National security

Alabama terror suspects pleads not guilty

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A Mobile man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of providing support to international terrorists. U.S. Magistrate Judge Katherine Nelson set a tentative trial date of March 3 for Randy Lamar Rasheed Wilson, 25. But everyone

New Japan PM: Saving economic crisis top mission

By ERIC TALMADGEASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO (AP) - Shinzo Abe took office as Japan's seventh prime minister in six years Wednesday and vowed to overcome the deep-rooted economic and diplomatic crises facing his country. Abe was elected as Japan's leader hours earlier Wednesday, bringing back to

New Japan PM: Saving economic crisis top mission

By ERIC TALMADGEASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO (AP) - Shinzo Abe took office as Japan's seventh prime minister in six years Wednesday and vowed to overcome the deep-rooted economic and diplomatic crises facing his country. Abe was elected as Japan's leader hours earlier Wednesday, bringing back to

Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27

MOSCOW (AP) - Kazakhstan's acting border service chief was among 27 people killed in a military plane crash Tuesday near a southern city, another blow to the agency after he was appointed in June to deal with the aftermath of a mass killing involving a conscript. The Russian-made An-72 crashed