Honduras’ coup-installed leader resists diplomats’ pleas to reinstate Zelaya in heated talksTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed leader is resisting calls by diplomats from across the hemisphere to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, at one point angrily telling the visitors they “don’t know the truth or don’t want to know it.” Large blast kills at least 4 in center of Afghanistan’s capital; dozens woundedKABUL — A powerful car bomb exploded in the busy center of Afghanistan’s capital early Thursday, destroying vehicles, blowing off the walls of shops and killing at least four civilians, officials said. SKorea says UN sanctions on NKorea will remain in placeSEOUL, South Korea — U.N. sanctions on North Korea must remain in place even if the communist nation comes back to international nuclear disarmament talks, South Korea’s foreign minister said Thursday. Large blast hits near Interior Ministry, Indian Embassy in Afghan capitalKABUL — A powerful explosion rocked the center of Afghanistan’s capital early Thursday near the Interior Ministry and the Indian Embassy, where dozens of civilians were killed in an attack last year. Large blast hits in center of Afghanistan’s capital, sending a plume of smoke risingKABUL — A large blast has sounded in the center of Afghanistan’s capital. Associated Press reporters heard the explosion and saw a plume of smoke rising from a site in downtown Kabul. Obama’s war council focusing on Al Qaeda in PakistanWASHINGTON - As US President Barack Obama met his top national security officials to discuss Afghanistan-Pakistan policy, media reports suggested that the emerging war strategy was focusing on the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan. Al-Qaida-linked militants suspected in Philippine bomb blast, attack on southern baseZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Muslim militants with ties to al-Qaida planted a bomb that wounded two civilians in the southern Philippines and in a separate attack shelled a runway near where U.S. counterterrorism troops are based, officials said Thursday. Congressman says Navy document shows new presidential helicopter triples cost, slows deliveryWASHINGTON — An internal Navy document shows new plans to replace the president’s fleet of helicopters will cost taxpayers more and take years longer to deliver than a recently scrapped contract, a New York Democrat said Wednesday. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,349 Wednesday, according to Associated Press countAs of Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at least 4,349 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Obama nominee would be his administration’s first openly gay ambassadorWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. If confirmed by the Senate, David Huebner would become the third openly gay ambassador in U.S. history and the first pick by this administration. In a statement released from the White House, Obama said he looked forward to working with Huebner and is confident he will represent the United States well in the Pacific region. Diplomats seek end to Honduran standoff, demand coup-installed government reinstate presidentTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Diplomats from across the hemisphere on Wednesday told Honduras’ interim government to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya during at-times confrontational talks aimed at ending a standoff that has paralyzed this impoverished Central American nation. Soldiers killed in battle lauded as heroes as Fort Carson deals with loss of 8 comradesFORT CARSON, Colo. — The Pentagon announcement Wednesday confirmed their worst fears — the eight American soldiers killed in a bloody weekend attack in Afghanistan were all from a single Fort Carson unit. But commanders here insisted that unit’s morale is rebounding. Colombian guerrillas spring jailed commander wanted for extradition to US, killing guardBOGOTA — Machine gun-firing rebels on motorbikes attacked a prison Wednesday, springing a guerrilla commander charged with kidnapping two journalists on assignment for the Los Angeles Times. Obama plans to nominate gay lawyer to become ambassador to New Zealand, American SamoaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the United States’ ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, an administration official said Wednesday. UN Security Council agrees to discuss Gaza war crimes report on Oct. 14UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council will discuss a report next week that claims war crimes were committed by both sides during last winter’s Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. US official says Canadian at Gitmo appointed 2 civilian lawyers after firing military attorneySAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Canadian detainee charged with war crimes fired his military lawyer Wednesday and was given two new civilian attorneys during a court proceeding at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. spokesman said. Obama, war council seek revised plan for Afghanistan while focusing on Pakistan, Al-QaidaWASHINGTON — The Afghanistan war reached its once-unthinkable eighth anniversary Wednesday as President Barack Obama, seeking a revamped strategy for the increasingly unpopular conflict, focused more closely with his war council on neighboring Pakistan’s role in the fight against al-Qaida. Pakistan’s military rejects strings on US aid, complicating efforts against al-QaidaISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s powerful military rejected U.S. attempts to link billions of dollars in foreign aid to increased monitoring of its anti-terror efforts, complicating American attempts to strike al-Qaida and Taliban fighters on the Afghan border. On Afghan war’s 8th anniversary, Obama weighs Pakistan focus; troop request now at White HouseWASHINGTON — The Afghanistan war reached its once-unthinkable eighth anniversary Wednesday as President Barack Obama, seeking a revamped strategy for the increasingly unpopular conflict, focused more closely with his war council on neighboring Pakistan’s role in the fight against al-Qaida. Pentagon says remote Afghan camp where 8 US soldiers died had been marked for closureWASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it had planned to abandon a remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan where eight soldiers were killed last weekend. Correction: General Dynamics contract storyFAIRFAX, Va. — In an Oct. 6 story about a $140 million contract awarded to a unit of General Dynamics Corp. by the U.S. Coast Guard, The Associated Press erroneously identified the unit as General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. The unit that received the contract is General Dynamics Information Technology. Growing uproar in Palestinian territories over Abbas’ handling of Gaza war crimes allegationsRAMALLAH, West Bank — In five turbulent years in office, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has never faced as much outrage as over his decision to suspend efforts to get Israeli officials put on trial for war crimes in Gaza. Defense Department confirms 8 soldiers killed in Afghanistan firefight were from Fort CarsonFORT CARSON, Colo. — The Defense Department has confirmed that the eight soldiers killed in an attack on an U.S. outpost in Afghanistan were all from Fort Carson. Pakistani military expresses concern over US aid billISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s army Wednesday expressed “serious concern” over a US financial aid package that critics say has conditions that compromise the sovereignty of the Muslim country. Pakistani foreign minister: US aid is crucial, stronger talks needed with US on AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Pakistan’s foreign minister said Wednesday that a proposed multibillion-dollar U.S. aid package is crucial to Islamabad’s efforts to fight terrorists. Diplomats launch talks in Honduras in hopes of ending presidential standoffTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Diplomats from around the hemisphere flew into Honduras on Wednesday and told the coup-imposed government to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and restore democracy to the impoverished Central American country. Ky. veterans hospital nurse charged with giving patient a lethal dose of morphine 3 years agoLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Lexington is accused of killing a 90-year-old patient with a morphine injection three years ago, according to an indictment released Wednesday. Pentagon says Obama asked for and got copy of troops request from commander in Afghan warWASHINGTON — The formal request by the nation’s top Afghanistan commander for more troops is now in President Barack Obama’s hands, administration officials said Wednesday as the war launched after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks reached its eight-year mark with no end in sight. Hinchey: Internal Navy document shows new presidential helicopter triples cost, slows deliveryWASHINGTON — An internal Navy document shows new plans to replace the president’s fleet of helicopters will cost taxpayers more and take years longer to deliver than a recently scrapped contract, a New York Democrat said Wednesday. Over GOP objections, House-Senate panel offers plan for allowing trials for Gitmo detaineesWASHINGTON — In a partial victory for President Obama’s troubled bid to close the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, key congressional negotiators adopted a plan Wednesday to permit terror suspects held there to continue to be transferred into the United States to face trial. |
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