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Striking SA miners sign deal to end 5-week strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By CARLEY PETESCH and MICHELLE FAULAssociated Press MOOINOOI, South Africa (AP) - Striking platinum miners in South Africa have signed a wage deal ending a bloody 5-week strike at the Lonmin PLC mine that had spread to the gold and chrome sectors of the industry which anchors the economy of

South Africa says 8 citizens killed in Kabul blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The International Affairs Ministry says eight South African citizens were killed in a suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan. Spokesman Nelson Kgwete told The Associated Press that the victims are believed to have been employed by a South African aviation company based at Rand

Shell's safety system problems plague Arctic plans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DAN JOLINGAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Safety equipment that Shell Oil volunteered to put into place for drilling off the coast of Alaska is complicating the company's quest to reach oil-bearing rock during the short open-water drilling season this year. Royal Dutch Shell

Business making an anti-regulation pitch to voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business are working to make the anti-regulatory fervor their members share an issue in the last weeks of the campaign. The chamber and

Business making an anti-regulation pitch to voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go to the core of the strategy for winding down the U.S. and allied

Panetta: US concerned about Afghan insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday the U.S. is concerned about the impact insider attacks are having on its forces in Afghanistan. But he insisted Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander there, is taking necessary

NATO order changes way it will fight Afghan war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DEB RIECHMANNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO's decision to restrict operations with small Afghan forces to mitigate the threat of insider attacks means fewer boots on patrols and a shift in how the U.S.-led coalition will fight the war in Afghanistan. It's unclear

Obama and Romney use China as a campaign argument

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In an election that may be decided on the strength of the American economy, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are looking to China to score political points as they compete for political support from working-class

Homeowners association members face violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVANAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Disagreements that boil over into shouting matches, finger-pointing and even fistfights are often part of neighborhood homeowners association meetings, but the kind of violence that erupted in Louisville leaving two dead