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On Jewish new year, Israelis fear Iran strike

On Jewish new year, Israelis fear Iran strike

On Jewish new year, Israelis fear Iran strike

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 01:12 PM PDT

An Ultra-Orthodox Jew adjusts a Tefillin, also known as phylacteries, during a prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, before the start the holiday of Rosh Hashana, early Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Jews will mark the holiday of Rosh Hashana, or the Jewish New Year at sundown Sunday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Israelis ushered in the Jewish New Year on Sunday with a sense of uncertainty, fearful that war with Iran could break out this year.

Alabama, LSU take over Top 25 _ again

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 2 of the regular season.

Civil war keeps many Syrian children from school

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT

A book is left on the ground at the yard of a school destroyed in government airstrike in Tel Rifaat, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. A new school year began in Syria on Sunday, but the country's agonizing civil war is keeping thousands of students out of classrooms across the country. Many schools have been destroyed or are home to refugees. Some parents are simply too afraid to send their children to school due over fears of violence. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Nine-year-old Rawan Mustafa knew she would miss school this year.

Artwork records words, beams them to Philly skies

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT

In this Aug. 23, 2012 photo, artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer discusses his new project titled "Open Air," commissioned by the Association for Public Art, in Philadelphia. The interactive light installation using 24 robotic searchlights plans to illuminate the night sky over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from the scheduled dates of Sept. 20 to Oct 14. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A new interactive artwork opening in Philadelphia will make light of your words, but it's probably not what you think.

Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Supporters of a Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf or Movement for Justice burn an effigy of U.S. President Barrack Obama during a demonstation in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think.

Retirees head to unconventional destinations

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:52 PM PDT

In this photo made Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, a couple strolls through a park by the harbor in Camden, Maine. The small coastal town is often cited in lists of best retirement places to move for people interested in cooler climates. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)When Peg Davis was ready to find a retirement community to move to, she looked north — not south — for a place to spend her later years.

Egypt: soldier dies in clash with Sinai militants

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Islamic militants clashed with army and police troops in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday following the arrest of some of their members, killing one soldier and leaving six of his colleagues and two civilians wounded, Egypt's military spokesman said.

Will it end? Chicago teachers to vote on strike

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

A young girl plays a toy horn as striking Chicago teachers rally Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Chicago. Union president Karen Lewis reminded that although there is a "framework" for an end to their strike, they still are on strike. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district headed into a crucial vote Sunday that could end its weeklong strike with mixed emotions about a proposed contract that gave teachers annual raises over three years and offered some laid-off teachers a first shot at jobs at other schools.

Villages as laboratories in debate on Africa aid

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2006 file photo, children eat lunch provided by the Millennium Village Project in Sauri, western Kenya. The Millennium Villages, all 14 in Africa, are part of a global anti-poverty initiative launched under U.N. auspices in 2000. The goal is to bring people out of poverty with a big push of assistance that will wean them off aid after several years. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo, File)In the village of Nabari on northern Ghana's dry savanna, 80-year-old Wudana Dokurugu lives with other widows in a clump of mud huts. They farm maize and soybeans in impoverished soil, and say their food never lasts to the next harvest.

Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida transit

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Syrian children, who fled their homes with their families due to fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces, take refuge at the Samiya al-Makhzumi school in Mezzeh neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Many Syrians who have fled violence in their country are living near the border but outside the dozen camps, either staying with relatives, renting apartments, and in some cases take refuge at schools. The influx since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad began 18 months ago has raised concerns about sectarian tension and militant activity in the region. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)Syria accused neighboring Turkey Sunday of allowing thousands of Muslim extremists to cross into its territory, as the government and opposition said an explosion killed at least seven and cut off a main road leading south from the capital.

Panetta seeks closer Sino-U.S. ties as China military expands

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:31 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta boards his aircraft before heading for an official visit to Japan, China and New Zealand, at Joint Base AndrewsTOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will look for ways to deepen military relations with China during a visit to Asia this week, even as he works to bolster U.S. alliances in the region as part of a strategic shift that Beijing views with concern. Panetta, who arrived in Tokyo on Sunday, is making his third trip to Asia as defense secretary at a time when China is embroiled in testy territorial disputes with Japan and the Philippines, two key U.S. allies in the region. ...

