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US says Iran fired on US drone over Gulf

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Iranian attack aircraft fired at least twice at an unarmed U.S. drone conducting routine surveillance in international airspace over the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon said Thursday. The aircraft missed and the drone returned to base unharmed

Czechs to rely more on nuclear energy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

PRAGUE (AP) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas says his government is finalizing a plan to dramatically increase the country's nuclear power production. Under the plan, at least two more reactors would be built at the Temelin nuclear plant and another at the Dukovany plant, both located near the

Archaeologists explore site on Syria-Turkey border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated Press ISTANBUL (AP) - Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish. The scene of a battle mentioned in the Bible, it lies smack on the border between Turkey and Syria, where civil war rages today. Twenty-

Ex-prosecutor gets prison deal in Vegas drug case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A former prosecutor-turned-fugitive who once handled the high-profile Las Vegas drug cases of celebrities Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars was sentenced Wednesday to a reduced term of 12 to 30 months in state prison term following his return from Mexico

Powerful quake hits Guatemala, killing at least 48

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENA and SONIA PEREZ-DIAZAssociated Press SAN MARCOS, Guatemala (AP) - A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Guatemala on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people in two states as it toppled thick adobe walls, shook huge landslides down onto highways, and sent terrified villagers

Western efforts on Syria shifting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By DALE GAVLAK and DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) - Western efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad shifted dramatically Wednesday, with Britain announcing it will deal directly with rebel military leaders. A Turkish official also said his nation has held discussions

Brother of Syrian parliament speaker assassinated

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Gunmen killed the brother of Syria's parliament speaker in a hail of bullets as he drove to work in Damascus on Tuesday, the state news agency said, as the international envoy for Syria warned the country could become another Somalia. Mohammed

Court upholds sale of polygamous church assets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By PAUL FOYAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a polygamist sect on the Utah-Arizona border waited too long to challenge a court-ordered takeover, clearing the way for state authorities to break up a church trust and sell assets including homes,

Hunter On Horseback Missing Near White Pass, Search Continues This Morning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

WHITE PASS, Wash. (AP) - More teams are joining the search Monday for a hunter on horseback who has been missing since Saturday near White Pass. The Yakima County sheriff's office says the man's hunting partner reported him missing Sunday evening. The 49-year-old Cashmere

Syrian chaos deepens as rebels, Palestinians fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - New chaos engulfed Syria's civil war as Palestinian supporters and opponents of the embattled regime were swept up Monday in intense fighting in Damascus, while rival rebel groups clashed over control of a Turkish border crossing. The rare