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Sinai militants allegedly behind Cairo bombing

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Egyptian army soldiers sit on top of an armored personnel carrier on a street in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — A militant group in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula has allegedly claimed responsibility for a failed assassination attempt on the country's interior minister.

A look at key future dates in the US-Syria debate

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 11:24 AM PDT

A look ahead at events in the political debate on whether to launch a U.S. strike against the Syrian government, which the Obama administration says has used chemical weapons:

Egyptian helicopters strike suspected militants

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 11:08 AM PDT

Egyptian army soldiers sit on top of an armored personnel carrier on a street in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Smoked billowed in the sky as Egyptian helicopter gunships rocketed suspected Islamic militant hideouts in the lawless northern Sinai Peninsula for a second day on Sunday, part of the largest military offensive in the region in years, military officials said.

NATO accused of killing Afghan civilians

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:22 AM PDT

U.S. troops, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), investigate the site of suicide attack in Wardak Province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Taliban militants detonated a car bomb outside an Afghan intelligence office near the capital Sunday and then tried to attack it on foot with guns, officials and the insurgent group said. At least four soldiers guarding the compound were killed and six insurgents died in the assault, officials said. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials accused NATO of killing civilians in an airstrike that left at least 10 dead in the country's remote east, while the Taliban on Sunday staged a car bomb and gun attack outside an Afghan intelligence office, killing four soldiers and wounding more than 80 people.

Nyad's team responds to skeptics doubting her swim

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:06 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 file photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad emerges from the Atlantic Ocean after completing a 111-mile swim from Cuba to Key West, Fla. Nyad's swim from Cuba to Florida has generated some skepticism in the small community of marathon swimmers. Critics have suggested that during a speedy stretch of the 53-hour swim, Nyad might have gotten into or held onto the boat that accompanied her. They also question whether she violated the traditions of her sport by relying on a specialized mask and wetsuit to protect herself from jellyfish. Nyad's navigator and one of the swim's official observers tell The Associated Press that Nyad didn't cheat. (AP Photo/Florida Keys Bureau, Andy Newman, File)Diana Nyad's 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida has generated positive publicity and adoration for the 64-year-old endurance athlete — along with skepticism from some members of the small community of marathon swimmers who are questioning whether she accomplished the feat honestly.

Wrestling wins IOC vote for place in 2020 Olympics

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 09:20 AM PDT

Don Porter, president of the International Softball Federation, speaks during the sports' presentation during the 125th IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. During the meeting members will elect a new sport choosing between wrestling, squash and baseball, that is presenting a joint bid with softball.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Wrestling has been reinstated for the 2020 Olympics, seven months after losing its spot.

Activists: Syrian rebels take Christian village

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 08:16 AM PDT

Syrian refugees arrive at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. The U.S. tried to rally support on Saturday for a military strike against Syria, running into resistance from the American public and skeptics in Congress and from European allies bent on awaiting a U.N. report about a chemical attack they acknowledge strongly points to Bashar Assad's government. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Rebels including al-Qaida-linked fighters gained control of a Christian village northeast of the capital Damascus, Syrian activists said Sunday. Government media provided a dramatically different account of the battle suggesting regime forces were winning.

Miss World opens in Indonesia after protests

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT

Philippine contestant Megan Young walks to attend a press conference for Sunday's Miss World competition at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)BALI, Indonesia (AP) — The 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant opened Sunday after protests by Muslim hard-liners confined the event to Indonesia's predominantly Hindu resort island of Bali.

AP PHOTOS: Inside look at the 9/11 museum in NYC

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 07:44 AM PDT

The 'Cross', left, intersecting steel beams found in the rubble of 6 World Trade Center and a fragment of a trident column, center, one of 84 that formed the exterior structure of each tower are displayed during a media tour of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in New York. Construction is racing ahead inside the museum as the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks draws near. Several more large artifacts have been installed in the cavernous space below the World Trade Center memorial plaza. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Each artifact shows a haunting aspect of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center Towers. The "cross" of intersecting steel beams from the rubble that became a symbol for remembering those lost in the attacks. The slurry wall. The last column taken from the site. An original stairway to World Trade Center Plaza. One of the fire trucks damaged in the towers' collapse. All will be displayed when the museum is set to open in the spring.

Taliban attack intel office, kill 4 Afghan troops

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 07:28 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants detonated a car bomb outside an Afghan intelligence office near the capital Sunday and then tried to attack it on foot with guns, officials and the insurgent group said. At least four soldiers guarding the compound were killed and six insurgents died in the assault, officials said.

Royal mix-up: UK police order prince to ID himself

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 06:54 AM PDT

FILE- In this Wednesday, June 6, 2012 file photo, Britain's Prince Andrew leaves King Edward VII hospital in London after visiting his father Prince Philip . Two days after an intruder was discovered prowling around Buckingham Palace, police confronted Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, in the royal residence's garden and demanded he identify himself. The embarrassing mix-up occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, following an even more embarrassing security breach Monday, when a suspected burglar was arrested after having scaled the fence around the palace. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)LONDON (AP) — You might forgive Britain's royal protection unit for being a little jittery.