Senate GOP spending $650K in tight Ind. battle

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, left, chats with Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., at the Indiana Pork Producers Ham Breakfast at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. Donnelly is running for the U.S. Senate seat against Republican Richard Mourdock. Senate Republicans are jumping into Indiana's Senate race with a new ad, outdoing a recent buy from national Democrats as the parties battle for control of the Senate. Spending in Indiana has quickly escalated as Donnelly has stayed neck and neck with Republican Richard Mourdock since May. Mourdock's primary victory over Sen. Richard Lugar created the opening for Democrats in Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Senate Republicans will jump into Indiana's pitched Senate battle this week, responding to a Democratic ad-buy with one of their own as they seek control of the Senate in November.

Chicago teachers to decide whether to end week-long strike

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis leaves a press conference on the fifth day of their strike in ChicagoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Teachers Union delegates meet on Sunday to decide whether Mayor Rahm Emanuel has offered enough concessions in a new labor contract to end a week-long strike and resume classes in the nation's third-largest school district. Union President Karen Lewis will present the new agreement to some 800 union delegates meeting at 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. EDT) on Sunday and will ask them to call off the strike of 29,000 teachers, school nurses and other support staff. ...

Hezbollah chief calls for protests over Mohammad film

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah on Sunday called for nationwide protests against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad, saying the United States must be held accountable for the Internet video. "We call for protests tomorrow in the southern suburbs (of Beirut) at 5 o'clock," Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech. "Muslims and Christians must remain vigilant in order to refrain from sliding towards strife. Those responsible for the film, starting with the U.S., must be held accountable. ...

Tough words from general on Afghan insider attacks

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2011, file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington. Dempsey says the problem of rogue Afghan soldiers and police turning their guns on American and allied troops is a "very serious threat" to the war effort. Dempsey says the Afghan government needs to take the problem as seriously as do U.S. and NATO commanders and officials. He says "you can't whitewash" the problem, and that it can't be fixed by just working harder. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)The persistent problem of rogue Afghan soldiers and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied troops is a "very serious threat" to the war effort, which is predicated on placing security responsibility in Afghan hands, the U.S. military's top officer said Sunday.

Iranian foundation ups price on Rushdie's head

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:54 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian religious foundation has increased its reward for the killing of British author Salman Rushdie, in response to a U.S.-made film that mocks the Prophet Mohammad, sparking protests across the Muslim world. Rushdie, an Indian-born British novelist who has nothing to do with the film, was condemned to death in 1989 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's late leader, over his novel "The Satanic Verses," saying its depiction of the Prophet Mohammad was blasphemous. ...

Hezbollah urges protests against anti-Islam film

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Supporters of a Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf or Movement for Justice chant slogans during a demonstration in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)The leader of Hezbollah has called for protests against an anti-Islam video starting on Monday but says Muslims must not attack embassies.

Egypt denounces breaching of US embassy compound

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Egypt's presidential spokesman says the breaching of the U.S. embassy in Cairo during protests over an anti-Islam film was "unjustified," denouncing it in the strongest words to date to come from the nation's highest office.

Romney enters critical phase, will talk up economic plan

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:44 AM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is seen in his vehicle as he leaves his residence in Belmont, MassachusettsBURLINGTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to talk up some specifics of his economic proposals as he enters a critical period of his campaign and tries to erase a small lead that President Barack Obama has built in the polls. Romney's challenge is to keep it close until the campaign goes into its conclusive phase next month, when he and Obama met on October 3 for the first of three presidential debates that will dominate the final weeks leading up to the November 6 election. In a race defined by the weakness of the U.S. ...

'The Master' smashes box-office records

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Milla Jovovich, left, and Paul W.S. Anderson attend the US premiere of "Resident Evil: Retribution" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Paul Thomas Anderson's cult drama "The Master" commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens.

1 year on, Occupy is in disarray; spirit lives on

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2011 file photo, demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement gather to call for the occupation of Wall Street in New York. Monday, Oct. 17, 2012 marks the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments.

