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Latest developments on anti-Islam film protests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Here's a look at protests and reaction across the Middle East and elsewhere Sunday over an anti-Muslim film produced in the U.S. ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. ___ PAKISTAN Hundreds of Pakistanis broke through a barricade near the U.S. Consulate in the

Clashes over prophet film; Hezbollah urges demos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By ADIL JAWAD and BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Hundreds of Pakistanis protesting an anti-Islam film broke through a barricade near the U.S. Consulate in the southern city of Karachi on Sunday, sparking clashes with police in which one demonstrator was killed and more

Panetta concerned Asia disputes could expand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday he is concerned the territorial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region could spark provocations and result in violence that could involve other nations, such as the United States. Speaking to reporters

Panetta: violence leveling off; protests to go on

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the turmoil raging across the Muslim world is likely to continue into the days ahead, but he says the violence expected by the U.S. appears to be leveling off. He said the Pentagon

Panetta called Egyptian to reaffirm defense ties

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two days after President Barack Obama called Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to express dissatisfaction with reaction to the embassy attack in Cairo, the U.S. defense chief has called his Egyptian counterpart to reaffirm the defense relationship as a cornerstone of the U.S.-Egypt

LIVE VIDEO: Obama To Honor Return Of Libya Attack Victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are attending the return of the remains of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans killed in an attack of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, this week. Obama and Biden were to go to Joint

Obama honors memory of Libya attack victims

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By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) - Four Americans killed in an attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya returned home Friday, their remains each carried in a slow procession by six Marines as a military band filled a vast air base hangar with the mournful hymn "Nearer

Obama honors memory of Libya attack victims

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Obama leads mourning for Americans killed in Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By DAVID ESPO and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - On a day mixing somber ceremony with campaign clamor, President Barack Obama on Friday eulogized four Americans killed in a suspected terrorist attack on a diplomatic post overseas while Republicans pledged a tougher foreign

Guatemala eruption turns to tourist draw

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By ALBERTO ARCE and ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) - A terrifying eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes tapered off Friday into a draw for delighted tourists, who snapped photos from a neighboring colonial city and made plans to take night hikes