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Preliminary hearing ends in Afghan massacre case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - Army prosecutors on Tuesday asked an investigative officer to recommend a death penalty court-martial for a staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage, saying that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The U.S. also recognized the leadership body announced in Qatar on

The empty chair at Colombia's peace talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By FRANK BAJAKAssociated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - There will be an empty seat at the negotiating table when Colombians plunge into talks next week on ending a conflict that has bled the South American nation for a half century. It's reserved for a 62-year-old economist, a senator's

Israel considers resumption of Gaza assassinations

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By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is considering resuming its contentious practice of assassinating militant leaders in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in an effort to halt intensified rocket attacks on Israel's south, according to defense officials. That Israel might renew a

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Tuesday: 1. WHAT PETRAEUS THOUGHT OF THREATENING EMAILS Friends say the then-CIA director was shocked when he learned his mistress was warning another woman to stay away from

Panetta: Admin deciding on post-2014 troop levels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER THE PACIFIC (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday the Obama administration is nearing a decision in the next few weeks on how many U.S. troops would remain in Afghanistan - and for what purposes - after

Belize seeks McAfee software founder in slay case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Police in the Central American nation of Belize said Monday that they are looking for the founder of the software company McAfee Inc. to question him about the slaying of another U.S. citizen, his neighbor in an island town on the

Cardboard boxes blamed in Maine fire that killed 4

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

ORRINGTON, Maine (AP) - A pre-dawn fire that killed a 30-year-old man and his three children and hospitalized the mother was caused by empty cardboard pizza boxes stored too close to a wood-burning stove, Maine fire officials said Monday. The family likely used the boxes to help start the fire in

Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By The Associated Press Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home. The spillover has raised concerns that the nearly 20-month-long conflict between

Iran to probe death of jailed blogger

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By NASSER KARIMIAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's parliament announced Sunday it would probe reports that a jailed blogger died suspiciously in custody earlier this week, according to the official IRNA news agency. This was Iran's first official reaction to the death of Sattar