White House tries to gain support for Syria strike

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 06:24 AM PDT

President Barack arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in Washington. Beset by divisions at home and abroad, Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in pursuing support for a military strike against Syria from international allies and the U.S. Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is making a big push to rally members of Congress and the American public behind President Barack Obama's plan for a U.S. military strike against Syria.

Report: NSA can access most smartphone data

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:52 AM PDT

In this picture taken Sept. 7, 2013, a woman protests with a selfmade surveillance camera on her head during the demonstration 'in Berlin, Germany. German news weekly Der Spiegel reports Sunday Sept. 8, 2013 that the U.S. National Security Agency can access users' data on all major smartphones. The magazine cites internal documents from the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ in which the agencies describe setting up dedicated teams to crack protective measures on iPhones, BlackBerry and Android devices. This data includes contacts, call lists, SMS traffic, notes and location data. (AP Photo/dpa,Rainer Jensen)The U.S. National Security Agency is able to crack protective measures on iPhones, BlackBerry and Android devices, giving it access to users' data on all major smartphones, according to a report Sunday in German news weekly Der Spiegel.

Moscow votes in pivotal mayoral race

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 03:46 AM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow was holding its first mayoral election in a decade on Sunday, a potentially pivotal contest that is energizing the small opposition in ways that could pose a risk to the Kremlin in the days and years ahead.

Official: Blast hits city in east Afghan province

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful explosion went off next to an Afghan intelligence office not far from the capital Sunday, a provincial lawmaker said. There was no immediate word on casualties, but gunshots also were heard in the area.

US runs into resistance over strike on Syria

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 02:42 AM PDT

Protesters against U.S. military action in Syria march to Capitol Hill from the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to approve the use of force. A final vote in the U.S. Senate is expected at the end of the coming week. A U.S. House vote is likely in the week of Sept. 16. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)PARIS (AP) — The U.S. tried to rally support on Saturday for a military strike against Syria, running into resistance from the American public and skeptics in Congress and from European allies bent on awaiting a U.N. report about a chemical attack they acknowledge strongly points to the Assad government.

Lingering doubts over Syria gas attack evidence

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 02:10 AM PDT

In this Aug. 29, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by the Local Comity of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a member of a UN investigation team takes samples from the ground in the Damascus countryside of Zamalka, Syria. The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove a connection between the government of President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people in Syria_but in the absence of such evidence, Damascus and its ally Russia have aggressively pushed another scenario: that rebels carried out the Aug. 21 chemical attack. (AP Photo/Local Comity of Arbeen)The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove it, but the American public has yet to see a single piece of concrete evidence — no satellite imagery, no transcripts of Syrian military communications — connecting the government of President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people.

Tokyo 2020 Games shot in the arm for aging nation

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 12:24 AM PDT

Japanese Olympians celebrate with Tokyo Municipal Government officials in Tokyo early Sunday morning, Sept. 8, 2013, upon learning Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Olympics as they watch a live broadcast from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tokyo competed with Madrid and Istanbul for the right to host the 2020 Games. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)TOKYO (AP) — A half-century after the 1964 Tokyo games heralded Japan's reemergence from destruction and defeat in World War II, the city's triumphant bid to host the 2020 games is giving this aging nation a chance to revive both its sagging spirits and its stagnating economy.

Pacific climate change pact wins U.S. support

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 11:52 PM PDT

Staff push a boat used to transport Pacific Islands Forum leaders from Eneko Island on September 5, 2013A new Pacific regional pact calling for aggressive action to combat climate change has achieved a "major accomplishment" by gaining US support, officials said Sunday.

Afghan police: NATO airstrike kills civilians

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 10:48 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say an apparent NATO airstrike has killed 15 people — nine of them civilians, including women and children — in an eastern province where the Taliban are strong.

Graphic videos of Syria victims surface

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 10:16 PM PDT

Photo taken through a hole in a wall on August 22, 2013 shows a devastated street in the Salaheddine district of AleppoA US congressional panel posted videos of Syrian victims, many of them children, as the White House presses its case for a strike against Damascus.

No. 17 Michigan beats No. 14 Notre Dame 41-30

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 09:46 PM PDT

Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner (98) celebrates his touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Devin Gardner lived up to that number on his jersey Saturday night.

Support growing for Syria strikes?

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 08:28 PM PDT

People rally in Washington during a demonstration against US intervention in Syria on September 7, 2013The U.S. and France claimed growing international support for military strikes.

Australia's new gov't vows to limit foreign aid

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 07:42 PM PDT

Opposition leader Tony Abbott smiles as he makes a speech to party supporter in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his party's win in Australia's national election. Australia's conservative opposition swept to power, ending six years of Labor Party rule and winning over a disenchanted public by promising to end a hated tax on carbon emissions, boost a flagging economy and bring about political stability after years of Labor infighting. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A new government prepared to take control of Australia on Sunday, with policies to cut pledges in foreign aid and to wind back greenhouse gas reduction measures in an effort to balance the nation's books.

No. 1 Djokovic faces No. 2 Nadal in US Open final

Posted: 07 Sep 2013 06:55 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, left greets Stanislas Wawrinka, of Switzerland, at the net after beating him in five sets at the semifinals of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)NEW YORK (AP) — The game that will be talked about for years and years required 198 strokes, 30 points, and 21 minutes to decide. Entire sets have taken less.
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