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UN Security Council to consider Mali force

UN Security Council to consider Mali force
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council said Friday it will consider a request from West African countries for military intervention in Mali to root out Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists who have seized control of the country's northern region. The Economic

Congress exits Washington to hit campaign trail

Congress exits Washington to hit campaign trail
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington for the campaign trail. The Senate shuttered the Capitol soon after sending President Barak Obama stopgap spending legislation that will make sure the

Congress exits Washington to hit campaign trail

Congress exits Washington to hit campaign trail
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington for the campaign trail. The Senate shuttered the Capitol soon after sending President Barak Obama stopgap spending legislation that will make sure the

Euro rises on Spain bailout hopes

Euro rises on Spain bailout hopes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
NEW YORK (AP) - The euro rose against the dollar Friday on hopes that Spain is getting closer to asking for financial aid from Europe's bailout fund. Speculation is rising that Spain is negotiating with its partners in the euro zone on a new economic reform program. The reform would help the

German finance min: no need for more Spain aid

German finance min: no need for more Spain aid
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's finance minister argued Friday that Spain doesn't need to seek a new aid program, and dismissed suggestions that money left over from a rescue package for its banks might be used to buy the country's government bonds instead. Spain has been granted up to €100

Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks

Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By BEN FELLER and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Images of angry mobs in Arab cities burning American flags and attacking U.S. diplomatic posts suggest the Muslim world is no less enraged at the United States than when President George W. Bush had to duck shoes hurled at him in

Markets rise on Spain bailout hopes

Markets rise on Spain bailout hopes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By PAN PYLASAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Spanish stocks led a recovery in global markets Friday amid speculation the country was preparing to tap a new European aid program, a day after uncertainty about the fragile world economy dented investor sentiment. Market confidence was shored up

Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks

Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th
By BEN FELLER and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Images of angry mobs in Arab cities burning American flags and attacking U.S. diplomatic posts suggest the Muslim world is no less enraged at the United States than when President George W. Bush had to duck shoes hurled at him in

Rebels unite in fight for Syria's largest city

Rebels unite in fight for Syria's largest city
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th
By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press ALEPPO, Syria (AP) - Rebels have taken a major stride in uniting their ranks in the battle for Syria's largest city, giving them hope they could tip the balance after three months of bloody, stalemated combat in Aleppo, one of the biggest prizes of the civil

UN chief: Achieving UN anti-poverty goals at risk

UN chief: Achieving UN anti-poverty goals at risk
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Thursday that the first decline in international aid to developing countries in years is jeopardizing the U.N. goal of reducing poverty by 2015 in many countries. Ban spoke at a news conference