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Man pleads guilty in plot to kill Saudi ambassador

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, agreeing to hire what he thought was a drug dealer in Mexico last year for $1.5 million to carry out the attack with explosives

Baggage handler at NYC airport gets life in prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The testimony at a federal drug trafficking trial was chilling: Jurors heard how bribed baggage handlers at John F. Kennedy International Airport concealed cocaine on commercial jets inside sensitive wing assembly compartments. Saying the tactic

Airline executives urge airport security overhaul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Airport security needs to undergo a radical overhaul or else passengers will become further disgruntled, lines will grow and terminals will be overwhelmed, airline executives said Tuesday at a global aviation

New Nigeria museum fetes late Afrobeat singer Fela

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - "FELA LIVES," reads the Gothic-lettered tattoo on the back of one of the sons of the legendary Afrobeat singer from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti died 15 years ago but his name seems to be mentioned more now than ever. Radio stations across

White House ponders a strike over Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House, under political pressure to respond forcefully to the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, is readying strike forces and drones but first has to find a target. And if the administration

Minn. man had frequent calls with Somali travelers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man accused of helping supply fighters to a terror group in Somalia started laughing during questioning last year when authorities played recordings of phone calls in which he spoke about al-Shabab, then later told an interpreter: "

White House mulls how to strike over Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali - if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group

WHY IT MATTERS: Terrorism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press The issue: Osama bin Laden is dead and there hasn't been a successful attack by al-Qaida-inspired extremists on U.S. soil since the deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. But the danger of terrorism remains a reality for Americans, as seen

Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By SOPHENG CHEANGAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - He was many things to the Cambodia he helped navigate through half a century of war and genocide - revered independence hero, ruthless monarch and prime minister, communist collaborator, eccentric playboy, avid filmmaker. Most of all

Pakistan sends girl shot by Taliban to UK for care

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan airlifted a wounded teenage activist shot by the Taliban to the United Kingdom on Monday for more specialized medical care and to protect her from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants. The attack on 14-year-old Malala