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Iraq Is Headed Towards Civil War
Time - 2 Oct 2013 08:50
The country is spiraling into chaos after months of sectarian violence and spillover from Syria's own internal conflict
US, SKorea agree to work more on deterring NKorea
Boston - 2 Oct 2013 07:47
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The U.S. and South Korea agreed Wednesday to work together to strengthen the South's ability to deter threats from North Korea, and have endorsed a new military strategy to better coordinate th...
Banksy Is Spending October in New York City
The Atlantic Wire - 2 Oct 2013 07:28
Legendary graffiti artist Banksy has announced a new exhibition of sorts called "Better Out Than In" which is described on its website as "an artists residencey on the streets of New York."
Northern Spy Lifts Cloak on Koreas' Deadly Rivalry
The New York Times - 2 Oct 2013 04:26
In his memoir, a North Korean agent captured on a mission detailed his journey from being a spy to becoming a national security analyst based in the South.
Berlusconi Decides Not to Doom Italy's Government
Time - 2 Oct 2013 18:50
The former leader says his party will support Prime Minister Letta
Egyptian Police 'Beat Up' Ohio State Grad in Prison
Time - 2 Oct 2013 08:50
An Egyptian-American activist arrested in August claims in a smuggled letter that Egyptian police beat him
Thai Royalist Sentenced for Repeating Royal Insult
ABC News - 2 Oct 2013 07:03
Thailand's royalist media firebrand found guilty for repeating anti-monarchy insult
House Democrats to Introduce Immigration Reform Bill
ABC News - 2 Oct 2013 06:12
House Democrats, frustrated by the lack of action by House leadership and fearing all hope of a bi-partisan comprehensive immigration reform bill is lost, are expected to introduce an immigration bill of their own today....
Teen Pleads Guilty to Killing Colo. School Girl
ABC News - 2 Oct 2013 06:07
A year after Colo. girl kidnapped on way to school, teen faces life after pleading guilty
Vietnam police ring court ahead of dissident trial
Boston - 2 Oct 2013 05:34
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Protesters and security forces are gathering in the normally quiet Vietnamese capital for the trial of a high-profile lawyer known for taking on human rights cases and writing a blog critical of th...
Closing arguments in case against Toyota
Boston - 2 Oct 2013 05:34
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A jury could begin deliberating by Wednesday to determine whether Toyota Motor Corp. should be held liable for the death of a California woman who was killed when her Camry apparently accelerated and ...
Police: Long Island Shooting Suspect Shot Self
ABC News - 2 Oct 2013 04:26
Police say Long Island workplace shooting suspect found floating in river had shot himself
La prisoner freed after 41 years of solitary
Boston - 2 Oct 2013 04:22
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A 71-year-old Louisiana prisoner who spent 41 years in solitary confinement and is now dying of cancer was released late Tuesday from prison, his attorneys said.
Kenya tells Somalia to 'put house in order'
Al Jazeera English - 2 Oct 2013 03:59
President Uhuru Kenyata reminds its neighbour to rein in armed fighters, as al-Shabab repeats warning of more attacks.
Calif. Governor Brown signs anti-revenge porn bill
Boston - 2 Oct 2013 03:47
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill outlawing so-called revenge porn and levying possible jail time for people who post naked photos of their exes after bitter breakups. ...
Judge orders monitor in Sheriff Arpaio profiling case
USA Today - 2 Oct 2013 08:09
In May, judge ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office engaged in racial profiling.
CSU system adopts peer-to-peer alcohol education program
USA Today - 2 Oct 2013 04:01
Aware Awake Alive is expanding to all 23 Cal. St. University campuses
U.N. Inspectors Begin Mission to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
The Atlantic Wire - 2 Oct 2013 03:40
A team of about 20 U.N. inspectors crossed over into Syria on Tuesday, marking the start of a mission to destroy the country's chemical weapons stockpile.
US: Taliban attack could have been foreseen
Boston - 2 Oct 2013 03:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. commanders at a base in Afghanistan where two Marines were killed in a surprise insurgent attack last year had no explicit warning but intelligence officers there had "consistent indicators" of Ta...
Pope Assails Bureaucracy of Church as Insular
The New York Times - 2 Oct 2013 03:21
In his second revealing interview in two weeks, Pope Francis called the Roman Catholic Church overly clerical and insular, interested in temporal power and often led by "narcissists."
Stocks Fall as Fears of Protracted Shutdown Grow
ABC News - 2 Oct 2013 23:58
Stocks fall; Wall Street fears damage to economy if government shutdown continues
Icon of NYC Makes Debut With Empire State IPO
ABC News - 2 Oct 2013 23:57
Empire State Building, NYC's iconic skyscraper, raises $754M in IPO, posts modest gain