ABC News | China celebrates National Day extravaganza AFP BEIJING â€" China on Thursday celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a military parade and lavish ceremonies on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power. Thousands of troops marched in tight formations, ... China eyes defensive capability in building up military What if Mao had lost... On Day for China Pride, Little Interest in Ideology |
Daily Nation | Samoa Tsunami Toll May Exceed 100, Hundreds Injured New York Times By REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) - A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa, killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. ... Tsunami in Pacific May Have Killed 120 in Samoa Area Deadly tsunami wreaks devastation across Samoa in the South Pacific Hawaii spared effects of deadly tsunami |
Times Online | Exclusive: Salehi sheds light on purpose of nascent nuclear site PRESS TV The following is a rush transcript of Press tv's interview with Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi on the West's reaction to Tehran's recent announcement that it is constructing another nuclear enrichment facility near the ... Iran Test-Fires Missiles That Put Israel in Range us, » |
Telegraph.co.uk | US commander offers troop options for Afghanistan Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan planned to offer options for policymakers to try to stem Taliban gains, including sending up to 30000 to 40000 additional combat troops and trainers, according to defense and ... Bugging Out? |
Los Angeles Times | World Powers To Demand 'Unfettered Access' to Iran Nuclear Site Voice of America By VOA News The United States and five other world powers are planning to demand what they c » |
Los Angeles Times | From Smiling Coffee Vendor to Terror Suspect New York Times This article was reported by Simon Akam, Alison Leigh Cowan, Michael Wilson and Karen Zraick, and written by Mr. Wilson. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post, via Associated Press Najibullah Zazi in Colorado, where officials say he bought ... Suspected terrorist may have planned 9/11 anniversary attack Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi arrives in New York over 9/11 ... Judge moves to send terrorism suspect from Denver to New York |
Washington Post | President of Iran Defends His Legitimacy New York Times UNITED NATIONS â€" With thousands of demonstrators protesting outside that he had stolen Iran's election, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stoutly defended his legitimacy here on Wednesday, declaring in a speech that the ... Ahmadinejad at UN: Iran ready to work with other nations ! Despite c » |
BBC News | Obama drops demand that Israel freeze settlements CNN NEW YORK (CNN) -- Prodding Israel and the Palestinian Authority to restart talks aimed at a permanent resolution of their decades-old conflict, President Obama dropped a demand for an Israeli settlement freeze, US, Israeli and Palestinian officials ... Obama Urges Compromise as Settlements Stymie Mideast Talks Push ANALYSIS-Obama seems to lay ground to retreat on settlements 'It's time to move forward,' Obama demands |
Times Online | General's Review Creates Rupture Washington Post Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's grim assessment of the Afghanistan war has opened a divide between the military, which is pushing for an early decision to send more troops, and civilian policymakers who are increasingly doubtful of an ... In a General's Grim Assessment of Afghanistan, a Catalyst for Obama Surgical Approach to Afghanistan |
Washington Post | US bomb plot suspects to appear in court Monday Reuters DENVER, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A Colorado man, his father and an accused accomplice in New York are to appear in federal court on Monday on charges of lying to federal agents about a plot to blow up unspecified targets in the United ... 2 Colorado men, 1 NYC man arrested in terror probe FBI Arrests Three Men in Terror Plot that Targeted New York FBI Arrests Afghan Men Connected With Terrorism Probe |
guardian.co.uk | Obama to hold joint meeting with Netanyahu, Abbas Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama will hold a joint meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to try to restart peace talks between the two sides, ... Obama to meet Middle East leaders Obama to meet with Netanyahu, Abbas Obama set for Netanyahu-Abbas talks |
Times Online | Revised US assessment on Iran drives policy shift Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to refocus US missile defenses in Europe on Iran's short- to medium-range missile threat was based on a revised intelligence assessment that officials said hinged on factors that ... Obama Replaces Bush's Missile Defense Plan Missile shift 'defends Iran's neighbours' US seeks to reassure Czechs after missile defense move |
guardian.co.uk | Background on Europe missile shield and Obama's decision to scrap it Los Angeles Times A primer on President George W. Bush's decision to build the missile shield, Russia's objection to it and President Obama's decision to abandon it. By Michael Muskal President Obama announced Thursday that he would scrap plans to build a missile shield ... Obama's Missile Offense |
Aljazeera.net | Top US Military Officer Says More Troops Likely Needed in Afghanistan Voice of America US Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday that the United States probably will need to send more troops to Afghanistan to win the war against Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents. ... Anti-War Stirrings Greet C » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Stocks turn higher CNNMoney.com Markets manage advance after a choppy morning as W » |
KOMO News | Authorities Sift Through Trash Incinerator in Search for Missing ... FOXNews Investigators sifted through trash at a Hartford, Conn., incinerator Sunday, looking for any signs of missing Yale graduate student Annie Le, the New Haven Independent reported. Authorities intensified their search efforts for Le after finding bloody ... Source: Bloody clothes tested for link to Yale student Reports: Search for missing Yale student Annie Le leads to ... Search for Yale student turns to Conn. incinerator |
Boston Globe | Coast Guard Exercise Rattles Pentagon Rite New York Times WASHINGTON â€" A Coast Guard training exercise in the Potomac River near the Pentagon stirred alarm and confusion on Friday morning around the time and the place that President Obama was observing the eighth anniversary of the Sept. ... Coast Guard to review exercise after Potomac security scare Training Exercise on Potomac Creates Media Frenzy Coast Guard Scare: What It Re » |
BBC News | Do's and Dont's for Obama's Health Care Speech Atlantic Online With a lot riding on Obama's new-and-improved health care pitch to Congress, columnists have been indundating him with advice--from the left to get tough, and from the right to get specific If his goal was to re-invigorate both sides of the health-care ... Obama tries to build momentum for health overhaul Obama lays out boundaries for healthcare overhaul Obama to Push Controversial Health Care Plan During National Speech |
guardian.co.uk | 43 m agoObama to kids in US, on LI: 'Get serious' Newsday AP Sources: YouTube may offer online movie rentals Photo credit: AP Photo | President Barack Obama delivers a speech on education at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Just before noon Tuesday, students and parents ... Obama Delivers Controversial School Speech |
guardian.co.uk | Obama exhorts kids to pay attention in school The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" In a speech that drew fire even before he delivered it, President Barack Obama is telling the nation's schoolchildren he "expects great things from each of you." "At the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, ... Text of Obama speech to be released before school broadcast Obama Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency Obama's Back-to-School Controversy |
BBC News | White House Adviser on 'Green Jobs' Resigns New York Times Van Jones resigned as the White House's environmental jobs “czar†on Saturday, after weeks of controversy over his past comments and affiliations had slowly escalated. Mr. Jones at an energy summit in Las Vegas in August. ... White House Adviser Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy Dean: Jones' Resignation a 'Loss for the Country' Jones Resigns as Obama Aide, Citing 'Smear' Campaign |