17 mutilated bodies found in central Mexico

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Mexican officials say the dismembered bodies of 17 slain men have been found on a farm in central Mexico, in an area disputed by violent drug cartels.

Pope makes peace appeal at open-air Mass in Beirut

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, waves to Lebanese faithful from his popemobile on arrival to held mass on the waterfront in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Sept. 16, 2012. The Pope celebrated an open-air mass for tens of thousands of pilgrims from across the Middle East, saying Christians must do their part to end the "grim trail of death and destruction" in the region. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Pope Benedict XVI made a sweeping appeal Sunday for peace in Syria and the Middle East, decrying the violence "which generates so much suffering."

Israeli PM makes case on Iran to US voters

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2012, photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem. Netanyahu is making a direct appeal to U.S. voters to elect a president willing to draw a "red line" with Iran. Netanyahu on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, used this week's focus on unrest across the Muslim world to warn Americans watching two Sunday talk shows that time is running out to confront Tehran on its nuclear program. It was an impassioned election-season plea for a world leader who insists he doesn't want to insert himself into U.S. politics. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a direct appeal to American voters on Sunday to elect a president willing to draw a "red line" with Iran, comparing Tehran's nuclear program to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and reminding Americans of the devastating repercussions of failed intelligence.

Obama crams for debates, works on being concise

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama waves as he returns to the White House in WashingtonCHICAGO (Reuters) - On long flights to swing states in the West and late nights at the White House after his children have gone to bed, President Barack Obama is cramming like a student for a test that could determine his political future. The subject? His opponent, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The test? His face-off with the former Massachusetts governor at their first one-on-one debate next month. ...

Factbox: Obama, Romney to square off in presidential debates

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney will spar over whose vision is best for boosting the U.S. economy and navigating thorny foreign issues among other topics during three debates next month ahead of the November 6 election. Vice President Joe Biden will also face Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman known mainly for his conservative budget proposals. Below are key facts about the widely watched debates, which will each be moderated by a journalist and aired from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ...

Latest developments on anti-Islam film protests

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Pakistani police use a water cannon to disperse the protesters marching toward the U.S. consulate during a demonstration in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Hundreds of Pakistanis protesting an anti-Islam video produced in the United States clashed with police Sunday as they tried to march toward the U.S. Consulate in the southern city of Karachi, while thousands of others held peaceful demonstrations in other parts of the country. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)Here's a look at protests and reaction across the Middle East and elsewhere Sunday over an anti-Muslim film produced in the U.S. ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad.

3rd Afghan inside attack kills 4 US troops

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Bodies of Afghan women are brought to a hospital in the Alingar district of Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. According to Afghan officials, airstrikes by NATO planes killed eight women and girls in Laghman province. Villagers from Alingar district drove the bodies to the provincial capital, claiming they were killed by NATO aircraft while they were out gathering firewood before dawn. (AP Photo/Khalid Khan)Afghan police killed four American soldiers coming to their aid after a checkpoint attack Sunday, the third "insider" assault by government forces or insurgents disguised in military uniforms in as many days.

Western embassies edgy as Muslim anger at film simmers

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Afghan protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in KabulDUBAI (Reuters) - Western embassies across the Muslim world remained on high alert on Sunday and the United States urged vigilance after days of anti-American violence provoked by a video mocking the Prophet Mohammad. The head of Libya's national assembly said an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans last Tuesday looked like a planned assault by a "group with an agenda" rather than a spontaneous reaction to the video posted online. ...

