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• Official: Reports of sex assault in Navy increase
• Haves and have-nots as health care markets open
• Afghanistan wins 1st international soccer title
• U.N.: Syrian forces responsible for eight massacres
• Iraq tries novel ways to curb rising violence
• 9/11 generation: 'There was a hole in all of us'
• Bomb hits Libya's Benghazi on attack anniversary
• Unresolved NYC primary pauses for 9/11 remembrance
• NYC mayoral primary on pause for 9/11 remembrance
• Nation pauses on 9/11 to pay tribute to victims
• Russia shows U.S. its plan for Syrian chemical weapons
• 9/11 anniversary marked with somber tributes
• Obama’s message on Syria: Look the other way or accept moral duty?
• 9/11 anniversary being marked with somber tributes
• AP PHOTOS: Mt. Fuji's Heritage status worries some
• 9/11 anniversary to be marked with somber tributes
• Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 9
• Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 6
• Libya: Car bomb hits Foreign Ministry in Benghazi
• Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 4
• Libya: Blast hits Foreign Ministry in Benghazi
• The NSA machine: Too big for anyone to understand
• US Brazil bound after another 2-0 win over Mexico
• Weiner, Spitzer political comebacks fall flat
• Haunting memories of Sept. 11 shape Syria debate

Official: Reports of sex assault in Navy increase Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:52 PM PDT NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The number of sexual assaults reported to the Navy has grown by about 50 percent in the past year, which Navy officials said Wednesday is a sign that a growing number of sailors feel more comfortable reporting an assault and believe something will be done about it when they do.

Haves and have-nots as health care markets open Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Having health insurance used to hinge on where you worked and what your medical history said. Soon that won't matter, with open-access markets for subsidized coverage coming Oct. 1 under President Barack Obama's overhaul.

Afghanistan wins 1st international soccer title Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:35 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Bullets whizzed through the air in the Afghan capital Wednesday night, this time in celebration rather than anger: Afghanistan had just won its first international trophy in soccer.

U.N.: Syrian forces responsible for eight massacres Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:18 AM PDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. rights investigators have established that Syrian government forces were almost certainly responsible for two massacres last May in which up to 450 civilians were killed, a report published on Wednesday said. The report documents nine mass killings in all, attributing all but one to government forces, but said both government and rebel fighters had committed war crimes including murder, hostage-taking and shelling of civilians. ...

Iraq tries novel ways to curb rising violence Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:02 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities are resorting to desperate measures to quell rising violence, ordering huge numbers of cars off the roads, bulldozing soccer fields and even building a medieval-style moat around one city in an effort to keep car bombs out.

9/11 generation: 'There was a hole in all of us' Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:46 AM PDT The attacks shaped the values and fears of NYC's children.

Bomb hits Libya's Benghazi on attack anniversary Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:15 AM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday near Libya's Foreign Ministry building in the heart of the eastern coastal city of Benghazi, exactly one year after the Sept. 11 attack there that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.

Unresolved NYC primary pauses for 9/11 remembrance Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:40 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — As the New York City mayoral race paused Wednesday for remembrances of the Sept. 11 attacks, the chaotic campaign remained without an answer a day after the primary as to whether the top Democratic finisher, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, will be forced into a runoff.

NYC mayoral primary on pause for 9/11 remembrance Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:21 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Campaigning in the New York City mayoral primary is being put on hold for remembrances of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Nation pauses on 9/11 to pay tribute to victims Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:02 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — As bells tolled solemnly, Americans marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Wednesday with the reading of the names, moments of silence and serene music that have become tradition.

Russia shows U.S. its plan for Syrian chemical weapons Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:09 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has given the United States its plan for placing Syria's chemical weapons arsenal under international control and intends to discuss it on Thursday in Geneva, the Interfax news agency cited a Russian source as saying on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, said on Tuesday that Lavrov was expected to send him Russia's proposals for review by the Obama administration. (Writing by Steve Gutterman; Editing by Gabriela Baczynska)

9/11 anniversary marked with somber tributes Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — As bells tolled solemnly, Americans marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Wednesday with the reading of the names, moments of silence and serene music that have become tradition.

Obama’s message on Syria: Look the other way or accept moral duty? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT In many ways, Obama redeemed himself Tuesday night with a powerful invocation of American exceptionalism.

9/11 anniversary being marked with somber tributes Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:12 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has started with a solemn bell toll and a moment of silence at the World Trade Center site.

AP PHOTOS: Mt. Fuji's Heritage status worries some Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:34 AM PDT MOUNT FUJI, Japan (AP) — They trudge up well-trod cinder paths by the thousands, headlamps glowing in the dark, and then settle in, shivering, to await and cheer the sun's blazing ascent over the horizon.

9/11 anniversary to be marked with somber tributes Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:57 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Sept. 11 victims' loved ones were gathering at ground zero early Wednesday to commemorate the attacks' 12th anniversary with the reading of names, moments of silence and serene music that have become tradition.

Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 9 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:37 AM PDT EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden cars into military targets in Egypt's volatile Sinai on Wednesday, killing at least nine soldiers and wounding 17 people, security officials said.

Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 6 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:19 AM PDT EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden cars into military targets in Egypt's volatile Sinai on Wednesday, killing at least six soldiers and wounding 17 people, security officials and a military spokesman said.

Libya: Car bomb hits Foreign Ministry in Benghazi Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:59 AM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday near Libya's Foreign Ministry building in the heart of the eastern coastal city of Benghazi, security officials said, one year to the date after an attack there killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.

Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 4 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:41 AM PDT EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden cars into military targets in Egypt's volatile Sinai on Wednesday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding 20 people, security officials said. One bombing brought down a two-story intelligence headquarters building while the other struck a military checkpoint.

Libya: Blast hits Foreign Ministry in Benghazi Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:10 AM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Security officials say a powerful explosion has caused serious damage to Libya's Foreign Ministry building in the heart of the coastal city of Benghazi.

The NSA machine: Too big for anyone to understand Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The surveillance machine grew too big for anyone to understand.

US Brazil bound after another 2-0 win over Mexico Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:34 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fireworks had gone off and so had the smoke bombs. The red-white-and-blue-clad crowd had finished singing "Dos a cero! Dos a cero!" over and over and over.

Weiner, Spitzer political comebacks fall flat Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:20 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's ill-fated mayoral campaign ended with a string of final embarrassments: He mustered a mere 5 percent at the ballot box. One of his sexting partners tried to crash his primary night rally. And Weiner was caught making an obscene gesture to reporters as he was driven away.

Haunting memories of Sept. 11 shape Syria debate Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:34 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve years later, haunting memories of Sept. 11 are shaping the debate over what to do about Syria.

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