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Across US, Veterans Day commemorations under way

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By JESSICA GRESKO and KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press Saturday marked the first of what will be three days of Veterans Day commemorations across the United States. The holiday falls on a Sunday, and the federal observance is on Monday. It's the first such day honoring the men and women who

Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening America's approach to Iran and Syria while potentially engaging other

Suicide bomber kills 3 Pakistani troops in Karachi

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By ADIL JAWADAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a truck packed with explosives into a compound housing a paramilitary force in Pakistan's largest city on Thursday, killing three officers and wounding 20. The attack underlined the deteriorating security

Global candidate: Obama was world's clear choice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - He won, and the word "phew" trended worldwide on Twitter. Despite a hard-fought campaign in the United States, there was never any contest overseas. Gone are the days when President Barack Obama was seen as a youthful, messianic figure capable of

UN imposes sanctions on Haqqani Network

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. committee that oversees sanctions against the Taliban imposed global sanctions Monday on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, a fierce militant group considered a major threat to U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, and its "

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Thursday: 1. NYC'S SUBWAYS GET BACK ON TRACK Limited subway service will resume Thursday morning, but not in lower Manhattan where the power remains out, officials say. 2

New Pakistan outreach could aid Afghan peace deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By HEIDI VOGT and SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan has increased efforts to reach out to some of its biggest enemies in Afghanistan, a significant policy shift that could prove crucial to U.S.-backed efforts to strike a peace deal in the neighboring country. The target

New Afghan war phase, with no decisive end seen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a

Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By AMIR SHAHAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, killing 41 people. The officials escaped unhurt, and many of the dead were soldiers and

British army dog joins list of animal war heroes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British soldiers and military dogs gathered at a London army barracks Thursday to honor a fallen hero with selfless courage, nerves of steel - and four legs. Theo, a bomb-sniffing springer spaniel who died in Afghanistan on the day his soldier