Libyan-owned NJ estate at center of earlier protests over possible Gadhafi stay is vandalizedENGLEWOOD, N.J. — An estate in northern New Jersey owned by the Libyan government that was at the center of a legal battle last month has been vandalized. Despite calls for unity, Ahmadinejad, Gadhafi blast Security CouncilUNITED NATIONS — On a day when the U.N. and many nations appealed for global unity, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday denounced what they called an unjust world dominated by five powers. At least 767 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at least 767 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Official says Gadhafi won’t visit Trump property north of NYC after all; tent dismantledBEDFORD, N.Y. — A tent on Donald Trump’s estate in suburban New York City was dismantled Wednesday, and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi apparently will not be showing up there at all. Official says Gadhafi is heading to Donald Trump’s estate in suburban NYCBEDFORD, N.Y. — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is coming to Donald Trump’s estate in an upscale New York suburb, a county official said Wednesday. Official says Gadhafi is heading to tent pitched at Donald Trump’s estate in suburban NYCBEDFORD, N.Y. — An official says the Secret Service has told him that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (MOO’-ah-mahr gah-DAH’-fee) is coming to Donald Trump’s estate in an upscale New York suburb. Rising amid squalor, Senegal monument stirs criticism of wasteful spendingDAKAR, Senegal — Towering on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic, the 160-foot-high bronze statue depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano is supposed to symbolize Africa’s renaissance. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi speaks and speaks and speaks at the UN General AssemblyUNITED NATIONS — Inside the General Assembly’s cavernous chamber, as leaders began filling nearly every seat and aisles were standing-room only, the light-colored robes of some African and Mideast leaders dotted a sea of dark business suits. Polite applause followed the opening remarks of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Ali Treki. Government approves thousands of special visas to help abused illegal immigrantsOAKLAND, Calif. — For years, Laura Teresa Leon Sanchez says, she was beaten, raped and robbed by her boyfriend. If she tried to leave, he threatened to have her deported. Egyptian culture minister blames ‘world’s Jews’ for blocking his selection as UNESCO chiefCAIRO — Egypt’s culture minister on Wednesday blamed a conspiracy “cooked up in New York” by the world’s Jews for keeping him from becoming the next head of the U.N.’s agency for culture and education. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi slams Security Council, calls it ‘terror council’UNITED NATIONS — In his first U.N. appearance, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi issued a slashing attack on the Security Council and chastised the world body on Wednesday for failing to intervene or prevent some 65 wars since the U.N. was founded in 1945. US Embassy in South Africa expected to reopen Friday after 2-day security threat closureJOHANNESBURG — The U.S. Embassy and other American offices in South Africa are expected to reopen Friday after being closed for two days because of unspecified security concerns. Egyptian culture minister blames ‘world’s Jews’ for UNESCO lossCAIRO — Egypt’s culture minister on Wednesday blamed a conspiracy “cooked up in New York” by the world’s Jews for keeping him from becoming the next head of the U.N.’s agency for culture and education. UN chief challenges world leaders to change on nukes, climate, povertyUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon challenged world leaders on Wednesday to cleanse the globe of nuclear weapons, tackle the threat of catastrohic climate change and combat growing poverty from the global financial crisis. First CIA rendition trial enters final phase with closing arguments in Milan courtMILAN — The kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric damaged the fight against terrorism, prosecutors said Wednesday during closing arguments in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians charged with orchestrating a CIA-led abduction. Rwandan accused of diverting international donations to genocide militiaARUSHA, Tanzania — A former Rwandan minister is accused of diverting funds from international donors to murderous militias during the 1994 genocide that killed more than 500,000 people, a prosecutor at a U.N.-backed court said Wednesday. UK court approves Trafigura’s toxic waste settlement with Ivory Coast claimantsLONDON — A British court approved Wednesday the settlement of thousands of claims against oil-trading company Trafigura Beheer BV related to the dumping of toxic waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. US Embassy in South Africa remains closed because of security concernsJOHANNESBURG — The U.S. Embassy and other American offices in South Africa remain closed for a second day because of unspecified security concerns. NY town eyes ‘criminal’ action over Libyan tent; Trump group says Gadhafi won’t go thereWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A suburban New York town is threatening criminal action if work continues at Donald Trump’s estate, where the Libyan government pitched a tent that could be used by Moammar Gadhafi, the town’s attorney said Wednesday. World leaders turn from climate change to terrorism, nukes and povertyUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is challenging the world’s nations to unite to free the world of nuclear weapons and tackle the growing poverty resulting from the global financial crisis. AP Source: Libyans pitch entertainment tent in suburban New York, apparently on Trump’s estateWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Libyan government has pitched a tent in suburban New York that leader Moammar Gadhafi may use for entertaining, according to a State Department official. US government and taxpayers win rare praise for helping countries escape povertyUNITED NATIONS — In words of praise rarely heard at the United Nations, leaders of several poor countries thanked the U.S. government and American taxpayers Tuesday for helping with economic development. Al-Qaida releases new 9/11 viedo predicting Obama’s downfall at the hands of MuslimsCAIRO — Al-Qaida on Tuesday released a new 106-minute long video predicting President Barack Obama’s downfall at the hands of the Muslim world. Bulgarian diplomat defeats controversial Egyptian in race to lead UNESCOPARIS — A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the U.N.’s agency for culture and education, beating out a controversial Egyptian candidate whose one-time threat to burn Israeli books had galvanized opposition. With an eye to the future, Saudi Arabia launches ‘world class’ research universityCAIRO — Saudi Arabia has dug into its oil-fueled coffers to set up a new research university, a multibillion dollar coed venture built on the promise of scientific freedom in a region where a conservative interpretation of Islam has often been blamed for stifling innovation. Fighting in Somalia’s capital kills 8, witnesses sayMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents attacked an African Union peacekeeping base Tuesday, sparking a battle that killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen, witnesses and officials said. South Africa police: Murders dip to 50 per day but rapes, robberies and hijackings riseCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s murder rate — one of the world’s highest — has dropped slightly, but the country faces a distressing rise in rapes, robberies and hijackings, South African police said Tuesday. Fraud allegations rise as last 2 candidates face off in UNESCO leadership racePARIS — The U.N.’s cultural agency braced for an unusually suspenseful final round of voting to select its new chief — a race so tight it may come down to a random drawing between a controversial Egyptian and his low-profile Bulgarian rival. Police: Murders in South Africa down but about 50 still killed per day, rape cases increaseCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s police minister says the country’s murder rate has declined but that more rapes and house robberies were reported. US Embassy, other American offices in South Africa close because of security concernsJOHANNESBURG — The U.S. Embassy and other American offices in South Africa have been ordered closed for at least two days this week because of unspecified security concerns, U.S. and South African officials said. |
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