Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria

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• Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria
• Fierce cyclone rips into India; 550,000 flee to shelters
• Congress lumbers while threatened default looms
• Shaw leads No. 14 Gamecocks over Arkansas 52-7
• Food stamp debit cards not working in many states
• U.S. negotiations on fiscal deal intensify in Senate
• Texas seniors get over OU win for Mack, 36-20
• Charlie Hunnam departs 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film
• Grand Canyon opens in state, fed nat'l parks deal
• Boeing warns of layoffs as US shutdown drags on
• Car bomb kills 17 at central Iraq market
• 3 children, mom killed in fire on NY's Long Island
• Nancy Pelosi, Betty Ford join Women's Hall of Fame
• Among social conservatives, a pocketbook message
• Dozens dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy
• AFP wins war reporting awards for Syria coverage
• Edinburgh end Munster jinx, Leinster travel well
• SF Bay Area transit talks yet to resume
• Drogba strikes as Ivory Coast defeat Senegal
• Obama set to meet with Senate Democratic leaders
• Peru bus plunge kills 52, including 13 children
• Cyclone Phailin pummels India, half a million evacuated
• Snowden: mass surveillance making us less safe
• Schilling estate sale draws shoppers to Mass. home
• Partial Afghan security deal reached, Kerry says
• Troop immunity threatens to sink US-Afghan deal
• W.Va. passenger train, truck collide; driver ID'ed
• Egypt: Islamist to be tried for insulting judges
• AU: ICC cannot prosecute sitting head of state
• Taylor Swift opens $4M Country Hall of Fame center
• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
• Groups criticize NC officer arrest in man's death
• JPMorgan's Dimon on US default: 'You don't want to know'
• Israel reaches out to Europe ahead of Iran talks
• Giffords to attend gun show under NY sales model
• Pressure on US at global economy meetings
• Tighter money policies should be 'well-timed': IMF panel
• Migrant tragedies sharpen calls for safe passage
• AU calls for halt to ICC cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders
• Belgium wins first world blind wine-tasting contest for teams

Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria Posted: 12 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Two mortar shells hit Syria's capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical weapons inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said.

Fierce cyclone rips into India; 550,000 flee to shelters Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT By Sruthi Gottipati and Jatindra Dash ICHAPURAM/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - A fierce cyclone tore into India's coast, killing at least five people, forcing half a million into shelters and threatening to devastate farmland and fishing hamlets. Cyclone Phailin was expected to remain a "very severe cyclonic storm", packing winds of up to 210 kph (130 mph), into Sunday before steadily weakening as it moves inland in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The storm snapped trees and electricity poles and smashed windows in Brahmapur, a town in the area where it hit land on Saturday evening. ...

Congress lumbers while threatened default looms Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Congress lumbered through a day of political maneuvering Saturday while a threatened default by the Treasury crept uncomfortably closer and a partial government shutdown neared the end of its second week.

Shaw leads No. 14 Gamecocks over Arkansas 52-7 Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Connor Shaw made sure South Carolina didn't let a big lead slip away for a fourth straight week.

Food stamp debit cards not working in many states Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT People in Ohio, Michigan and several other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure. Shoppers from Maine to Oklahoma had to abandon baskets of groceries because they couldn't access their benefits.

U.S. negotiations on fiscal deal intensify in Senate Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT By Thomas Ferraro and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiations to end a U.S. fiscal crisis that has gripped Washington and spooked financial markets hung by a thread on Saturday after they broke down in the House of Representatives and were in preliminary stages in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, laid down tough markers not long after he held an initial session with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, leaving some doubt over whether the two men can reach an agreement to end a partial government shutdown now in its 12th day. ...

Texas seniors get over OU win for Mack, 36-20 Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:49 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — Case McCoy threw two touchdowns, defensive tackle Chris Whaley returned an interception 31 yards for a score and Texas beat 12th-ranked Oklahoma 36-20 Saturday.

Charlie Hunnam departs 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Hunnam is dropping out of the highly anticipated big-screen version of "Fifty Shades of Grey" just weeks after being cast as the lead, citing his busy schedule.

Grand Canyon opens in state, fed nat'l parks deal Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:43 PM PDT FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tourists returned to the Grand Canyon on Saturday after Arizona officials along with several counterparts agreed to a federal government plan to reopen national parks, which had been closed as a result of the partial government shutdown.

Boeing warns of layoffs as US shutdown drags on Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:41 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Boeing said Saturday it may have to send home workers in its defense, space and security unit without pay if the US government shutdown in a budget battle continues.

Car bomb kills 17 at central Iraq market Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:35 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up at an Iraqi vegetable market on Saturday, police said, killing 17 and wounding dozens in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the country.

3 children, mom killed in fire on NY's Long Island Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:28 PM PDT SHIRLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island mother was overcome by smoke as she tried to save her three young children from a fast-moving fire, and everyone in the house died, authorities said Saturday.

Nancy Pelosi, Betty Ford join Women's Hall of Fame Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:26 PM PDT SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the late former first lady Betty Ford and Title IX advocate Bernice Sandler are among the nine women set to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Among social conservatives, a pocketbook message Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking a new generation of leaders, social conservatives are looking for a lot more than opposition to gay marriage and abortion.

