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Nepal's answer to deadlock: Making chief judge PM

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYAAssociated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's quiet, barely known chief justice is on the verge of taking almost total control of the Himalayan nation, becoming the interim head of government as well as the top judge in a country that has been without a legislature for

787 delays force Thomson Airways to change plans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

LONDON (AP) - Thomson Airways passengers expecting to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on holiday trips in May and June will be put on other aircraft because of ongoing problems with the plane. The company said Tuesday it has not been able to get a delivery schedule from Boeing for planes it had been

Republicans unveil government funding measure

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans controlling the House moved Monday to give the Pentagon more money for military readiness while easing the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the Border Patrol from the across-the-board spending cuts that are just starting to

Snowstorm threatening big Midwestern cities

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A late-season snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Dakotas on Monday was threatening to do the same to cities from Minneapolis to Chicago, which were bracing for as much as 10 inches of powder. The National Weather Service issued winter storm

Gov't: Budget cuts already causing airport delays

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says U.S. airports, including Los Angeles International and O'Hare International in Chicago, are already experiencing delays as a result of automatic federal spending cuts. Both of those big-

Gov't: Budget cuts already causing airport delays

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. airports, including Los Angeles International and O'Hare International in Chicago, are already experiencing delays in customs waiting lines as a result of automatic federal spending cuts, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

Myanmar to open offshore oil and gas bids by April

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By ERIKA KINETZAssociated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar plans to put over 20 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks up for auction by April as the country pushes to attract foreign investment and expertise to help overcome an energy deficit that's a legacy of gas export deals made by

Palestinian finance minister resigns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian finance minister in the West Bank has announced his resignation in a show of frustration over the government's widening budget deficit. Nabil Qassis told reporters Sunday that the Palestinian Authority's 2013 budget deficit is expected to reach $1.

Boehner: No reason to block Keystone XL pipeline

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 2nd

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A new State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say. The draft report, issued Friday, finds there would be no significant environmental impact to most

Boehner: No reason to block Keystone XL pipeline

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 2nd