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US panel: China tech giants pose security threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American companies should avoid doing business with China's two leading technology firms because they pose a national security threat to the United States, the House Intelligence Committee is warning in a report to be issued Monday.

US panel: China tech giants pose security threat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

WHY IT MATTERS: Missile Defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By DESMOND BUTLERAssociated Press The issue: Missile technology is proliferating. It remains unclear how quickly foes such as Iran and North Korea could develop a capability to strike the United States with missiles, but the U.S. says Iran is already capable of hitting Europe. The United States

Spain quip adds to Romney's foreign policy trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If Mitt Romney becomes president, he might need a crash course in Diplomacy 101. He irritated Britons and Palestinians during a summer tour abroad and has declared Russia to be America's No. 1 geopolitical foe. Just last week, the

Iran rulers eye currency mess from protected perch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Just as Iran's currency was rattling near bottom after a stunning free fall, officials in Tehran opened a trade exhibition that included advanced engineering tools, heavy machinery and robotics. Nearly every Iranian booth

Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday. Panetta said the U.S. is

Iran 'confidence' bid shifts uranium to fuel stock

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - In a bid to ease international concerns over its nuclear program, Iran has converted more than a third of Tehran's most highly enriched uranium into a powder for a medical research reactor that is difficult to reprocess for weapons

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

Iran currency rebounds after protests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's national currency is rebounding from record lows, days after protests flared in the country's largest display of anger at economic conditions since Western sanctions were tightened this summer. The semi-official ISNA news agency said the Iranian rial rose to 29,

Syria vows to 'crush' rebels, launches new attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's military will "crush" armed rebels, President Bashar Assad's defense minister warned Saturday, as the regime shelled rebel positions in two cities and near the Lebanese border in a widening offensive. Neighboring Turkey, meanwhile, set