their children to turn himself in.

Obama 'disappointed' in Russia's Snowden decision

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 09:22 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he was "disappointed" that Russia granted temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, defying Obama administration demands that the former government contractor be sent back to the U.S. to face espionage charges.

Obama chats NSA, boycotts on Leno

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 07:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on "We don't have a domestic spying program," the president said.

APNewsBreak: Romney warns against govt shutdown

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 07:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2013, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov., and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney acknowledges the crowd prior to speaking to at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. Romney is warning congressional Republicans against forcing a government shutdown in their quest to stop President Barack Obama's health care law in a speech to more than 200 donors at a Tuesday night, Aug. 6, 2013, fundraiser for the New Hampshire Republican Party, set just four miles from Romney's vacation home. The event is closed to the media, but his office released his prepared remarks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney jumped into the debate over the GOP's future Tuesday night, warning congressional Republicans against forcing a government shutdown in their quest to stop President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

Reports: First charges filed in Benghazi attack

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. News reports say the Justice Department has filed the first criminal charges in the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. CNN, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, that unspecified counts had been filed in the 2012 attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed the first criminal charges in the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, news reports said Tuesday.

Tens of thousands rally to oust Tunisian government

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:47 PM PDT

Demonstrators hold Tunisian flags during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated government outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis August 3, 2013. REUTERS/Anis MiliIt's the largest opposition protest since the political crisis began two weeks ago.

A look at Al-Qaida In Arabian Peninsula

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2010 file image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group on Monday, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites. Al-Awlaki, a key member of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed on Sept. 30, 2011 in a drone strike in the mountains of Yemen. The 40-year-old American-Yemeni cleric emerged as an enormously influential preacher among militants living in the West, with his English-language Internet sermons calling for jihad, or holy war, against the United States. He was in contact with the accused perpetrators of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 people, the 2010 car bomb attempt in New York's Times Square and the Christmas 2009 attempt to blow up an airliner heading to Detroit.(AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group, File)Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the product of a merger between the terror group's Yemeni and Saudi branches, is considered al-Qaida's most dangerous branch of all.
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