7 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria AP - 16 mins agoA Nigerian rescue official says at least seven people are dead after a car bomb attack outside of the United Nations' main office in Nigeria's capital. More »7 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria
A Nigerian rescue official says at least seven people are dead after a car bomb attack outside of the United Nations' main office in Nigeria's capital.
NATO attacks pro-Gadhafi forces near Sirte AP - 42 mins agoBritish warplanes struck a large bunker in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, his largest remaining stronghold, on Friday as NATO turned its attention to loyalist forces … More »NATO attacks pro-Gadhafi forces near Sirte
British warplanes struck a large bunker in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, his largest remaining stronghold, on Friday as NATO turned its attention to loyalist forces battling advancing Libyan rebels in the area.
World stocks unsteady ahead of Bernanke speech AP - 1 hr 50 mins agoWorld stock markets were unsteady on Friday as jittery investors waited to see whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would promise new steps to help the U.S. … More »World stocks unsteady ahead of Bernanke speech
World stock markets were unsteady on Friday as jittery investors waited to see whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would promise new steps to help the U.S. economy ward off another recession.
AP-GfK Poll: 87% in US disapprove of Congress AP - 4 hrs agoAmericans are plenty angry at Congress in the aftermath of the debt crisis and Republicans could pay the greatest price, a new Associated Press-GfK poll suggests. More »AP-GfK Poll: 87% in US disapprove of Congress
Americans are plenty angry at Congress in the aftermath of the debt crisis and Republicans could pay the greatest price, a new Associated Press-GfK poll suggests.
AP-GfK Poll: Most Republicans happy with GOP field AP - 4 hrs agoAfter grousing for months, Republicans are growing more satisfied with their choices for president and, so far, they like what they're hearing from the newest candidate, … More »AP-GfK Poll: Most Republicans happy with GOP field
After grousing for months, Republicans are growing more satisfied with their choices for president and, so far, they like what they're hearing from the newest candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
- Syrian forces fire at Friday prayers protests Reuters - 1 hr 50 mins ago
AMMAN (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fired at protesters demanding his removal in the Damascus suburb of Douma after Friday prayers, as protests flared anew across Syria in a sixth-month-old uprising against autocratic rule, activists said.
- AP source: Strauss-Kahn gets passport back in NYC AP - 4 hrs ago
Now that Manhattan prosecutors have dropped the high-profile sexual assault case against him, former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn can travel again.
- Japan PM to resign, successor race hard to call Reuters - 1 hr 45 mins ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years appeared on Friday to be shaping up as a battle between the most popular contender and a rival backed by a party powerbroker, although with five candidates in play, the outcome was hard to call.
- Iran's Ahmadinejad: No place for Israel in region AP - 1 hr 12 mins ago
The Iranian president said on Friday there will be no room for Israel in the region after the formation of a Palestinian state, and that once the state is established, the liberation of all Palestinian lands should follow.
- Teen shot in Chile anti-Pinera protest dies Reuters - 46 mins ago
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean teenager died early on Friday a day after being shot in the chest during massive protests in the capital against President Sebastian Pinera, police said, the first fatality in months of social unrest.
- Bahrain cleric to rulers: Reform or risk ouster AP - 2 hrs 4 mins ago
Bahrain's most senior Shiite cleric warned the Gulf kingdom's rulers Friday to either ease their grip on power or risk joining Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and other Arab leaders swept aside by uprisings.
- Troops photograph every Arlington grave AP - 4 hrs ago
Night after night this summer, troops from the Army's historic Old Guard have left their immaculately pressed dress blues, white gloves and shiny black boots at home to slip into Arlington National Cemetery in T-shirts and flip-flops to photograph each and every grave with an iPhone.
- Military widows bond at Alaska retreat AP - 3 hrs ago
Jennifer Tullis still keeps her husband's camouflage uniform in the closet, all starched, ironed and folded, even though he died 12 years ago.
- World's oldest person to mark 115th birthday in GA AP - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
A birthday party is planned at a north Georgia nursing home for Besse Cooper, who's listed as the world's oldest person.
- 20 endangered Siamese crocodiles hatch in Laos AP - 10 mins ago
One of the world's rarest crocodile species has moved a little bit further from extinction with the hatching of 20 wild eggs plucked from a nest found in southern Laos.
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