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Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell landed near an Israeli military installation in the Golan Heights. While Israel appeared

Help for blighted suburbs meets French hostility

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - When the blighted housing projects ringing major French cities exploded in nationwide riots, France pledged quick action to fix them. Seven years on, the suburban projects remain islands of despair, lofty promises of rebirth largely forgotten. So a

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ARON HELLER and IBRAHIM BARZAK JERUALEM (AP) - Israeli forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing one Palestinian and wounding more than 30 others as militants launched dozens of rockets in some of the heaviest fighting the area has seen in months. The flare-up increased

AP sources: US weighs broader nuke deal with Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is considering a new approach in negotiations to curb Iran's nuclear program that would ease economic sanctions faster than previously offered if Tehran makes greater concessions than it has ever

Lawyer: Chicago-area man dropped from terror list

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who was convicted of lying about a Hamas shooting of an American teen has been removed from the U.S. government's "specially designated terrorist" list. Bridgeview resident Muhammad Salah's attorney tells the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/StYJv6) that

Feds remove Illinois man from no-fly list

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

CHICAGO (AP) - A former Islamic charity director from suburban Chicago has been removed from the FBI's no-fly list after he complained that he was stranded in the Middle East. A federal judge in Chicago gave Enaam Arnaout permission to visit family in the Middle East, but when the 50-year-old

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

Israel confirms killing Arafat deputy in 1988

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By ARON HELLERAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel acknowledged Thursday it killed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's deputy in a 1988 raid in Tunisia, lifting a nearly 25-year veil of secrecy and allowing a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of its secret operations. One of the

Syria war puts anti-US alliance on the defensive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - When the Hamas rulers of Gaza recently gave a hero's welcome to the ruler of Qatar, an arch foe of the Syrian regime, it sent a strong message reverberating across the capitals in Tehran, Damascus and Beirut. The powerful, anti-American alliance

Satellite images suggest airstrike on Sudan site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By MAGGIE FICKAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Satellite images of the aftermath of an explosion at a Sudanese weapons factory this past week suggest the site was hit in an airstrike, a U.S. monitoring group said Saturday. The Sudanese government has accused Israel of bombing its Yarmouk military