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New French cartoons inflame prophet film tensions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By GREG KELLER and LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - A French magazine published vulgar caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday, brandishing its right to free speech amid global tensions over a movie insulting to Islam. In response, the French government ordered embassies and

France ups embassy security after prophet cartoons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By GREG KELLER and LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - France stepped up security at some of its embassies on Wednesday after a satirical Parisian weekly published crude caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. The prime minister said he would block a demonstration by people angry over a

Orthodox Russian deacon stands up for Pussy Riot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LAURA MILLSAssociated Press TAMBOV, Russia (AP) - Sergei Baranov keeps his clerical robes hanging neatly in his closet, but he believes he will never again wear them inside a Russian Orthodox Church. Baranov, who had led a quiet life as a deacon in the small city of Tambov, became an

Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think. This one also is within

Afghan insider attack kills 4 US troops

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By HEIDI VOGT and MIRWAIS KHANAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan police killed four American soldiers coming to their aid after a checkpoint attack Sunday, the third assault by government forces or insurgents disguised in military uniforms in as many days. The escalating violence

Obama pays tribute to Americans killed in Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama paid tribute to the Americans killed in Libya and denounced the violence and anti-U.S. mob protests apparently sparked by an anti-Muslim video made in the United States. Among the four killed was Chris Stevens, the first U

Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to "set the fires blazing," seeking to co-opt outrage over an anti-Muslim film even as the wave of protests that swept 20 countries

Key facts after fallout from prophet film

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By The Associated Press Anti-American protests have erupted in the Middle East over a crudely made film mocking the prophet Muhammad, resulting in violent embassy protests around the Middle East, fallout in the U.S. presidential campaign and heightened security at U.S. facilities abroad.

NJ supermarket 911 caller: 'I don't want to die'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Employees at a New Jersey supermarket hid in storage spaces, snuck out through back exits and ran through parking lots as they begged 911 dispatchers to hurry and send help when a co-worker started shooting at them. "I don't want to die,

American killed in Libya protest over film

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Protesters angered over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad fired gunshots and burned down the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing one American diplomat, witnesses and the State Department