Violence | MyFOX Spokane

UN Security Council puts sanctions on Congo rebels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to sanction the leaders of Congo's M23 rebel force, which hours earlier occupied the eastern Congolese city of Goma as U.N. peacekeepers stood by without resisting. But it did

UN Security Council falls silent on Gaza fighting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council is silent on Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. A draft press statement circulated to the 15 members' capitals overnight seems to have failed to win the unanimous approval that would have led to

Former Sen. Warren Rudman of NH dies at 82

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By NORMA LOVEAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Colleagues knew former Sen. Warren B. Rudman for his abrupt manner, but they trusted his expertise. On one matter in particular, though, he wished people would have listened to him: that the U.S. was vulnerable to a major terrorist attack.

Egypt arresting kid protesters, rights group says

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian authorities arrested more than 300 children during protests in Cairo over the past year, beating and torturing some and trying many as adults, a leading international rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch said in a report that the

Courting Asia, Obama finds that the world intrudes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JIM KUHNHENN and JULIE PACEAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - For all the attention wrenched elsewhere in recent days - on new violence in the Middle East, the "fiscal cliff" back home - President Barack Obama's speedy trip to Southeast Asia achieved a major goal: It was

Obama sends Clinton to Mideast amid Gaza crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East on Tuesday as the U.S. urgently seeks to end a conflict between Israel and Hamas that has killed more than 100 in the last week. Clinton

Pushing for change, some in Jordan point to king

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - It's usually a few younger protesters who break out in the chant - startling and almost unheard of in this country where the monarchy has always been almost sacrosanct - "Down, down with the king." The rest of the opposition, including

Outrage in India over arrests for Facebook post

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By NIRMALA GEORGEAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - As India's financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful politician linked to waves of mob violence, a woman posted on Facebook that the closures in Mumbai were "due to fear, not due to respect." A friend

Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire gains momentum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and RAVI NESSMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt's president predicting that airstrikes would soon end, the U.S. secretary of state racing to the region

US tries behind scenes to end Israel-Hamas warfare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The Obama administration worked hard behind the scenes Monday to end almost a week of warfare between Israel and Hamas, pressing America's Arab and European allies to convince Palestinian militant groups to cease firing rockets from