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• 2 car bombs hit hear Syrian state TV in Damascus
• Gunmen kidnap 7 Red Cross workers in Syria
• AP PHOTOS: A look at the Chicago Marathon
• 7 Red Cross workers kidnapped in northern Syria
• Spending stumbling block to budget deal
• Migrants say they were fired upon leaving Libya
• Stampede near Indian temple kills 89 people
• Muslim hajj crowds thinned by virus concerns
• US-Afghan officials near a deal on American troops
• Indian officials say few deaths in massive cyclone
• After Kenya mall attack, children's traumas fester
• Arrest in Baby Hope case brings closure to police
• Cyclone in India weakens; officials say few deaths
• Malala says she's no Western puppet
• Migrants say they were fired on leaving Libya
• Furloughed workers pinching pennies, volunteering
• Group: Syrian regime shelling kills 11 in south
• Hope remains for global recovery beyond US impasse
• India cyclone weakens after hitting landfall
• Relative charged in NYC 'Baby Hope' killing
• Tigers nearly no-hit Red Sox, win ALCS opener 1-0
• Police: 5 shot at Hmong festival in Tulsa, Okla.
• Partial Afghan security deal reached, Kerry says
• Xerox: Access restored for food stamp users
• NYC police arrest relative in 'Baby Hope' killing

2 car bombs hit hear Syrian state TV in Damascus Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:20 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's official news agency says two bombs have exploded near the state television building in central Damascus.

Gunmen kidnap 7 Red Cross workers in Syria Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:49 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen abducted a team of seven workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross after stopping their convoy early Sunday in northern Syria, a spokesman said, in the latest high-profile kidnapping in the country's civil war.

AP PHOTOS: A look at the Chicago Marathon Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:33 AM PDT Chicago Marathon runners hit the streets Sunday morning, nearly six months after the Boston Marathon bombings, with more security lining race route and spectator areas. Runners from more than 120 countries and all 50 states observed a moment of silence for the victims and families before the race kicked off. On a sunny day with the forecast calling for temperatures to hit the high 50s when the top runners finished, conditions were close to ideal. But there was a different feel to this event in the wake of the Boston bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

7 Red Cross workers kidnapped in northern Syria Posted: 13 Oct 2013 11:18 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen kidnapped a team of seven workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross after stopping their convoy early Sunday along a roadside in northern Syria, a spokesman said.

Spending stumbling block to budget deal Posted: 13 Oct 2013 10:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans and Democrats hit an impasse Sunday over spending in their last-ditch struggle to avoid an economy-jarring default in just four days and end a partial government shutdown that enters its third week.

Migrants say they were fired upon leaving Libya Posted: 13 Oct 2013 09:12 AM PDT VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Migrants who were rescued after their smugglers' boat capsized in the Mediterranean say they were shot at as they left a Libyan port, making plain that dangerous seas are not the only dangers refugees face when they flee their homes for Europe.

Stampede near Indian temple kills 89 people Posted: 13 Oct 2013 08:08 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — A stampede by masses of Hindu worshippers crossing a bridge to a temple in central India left at least 89 people dead Sunday, police said.

Muslim hajj crowds thinned by virus concerns Posted: 13 Oct 2013 07:52 AM PDT MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims from across the world poured Sunday into a sprawling tent city in the Saudi desert before the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage, but the number of the pilgrims this year has been reduced in part by concerns over a respiratory virus centered in the Arabian peninsula.

US-Afghan officials near a deal on American troops Posted: 13 Oct 2013 07:05 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. and Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached an agreement in principle Saturday on the major elements of a deal that would allow American troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014.

Indian officials say few deaths in massive cyclone Posted: 13 Oct 2013 06:33 AM PDT BEHRAMPUR, India (AP) — India began sorting through miles of wreckage Sunday after powerful Cyclone Phailin roared ashore, flooding towns and villages and destroying tens of thousands of thatch homes, but officials said massive evacuation efforts had spared the east coast from widespread loss of life.