UN ambassador says Libya attack was spontaneous

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:21 AM PDT

Afghans burn the U.S. flag in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, during a protest against an Internet video mocking the Prophet Muhammad that many fear could further aggravate Afghan-U.S. relations. The video has sparked protests throughout the Muslim world and the Afghan government blocked the YouTube site that hosts the video and its parent company, Google Inc., over the weekend in a move to prevent violent protests. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)A deadly assault on a U.S. consulate in Libya was a spontaneous reaction to an anti-Muslim video, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday, even as Libya's president insisted the attackers spent months preparing and carefully choosing their date — the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Obama, Romney courting key states, constituencies

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT

In this Sept. 14, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in the rain at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. President Barack Obama and Romney are embarking on a week heavy with travel through battleground states and appeals key constituencies, with both campaigns wrangling over unrest in the Middle East and who is best equipped to rejuvenate the economy. Both candidates are courting voters in a series of must-win states and reaching out to a number of voting groups that could determine the election, from working-class white voters in states like Ohio and Wisconsin to Latino voters in Florida and viewers of a popular Spanish-language television network.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are embarking on a week heavy with travel through battleground states and appeals to key constituencies, with both campaigns wrangling over unrest in the Middle East and who is best equipped to rejuvenate the economy.

Rebels step up attacks on Colombia energy targets

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 file photo, members of the Colombian rebel group National Liberation Army, or ELN, escort Gina Paola Uribe Villamizar, 32, second from left, and Elida Parra Alfonso, 33, right, during their released in Fortul, northeast of Bogota, Colombia. The women, who work for the Bicentennial Pipeline of Colombia, were kidnapped by members of ELN on July 25 in Saravena, some 365 km north of Bogota, Colombia. Rebel sabotage of Colombia's energy infrastructure has been on the upswing for about two years - a sign to some that the guerrillas have grown desperate as their armed strength has waned. (AP Photo/Efrain Patino, File)The port town of Tumaco on Colombia's Pacific coast went dark for more than a week in early August after guerrillas toppled three electricity towers in the remote area.

Israeli PM makes takes case on Iran to US voters

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2012, photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem. Netanyahu is making a direct appeal to U.S. voters to elect a president willing to draw a "red line" with Iran. Netanyahu on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, used this week's focus on unrest across the Muslim world to warn Americans watching two Sunday talk shows that time is running out to confront Tehran on its nuclear program. It was an impassioned election-season plea for a world leader who insists he doesn't want to insert himself into U.S. politics. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a direct appeal to American voters on Sunday to elect a president willing to draw a "red line" with Iran, comparing Tehran's nuclear program to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and reminding Americans of the devastating repercussions of failed intelligence.

FBI: Operation tracking Chicago teen took months

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT

The investigation started months ago, when the FBI noticed an email message: A man in the Chicago suburbs was using an account to distribute chatter about violent jihad and the killing of Americans.

Sudan's president meets Egypt counterpart in Cairo

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

In this image released by the Egyptian President, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Al-Bashir met on Sunday with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, defiant of the International Criminal Court's two arrest warrants against him for an alleged role in his country's turbulent western Darfur region. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir met on Sunday with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, defiant of the International Criminal Court's two arrest warrants against him for an alleged role in his country's turbulent western Darfur region.

Domingo in Verdi rarity 'I Due Foscari' in LA

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:51 AM PDT

At an age when most singers are long retired, Placido Domingo keeps taking on new challenges.

Iraqi police: 1 killed in funeral bombing

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Iraqi officials say a car bomb has killed one mourner and wounded 15 other people when it exploded near a funeral procession south of Baghdad.

Palace to file criminal complaint over Kate pics

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William, left, and his wife Kate prepare to sit for a meal at Government House in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. The royal couple is on a nine-day tour of the Far East and South Pacific in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. (AP Photo/William West, Pool)Lawyers for Britain's royal family will make a criminal complaint against the photographer who took pictures of Prince William's wife Kate sunbathing topless in the south of France, William's office said Sunday.

One dead, five injured in anti-U.S. protests in Pakistan

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - One person was killed and five people were injured on Sunday in protests across Pakistan against a video that ridicules the Prophet Mohammad, police said. The death occurred when unidentified people opened fire during a protest in the southern city of Hyderabad, they said. In Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, five people were injured in clashes with police as protesters tried to reach the U.S. consulate. ...

'Resident Evil' rules box office with $21.1M

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:43 AM PDT

Milla Jovovich, left, and Paul W.S. Anderson attend the US premiere of "Resident Evil: Retribution" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)"Resident Evil: Retribution" ruled the box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $21.1 million.
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