Attacks kill six in south Yemen

ADEN (AFP) ― Rival attacks by suspected al-Qaida militants and pro-government militiamen east of the Yemen’s main southern city Aden on Wednesday killed six people, tribal sources said.“Militiamen supporting the army attacked a public building in (the Abyan provincial capital) Zinjibar killing four

Oct. 6, 2011

Civil rights leader Shuttlesworth dies

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) ― A civil rights leader, the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and energy, has died. He was 89.Princeton Baptist Medical Center spokeswoman Jennifer Dodd confirms he died at the Birmingham hospital Wednesday morning

Oct. 6, 2011

Apple's Jobs 'died peacefully': family

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died "peacefully", his family said Wednesday, thanking those who had supported them through the past year of his battle with cancer."Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family," his relatives said in a statement."In his public life, Steve

Oct. 6, 2011

New Apple CEO Cook mourns loss of 'visionary' Jobs

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Apple's new CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday mourned the loss of company co-founder Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday from cancer at age 56."Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," said Cook, who took the company helm in August. "S

Oct. 6, 2011

Hitler Jewish annihilation letter on display

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitic 1919 Gemlich letter, described as the most significant document ever acquired by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, is now on display at the Los Angeles center’s Museum of Tolerance.Hitler’s letter was typewritten decades before the Holocaust when he was a G

Oct. 5, 2011

Iran criticizes Turkey over defense shield

TEHRAN (AP) ― Iran criticized Turkey on Tuesday for agreeing to allow NATO to station an early warning radar in the southeast of the country that will serve as part of the alliance’s missile defense system.President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed the defense system was meant to protect Israel against I

Oct. 5, 2011

Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria

Old allies cooperate to thwart sanction on Damascus; crackdown has led to 2,700 deaths so farUNITED NATIONS (AP) ― Russia and China vetoed a European-backed U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday that threatened sanctions against Syria if it didn’t immediately halt its military crackdown against c

Oct. 5, 2011

Japan pushes forward with whale hunts

TOKYO (AP) ― Japan will go ahead with its whaling program in the Antarctic later this year under heightened security to fend off activists who have vowed to disrupt the annual hunt, the country’s fisheries minister said.Japan’s whale hunts have become increasingly tense in recent years because of cl

Oct. 5, 2011

S&P affirms Portugal credit rating

PARIS (AFP) ― Standard and Poor’s said Tuesday it affirmed the credit ratings on bailed-out Portugal, with the outlook remaining negative, meaning the level could be lowered in the future.S&P, one of the top three ratings agencies, said Portugal was “strongly committed” to its EU-IMF debt rescue pro

Oct. 5, 2011

Moody’s sees more European downgrades

European countries with debt ratings below the top “AAA” level may see reductions in their rankings, Moody’s Investors Service said. “All but the strongest euro-area sovereigns are likely to face sustained negative pressure on their ratings,” Moody’s said in a statement. “Consequently, Moody’s expec

Oct. 5, 2011

Faces and stories of a 10-year war

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AP) -- The United States led the war in Afghanistan, but the stakes -- and the losses -- are high for all.At least 1,782 American soldiers have died over the past decade. NATO has lost 954 soldiers, with Germany supplying the biggest contingent after the U.S. and Britain.The Afg

Oct. 5, 2011

Wall Street protests spread in U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) ― Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.In Manhattan, hundreds of prote

Oct. 4, 2011

Gadhafi birthplace overrun

SIRTE, Libya (AFP) - Anti-Gadhafi fighters Monday overran the ousted strongman’s birthplace of Qasr Abu Hadi, medics said, marking a symbolic victory in their battle to eradicate the last vestiges of his 42-year rule.The battlefield success -- which saw five new regime fighters killed -- came as Lib

Oct. 4, 2011

Israel backs Mideast talks plan, with reservations

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel’s government welcomed on Sunday parts of an international proposal to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians but said it had concerns about the plan.The plan by Mideast mediators, known as the Quartet, calls for a peace deal in a year and asks both sides to pro

Oct. 3, 2011

Syria warns US ambassador against meddling

BEIRUT (AP) -- U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford should stop meddling in Syrian affairs if he wants to avoid more ‘rotten eggs’ attacks in the future, a state-run Syrian newspaper warned on Sunday.The Al Baath newspaper, a mouthpiece of the Syrian regime, accused Ford of supporting armed anti-government g

Oct. 3, 2011