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BBC satellite news disrupted in Mideast, Europe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

LONDON (AP) - The British Broadcasting Corp. says someone is deliberately disrupting its broadcasts in the Middle East and Europe - interference that follows previous accusations that Iran has attempted to jam the broadcaster's transmissions. In a statement, the BBC said together with other

Iraq issues arrest warrant for central bank chief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi authorities have issued arrest warrants for the longtime governor of the central bank following allegations of financial wrongdoing, the country's judiciary said Thursday. Allegations against Sinan al-Shabibi, who has led the bank

Scholars say Jewish shift to GOP a long way off

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Like Chicago Cubs fans in spring, Jewish Republicans start every presidential election season hoping this will be their year: American Jews, who have voted overwhelmingly Democratic for decades, will start a significant shift to the political

Scholars say Jewish shift to GOP a long way off

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

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

WHY IT MATTERS: Israel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press The issue: As concern intensifies over Iran's nuclear program and the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East, America's top ally in the region, Israel, has become increasingly wary. Israel's security has been a U.S. foreign policy priority of

Iraq removes central bank head in corruption probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq abruptly removed the longtime governor of the country's central bank Tuesday after he and other bank officials were targeted in an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing. The governor, Sinan al-Shabibi, is seen as a politically

US says Hezbollah is part of Assad's war machine

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States said Monday that Lebanon's Hezbollah militia is stepping up support for the Syrian government and has become part of President Bashar Assad's "killing machine." U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice told the U.N. Security

Britain has helped other children in trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Fourteen-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai, who was airlifted to a British hospital for medical care and protection after she was shot in the head by the Taliban, is the latest of many foreign children in need that Britain has welcomed in

Cuban missile crisis beliefs endure after 50 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 13th

By PETER ORSIAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) - The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned of dire consequences if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev dared to cross it. An American U-2 spy plane