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Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz. The Navy lieutenant needed armed guards and an armored car to get to an exam site, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deadly bomb attack also caused him to his miss classes - transmitted live via the Internet - but

Iraqis prepare for first vote since US withdrawal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 13th

By SAMEER N. YACOUB and ADAM SCHRECKAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Even the dead are not spared the campaigning for Iraq's upcoming local elections. Brightly colored placards blanket major streets and hang around the vast cemetery in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, appealing to the hundreds of

Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th

By ALBERT AJI and RYAN LUCASAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and incinerating cars and trees in the neighborhood. The attack was the latest in a

Syrian rebels enter strategic Aleppo neighborhood

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels pushed into a strategic neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo after days of heavy clashes, seizing control of at least part of the hilltop district and killing a pro-government cleric captured in the fighting, activists and state

Syria: Bombing kills top pro-Assad Sunni preacher

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 21st

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A suicide bomb ripped through a mosque in the heart of the Syrian capital Thursday, killing a top Sunni Muslim preacher and outspoken supporter of President Bashar Assad in one of the most stunning assassinations of Syria's 2-year-old civil war. At

Afghan troubles spell tough start for Hagel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - It's been a rough start for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. After surviving a combative Senate confirmation battle, he jumped on a military plane to Afghanistan and was hit with the jarring difficulties of shutting down a war in a

Security risks, frayed relations dog US, Afghans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A series of security problems and fractured relations with Afghan leaders plagued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first trip here as Pentagon chief, including the Afghan president's accusations that the U.S. and the Taliban are

Oregon man charged with helping bomber in Pakistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By STEVEN DUBOISAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - FBI agents in Oregon have arrested a Portland city worker on allegations that he provided support to a suicide bomber who participated in a 2009 attack in Pakistan that killed about 30 people and injured another 300. U.S. Attorney Amanda

Pakistani officials say US drones kill 9 militants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 6th

By ISHTIAQ MAHSUDAssociated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected American drones fired several missiles into three militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Sunday, killing nine Pakistani Taliban fighters, intelligence officials said. The strikes targeted the group's hideouts in

2 bombers target mobile phone firms in Nigeria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By SALISU RABIU and YINKA IBUKUNAssociated Press KANO, Nigeria (AP) - Authorities blame a radical Islamist sect for twin suicide car bombings targeting two major mobile phone companies, an official said Saturday, blacking out a top operator's network in most of Nigeria's northern commercial