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Pakistan: US screens anti-film ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By MUNIR AHMED and REBECCA SANTANAAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - U.S. Embassy advertisements condemning an anti-Islam video appeared on Pakistani television on Thursday in an attempt to undercut anger against the United States, where the film was produced. Hundreds of youths, however,

Romney controversy points to power of viral video

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - After this, politicians everywhere should surely get the message. Mitt Romney's secretly recorded remarks at a Florida fundraiser - and the uproar that has followed - reinforce a key reality of the digital media era: the power of viral video to

Romney controversy points to power of viral video

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

US lists 117 Iranian planes arming Syria's Assad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has identified 117 Iranian aircraft it says are ferrying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. The Treasury Department says the planes operated by Iran Air, Mahan Air and Yas Air are delivering

UAE, Bahrain confiscate items bound for Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have informed the U.N. committee monitoring sanctions on Iran that they have confiscated a number of items which could possibly be used in its nuclear program, a U.N. diplomat said Wednesday. The

Iraq nominee says US pressing on use of airspace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's choice for ambassador to Iraq said Wednesday that Baghdad is accepting Iranian assurances that it is not using Iraqi airspace to smuggle weapons into Syria where the 18-month conflict between the government and

Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By NEBI QENAAssociated Press AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) - Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad expand their control of the country's north. Assad, meanwhile,

Syrian war looms over UN meeting of world leaders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Hovering over this month's annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is the international community's failure to end the escalating war in Syria that is starting to spill over into a fragile and divided region. The

Romney questions Palestinian commitment to peace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's comments expressing doubt about Palestinians' commitment to peace again highlight the closeness of his position to that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Romney has sometimes echoed

WHY IT MATTERS: China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press The issue: The U.S. accuses China of flouting trade rules and undervaluing its currency to helps its exporters, hurting American competitors and jobs. But imposing tariffs could set off a trade war and drive up prices for American consumers. Tensions have