Dozens dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:23 PM PDT Valletta (AFP) - Rescuers plucked 200 refugees from the sea Saturday after their boat capsized, killing 31 in yet another migrant tragedy that prompted Malta to warn the Mediterranean was turning into a cemetery.

AFP wins war reporting awards for Syria coverage Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:22 PM PDT Bayeux (France) (AFP) - Agence France-Presse won several prizes Saturday at the 20th Bayeux-Calvados awards for war correspondents, which this year was dominated by reporting of the Syrian conflict.

Edinburgh end Munster jinx, Leinster travel well Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:21 PM PDT Paris (AFP) - Edinburgh ended a run of six successive defeats by two-time European Cup winners Munster in style on Saturday with a 29-23 victory over the Irish province in their opening Pool Five clash.

SF Bay Area transit talks yet to resume Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:20 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Talks between the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit and its two unions have yet to resume as each side met separately to discuss strategy amid hopes that a second commuter-crippling strike in less than three months can be averted.

Drogba strikes as Ivory Coast defeat Senegal Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:17 PM PDT Johannesburg (South Africa) (AFP) - Didier Drogba scored as Ivory Coast overcame Senegal 3-1 in Abidjan Saturday to boost hopes of a third consecutive World Cup appearance.

Obama set to meet with Senate Democratic leaders Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to meet with Senate Democratic leaders at the White House as the impasse drags on over the government shutdown and the nation's credit limit.

Peru bus plunge kills 52, including 13 children Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT LIMA, Peru (AP) — A makeshift bus carrying 52 Quechua Indians back from a party in rural Peru plunged off a cliff into a river southeast of the capital Lima, killing all passengers, including 13 children.

Cyclone Phailin pummels India, half a million evacuated Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT Bhubaneswar (India) (AFP) - A deadly cyclone packing winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour made landfall in India Saturday after authorities evacuated more than half a million people from along the storm-lashed east coast.

Snowden: mass surveillance making us less safe Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says surveillance programs used by the United States to tap into phone and Internet connections around the world are making people less safe.

Schilling estate sale draws shoppers to Mass. home Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:12 PM PDT MEDFIELD, Mass. (AP) — One of the earliest shoppers at an estate sale held Saturday at one-time Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's former Massachusetts home emerged pleased with his take.

Partial Afghan security deal reached, Kerry says Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:06 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday said a partial agreement was reached with Afghanistan on a security accord, but the potentially deal-breaking issue of jurisdiction for American forces remains unresolved.

Troop immunity threatens to sink US-Afghan deal Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT Kabul (AFP) - President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that talks on the future of US forces in Afghanistan were stuck on the key issue of US troop immunity.

W.Va. passenger train, truck collide; driver ID'ed Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:58 AM PDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Volunteer fire chief Buster Varner was giving a safety demonstration at a school when a real call came in: A logging truck had collided with a passenger train at a crossing in the remote mountains of West Virginia.

Egypt: Islamist to be tried for insulting judges Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:54 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was charged of insulting the judiciary on Saturday, Egyptian officials said, the latest move by prosecutors to bring to trial leading members of the former president's group.

AU: ICC cannot prosecute sitting head of state Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:48 AM PDT ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union will not allow a sitting head of state to be prosecuted by an international tribunal, the body's chairman said Saturday, in a clear warning that it hopes to stop the crimes against humanity trial about to begin in the Hague against Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Taylor Swift opens $4M Country Hall of Fame center Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:46 AM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It might as well be Taylor Swift weekend in Music City.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Groups criticize NC officer arrest in man's death Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:36 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hours after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot an unarmed man, the department made a rare move: It charged the officer with voluntary manslaughter.

JPMorgan's Dimon on US default: 'You don't want to know' Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:34 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Top US banker Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase warned Saturday that the United States needs to avoid defaulting on its debt, saying the possible repercussions are unfathomable.

Israel reaches out to Europe ahead of Iran talks Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:30 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister is reaching out to Europe for support in pressuring Iran over its nuclear program ahead of talks.

Giffords to attend gun show under NY sales model Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:27 AM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, is set to tour a New York gun show, the first such visit since she was shot.

Pressure on US at global economy meetings Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance officials are keeping pressure on the United States to resolve a troubling budget stalemate.

Tighter money policies should be 'well-timed': IMF panel Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:08 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Advanced countries should time their moves to tighter money policies carefully and communicate their plans well to not upset the global financial system, the IMF's steering committee said Saturday.

Migrant tragedies sharpen calls for safe passage Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:05 AM PDT VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Three deadly Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed the lives of hundreds of would-be asylum-seekers fleeing war and repression sharpened calls Saturday for humanitarian corridors to allow safe passage to Europe.

AU calls for halt to ICC cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT By Aaron Maasho and Edmund Blair ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African leaders called on Saturday for the prosecutions of Kenya's and Sudan's presidents by the International Criminal Court to be halted, amid complaints the body has only ever pursued Africans. An African Union summit in Addis Ababa was held to discuss Africa's relations with the court, which has convicted just one man, a Congolese warlord, and has only charged Africans. It said the U.N. ...

Belgium wins first world blind wine-tasting contest for teams Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:56 AM PDT LEOGNAN (France) (AFP) - Belgium on Saturday won the first world blind wine-tasting competition for teams, with Denmark and England finishing second and third, organisers said.

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