After Kenya mall attack, children's traumas fester Posted: 13 Oct 2013 06:01 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — When the shooting began at the Nairobi mall, Cynthia Carpino and her husband hid in the parking lot. But their 1-year-old daughter wouldn't stop crying. To muffle her cries, her father placed his hand over her mouth so hard she almost suffocated. Little Azzurra fainted in his arms, and three weeks later she's still not right.

Arrest in Baby Hope case brings closure to police Posted: 13 Oct 2013 05:45 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The announcement of an arrest in one of New York City's most notorious cold cases was especially relieving for two hardened investigators, who for 22 years had been working to identify the girl they nicknamed Baby Hope after discovering her body stuffed in a picnic cooler along a highway.

Cyclone in India weakens; officials say few deaths Posted: 13 Oct 2013 05:29 AM PDT BEHRAMPUR, India (AP) — India began sorting through miles of wreckage Sunday after Cyclone Phailin roared ashore, flooding towns and villages and destroying tens of thousands of thatch homes, but officials said massive evacuation efforts had spared the east coast from widespread loss of life.

Malala says she's no Western puppet Posted: 13 Oct 2013 05:13 AM PDT Malala Yousafzai hit back at claims that she has become a figure of the West, insisting she was proud to be a Pakistani.

Migrants say they were fired on leaving Libya Posted: 13 Oct 2013 03:54 AM PDT VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Migrants who were rescued at sea after a smugglers' boat capsized 65 miles (105 kilometers) south of the Italian island of Lampedusa claim they were shot at when they were leaving the Libyan coast.

Furloughed workers pinching pennies, volunteering Posted: 13 Oct 2013 03:38 AM PDT They're experienced research engineers and park rangers still in college, attorneys who enforce environmental regulations and former soldiers who took civilian jobs with the military after coming home from war.

Group: Syrian regime shelling kills 11 in south Posted: 13 Oct 2013 03:18 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Tank shells fired by Syrian government forces slammed into a building in a southern city, killing at least 11 people there, including women and children, activists said Sunday.

Hope remains for global recovery beyond US impasse Posted: 13 Oct 2013 03:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries about a possible U.S. debt default cast a pall over weekend meetings of global financial leaders in Washington. But they ended with some hope over signs that the U.S. and European economies are pulling out of long slumps.

India cyclone weakens after hitting landfall Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:01 PM PDT An immense storm forces 500,000 to evacuate and causes widespread damage.

Relative charged in NYC 'Baby Hope' killing Posted: 12 Oct 2013 09:47 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in New York City have charged a relative of the little girl nicknamed "Baby Hope" with felony murder 22 years after she was discovered inside a picnic cooler near a highway.

Tigers nearly no-hit Red Sox, win ALCS opener 1-0 Posted: 12 Oct 2013 09:31 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Anibal Sanchez and four Detroit Tigers relievers came within two outs of the first combined no-hitter in postseason history, striking out 17 to beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 Saturday night in the AL championship series opener.

Police: 5 shot at Hmong festival in Tulsa, Okla. Posted: 12 Oct 2013 08:44 PM PDT TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police have arrested two Hmong suspects in an attack at a Hmong New Year's festival in Tulsa, Okla., in which five people were wounded.

Partial Afghan security deal reached, Kerry says Posted: 12 Oct 2013 08:29 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday said a partial agreement was reached with Afghanistan on a security accord, but the potentially deal-breaking issue of jurisdiction for American forces remains unresolved.

Xerox: Access restored for food stamp users Posted: 12 Oct 2013 07:26 PM PDT People in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves temporarily unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine test of backup systems by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure.

NYC police arrest relative in 'Baby Hope' killing Posted: 12 Oct 2013 06:23 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Detectives solved the decades-old mystery of "Baby Hope," a little girl whose body was discovered inside a picnic cooler beside a Manhattan highway in 1991, and arrested a relative of the child Saturday after he admitted he sexually assaulted and smothered her, police said.

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