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US, UN grapple for workable peace plan in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The United States and the U.N.'s new Syria mediator grappled for a new strategy Tuesday toward stopping 18 months of brutal government crackdowns and civil war in the Arab country as President Barack Obama again called for the end of Syrian

Sikorsky to close upstate NY plant, cut 570 jobs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

BIG FLATS, N.Y. (AP) - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., citing declining military budgets and a tough economy, said it will close its plant in upstate New York and eliminate all 570 jobs. Employees at the 5-year-old facility, which has seen its ranks dwindle from a peak of 1,300, were told Monday that the

Breach of confidence: Don't quote the queen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Britons got a rare glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II's personal views Tuesday when a prominent BBC reporter told a live radio audience about a conversation he had with the queen in which she apparently described telling a minister of her concern

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,995

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By The Associated Press As of Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at least 1,995 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally,

UN chief demands global action to end war in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded international action to stop the war in Syria, telling a somber gathering of world leaders Tuesday that the 18-month conflict had become "a regional calamity with global ramifications." In sharp

Obama urges UN to confront roots of Muslim rage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya "were attacks on America," and he called on them to join in confronting the root causes of the rage across the Muslim world. "I do believe that

Obama: Libya assault 'wasn't just mob action'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama said Monday "there's no doubt" that the assault of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador "wasn't just a mob action" but a sign of extremism in

2 Marines to be court-martialed in urination case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and posing for unofficial photos with casualties, the Marine Corps said Monday. The

UK to extradite radical Muslim cleric to US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - A European court ruled Monday that radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges, including allegedly trying to set up an al-Qaida training camp in rural Oregon. The decision ends a long-

Army general: Pacific refocus means more exercises

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (AP) - The leader of U.S. Army forces in Asia and the Pacific says his soldiers will be able to conduct more exercises with other nations in the region, as the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan and the military refocuses its attention. Lt. Gen