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US commitment to Asia 'undiminished'
BBC - 5 Oct 2013 10:36
The US remains committed to Asia despite the shutdown that forced President Obama to cancel planned trips, Secretary of State John Kerry says.
VIDEO: Super rich 'looking for bling bling'
BBC - 5 Oct 2013 09:38
Howard Johnson reports from an Abu Dhabi luxury goods expo where the global super rich can spend their millions on gold-plated cars and diamond necklaces.
11-year-old hero saved girls in drive-by shooting
Fox News - 5 Oct 2013 19:28Somali militants 'attacked from sea'
BBC - 5 Oct 2013 09:01
Unidentified foreign forces have launched a night-time raid on a militant base in southern Somalia from the sea, reports say.
Tornadoes touch down in U.S. Midwest causing damage, injuries
Reuters - 5 Oct 2013 07:49
(Reuters) - A series of tornadoes, some about a mile across, swept through the U.S. Midwest on Friday, causing a number of injuries and significant damage to homes and businesses, officials said.
New Signs of North Korea Reactivating Reactor
Time - 5 Oct 2013 07:05
New Signs of North Korea Reactivating Reactor
U.S. Allies Still Angry About NSA Spying
Time - 5 Oct 2013 07:05
Relations with Europe, Brazil remain tense
Italy migrant boat search may resume
BBC - 5 Oct 2013 04:03
Divers hope to resume their search for the bodies of more than 200 migrants whose boat sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a day after rough seas hampered their efforts.
Murder Probe After Pensioner Found Dead
Sky News - 5 Oct 2013 11:02
A man is arrested at the scene as police force their way into a house in north London and find the body of a 69-year-old woman.
Syria raises gasoline prices
Boston - 5 Oct 2013 09:48
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria's government has raised the price of gasoline, a step likely to increase hardship for many Syrians already suffering from the economic consequences of civil war.
Kerry calls U.S. government shutdown a brief disruption
Reuters - 5 Oct 2013 09:35
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Somali group says "Westerners" attack base
Al Jazeera English - 5 Oct 2013 09:11
Foreigners arrived in boats and launched an assault on a coastal base, killing one rebel, al-Shabab says.
2 bikers in SUV case in custody
CNN - 5 Oct 2013 09:10
Two bikers allegedly linked to the clash between bikers and an SUV driver have turned themselves in to police, a New York police spokesman said Saturday.
Heavy snow strands motorists in Black Hills of Dakota
Reuters - 5 Oct 2013 07:55
(Reuters) - A rare and fierce October snowstorm rolled out over the central Rocky Mountains on Friday, stranding motorists, downing trees and forcing closures of hundreds of miles of Interstate 90 across parts of Wyoming...
Injured biker in NY SUV assault a devoted dad, family says
Fox News - 5 Oct 2013 07:48
A motorcycle rider who was struck by an SUV during a motorcycle rally that turned violent is a family man who was simply trying to defuse a tense situation, his attorney and family members said Friday.
Pope Francis leads reform charge
CNN - 5 Oct 2013 07:39
Pope Francis walking in the footsteps of his favorite saint, is leading the change, Ben Wedeman reports.
Papers mull UK links to Kenya attack
BBC - 5 Oct 2013 06:36
Papers mull UK links to Kenya attack
Mexico arrests Guatemala 'drug lord'
BBC - 5 Oct 2013 06:05
Police in Mexico arrest one of Guatemala's most wanted men - a drug lord suspected of masterminding the killing of eight policemen in June.
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Fox News - 5 Oct 2013 19:33A murder case without a corpse: Estranged husband denies killing wife
Miami Herald - 5 Oct 2013 04:45
Though they never found the body of Raquel Calderin, prosecutors believe they have the evidence to convict her estranged husband
Herman Wallace, Held 41 Years in Solitary, Dies at 71
The New York Times - 5 Oct 2013 03:18
Mr. Wallace died of cancer three days after he was freed by a federal judge who ruled that his original indictment in the killing of a prison guard had been unconstitutional.
The Navy SEALs Raid on an al-Shabab Leader Didn't Go as Planned
The Atlantic Wire - 5 Oct 2013 23:58
A group of Navy SEALs carried out a raid at a house in Baraawe, Somalia on Saturday with the intention of killing or seizing an unidentified al-Shabab leader as a response to the attack on a Nairobi mall that led to a m...