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Woman found in Nev. wilderness talks about ordeal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - A Canadian woman found on the verge of starvation after seven weeks in a Nevada wilderness area told an Idaho church congregation that she had been prepared to die the same day hunters came across her stranded van. Rita Chretien, who lives in Penticton, British Columbia,

Coptic Christians, Muslims denounce film, violence

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By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Coptic Christian and Muslim leaders on Monday denounced an anti-Islamic movie that has sparked violence in the Middle East, as the filmmaker and his family left their suburban home and went into hiding. The Southern California

Video shows Libyans trying to rescue US ambassador

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Libyans tried to rescue Ambassador Chris Stevens, cheering "God is great" and rushing him to a hospital after they discovered him still clinging to life inside the U.S. Consulate, according to witnesses and a new video that emerged Monday from last

Teen charged with bomb plot appears in court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for an Illinois teenager charged with trying to ignite what he thought was a car bomb outside of a Chicago bar said Monday that agents may have improperly lured his client by telling him fictitious Islamic religious leaders condoned

Iran nuke chief harshly criticizes atomic agency

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By GEORGE JAHNAssociated Press VIENNA (AP) - Iran's nuclear chief said Monday that "terrorists and saboteurs" might have infiltrated the International Atomic Energy Agency in an effort to derail his nation's atomic program. It was Tehran's harshest attack on the integrity of the U.N

Insider attacks on US troops concern Panetta

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that while he is very concerned about rogue Afghan troops and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied forces, he sees the insider attacks as the "last gasp" of a Taliban insurgency that has not

Panetta: US-Japan agree on new defense system

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to put a second defense system in Japan aimed at protecting the country from the threat of a missile attack from North Korea. The exact location of the

Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think. This one also is within

Tough words from general on Afghan insider attacks

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By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The persistent problem of rogue Afghan soldiers and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied troops is a "very serious threat" to the war effort, which is predicated on placing security responsibility in Afghan hands, the U.S.

Latest developments on anti-Islam film protests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Here's a look at protests and reaction across the Middle East and elsewhere Sunday over an anti-Muslim film produced in the U.S. ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. ___ PAKISTAN Hundreds of Pakistanis broke through a barricade near the U.S. Consulate in the