Obama’s Middle East plan to be launched within ‘weeks’JERUSALEM - Although both Israel and Arab countries have refused to budge from their stands over the settlement issue, the Obama administration is positive that all pieces will fall in place by the time it formally launches its Middle East peace plan ‘in a matter of weeks’. Iran says Americans arrested for illegal entry, claims case being used for propagandaTEHRAN, Iran — State media confirmed Tuesday that the three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq have been arrested for illegal entry and claimed their case is being used by the West for propaganda against Iran. Police: Tenn. man accused of abusing daughter kills her, foster dad who lived 2 doors downDYERSBURG, Tenn. — Neighbors in Tennessee are asking why a teenage girl fatally shot by her father was placed with a foster family just two doors down after he was accused of abusing her. Australia foils terror plot for suicide attack on army base, arrests 4 Somali-linked suspectsMELBOURNE, Australia — Australian police said Tuesday they thwarted a terrorist plot in which extremists with ties to an al-Qaida-linked Somali Islamist group planned to invade a military base and open fire with automatic weapons until they were shot dead themselves. Wife: American wanted in Bhopal gas leak ‘haunted for many years,’ living in NY’s HamptonsBRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. — The former head of the chemical company responsible for the gas leak that killed 10,000 people in India 25 years ago has been “haunted” for years by the world’s worst industrial disaster, his wife said Saturday. US asks Swiss for help in confirming status of 3 Americans apparently detained in IranWASHINGTON — The State Department says it’s aware of Iranian media reports that three American citizens have been detained in Iran. US State Dept investigating report that 3 Americans in Iran after crossing Iraqi borderSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near Iran’s border with the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Washington state may release more seriously ill prisoners to save moneyOLYMPIA, Wash. — About two dozen seriously ill prisoners in Washington state could soon be released from prison — as long as their freedom is expected to save the cash-strapped state money. Taliban in PR mode with ‘field manual’WASHINGTON - The Taliban in Afghanistan has launched a public relations exercise to win the hearts of people by circulating among them a ‘field manual’ that calls for efforts to limit civilian casualties, a media report said Thursday. Newly declassified Eisenhower documents show dangers from Berlin to Baghdad to BangkokTOPEKA, Kan. — President Dwight D. Eisenhower grappled with topics like relations with Iran and stability in Iraq during an era fraught with delicate policy challenges, newly declassified documents show. US willing to drop fraud charge against man at center of 2003 botched Detroit terror trialDETROIT — A North African immigrant once put on trial in Detroit for terror-related charges made a deal Tuesday to close a case of alleged insurance fraud. NKorea open to new dialogue over nuclear tensions in apparent call for direct US talksSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea suggested a new dialogue to resolve tensions over its atomic weapons programs — an apparent invitation to the U.S. to engage in one-on-one talks after Pyongyang bolstered its negotiating power with nuclear and missile tests. Ousted Honduran president readies another symbolic visit to Honduran borderOCOTAL, Nicaragua — President Manuel Zelaya made a second, largely symbolic trip to the Honduran border on Saturday, despite foreign leaders urging him not to force a confrontation with the government in power since last month’s coup. Activists say North Korean woman publicly executed for distributing BibleSEOUL, South Korea — A Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in communist North Korea, was publicly executed last month for the crime, South Korean activists said Friday. Experts say targeting parents in Arkansas evangelist’s sex-crimes trial a tricky questionTEXARKANA, Ark. — One by one, the women told the court a similar story. They were “married” to evangelist Tony Alamo as children or teens, pushed into the unions with the blessings of parents who believed it was the highest honor before God. Holbrooke heads to Pakistan, Afghanistan and IndiaWASHINGTON - US special envoy Richard Holbrooke is headed for Pakistan and Afghanistan on a trip that focuses on the plight of internal refugees and security issues and will also take him to India. Radio reports: US tells Israel to halt east Jerusalem housing projectJERUSALEM — The U.S. has demanded that Israel suspend a planned housing project in east Jerusalem, senior Israeli officials said Sunday — the latest sign of a deepening conflict between the two allies over Israeli settlements. Honduran interim govt: delegation lacks authority to accept Arias plan, up to congress, courtsSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A representative of Honduras’ interim government says its delegation at talks lacks the authority to accept all the terms of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias’ plan to end the crisis. Quayle: Obama’s biggest challenge taming left wing of Democratic PartySTATELINE, Nev. — Former Vice President Dan Quayle gives President Barack Obama high marks for surrounding himself with quality advisers on national security and the economy. But Quayle says it’s not yet clear whether Obama’s Democratic administration will govern more liberally than he campaigned. Clinton seeks to allay Pakistan’s fears on India tripWASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Saturday sought to assuage Pakistan’s fears that the US desire for India to play a leading role in the region would translate into a subservient role for Islamabad. Slowly but surely US is approaching discussion with SKorea; cautious with North
Suicide blasts kill 8, wound 50 at Jakarta luxury hotels; end 4-year lull in Indonesia attacksJAKARTA, Indonesia — Two days ago, they checked into room 1808 at the swank J.W. Marriott Hotel — smuggling explosives past metal detectors and security guards. Behind the closed door, investigators say the suicide attackers then assembled the bombs set off Friday at the Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton next door. Obama condemns Indonesia bomb attacksWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama condemned Friday the bombing of two prominent hotels in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more. Hillary’s passage to India - via a mouse clickNEW DELHI - You don’t have to switch on the television or get a ticket to a high-security event to follow the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - it doesn’t need more than a click of the mouse. ‘Hillary Clinton excited about India trip’WASHINGTON - As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left on a much awaited trip to India, the US again stressed the importance it placed on the role India can play not just in the region, but as a global player. Reports of exchange students in US underfed, living in filth lead to calls for federal reformSCRANTON, Pa. — During his year as a foreign exchange student in the United States, 18-year-old Carlos Villarreal lived not with a welcoming family, but with two ex-convicts in a seedy house that smelled of dog feces and where the food was labeled “DO NOT TOUCH.” He left 14 pounds lighter. NC investigates why slain man suspected of becoming SC serial killer was released from jailCHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina parole officer overloaded with cases should not be blamed for failing to tell jail officers to keep behind bars a career criminal who later killed five people, authorities said Tuesday. Between slum and public toilet, a monument lies neglectedNEW DELHI - It is an imposing 15th century monument from the Lodhi dynasty that is being taken over by a slum, its illegal residents brazenly unconcerned about both law and heritage. Uncared for by authorities who are supposed to protect it, about 10-12 shacks have come up around the “protected” sandstone structure in which Bijri Khan’s Tomb is located in south Delhi. House passes bill to boost food stamp spending as record numbers need assistanceWASHINGTON — With rising unemployment forcing millions of additional people onto food stamps, the House on Tuesday passed a bill to boost the program’s budget by 14 percent. State Department still struggling with laptop security a decade after embarrassing lapseWASHINGTON — Nearly a decade after a State Department laptop containing highly classified information disappeared in an embarrassing security lapse, the agency is still unable to account for all of its portable computers, a government report said Wednesday. |
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SEOUL, South Korea — A top US envoy plans to hold talks with South Korean officials as Washington warned of aggressive sanctions on North Korea unless Pyongyang returns to the stalled multinational talks on ending its nuclear programs.
