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Despite rebel deal, Syria can keep up the fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By BRIAN MURPHY and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Nearly 20 months into the Syrian uprising, President Bashar Assad's message to the world has been nothing if not consistent: His military is strong, his enemies are mere terrorists and he will prevail in the end. And

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Tuesday: 1. WHAT PETRAEUS THOUGHT OF THREATENING EMAILS Friends say the then-CIA director was shocked when he learned his mistress was warning another woman to stay away from

Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By The Associated Press Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home. The spillover has raised concerns that the nearly 20-month-long conflict between

House leader heard of Petraeus affair Oct. 27

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An aide to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says the Virginia congressman first heard about CIA Director David Petraeus' extramarital affair on Saturday, Oct. 27, from an FBI source he didn't know. Communications director Rory Cooper

Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By ARIEL SCHALIT and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press TEL HAZEKA, Golan Heights (AP) - Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the neighbors since the Syrian uprising began nearly two years

Petraeus said to be shocked by girlfriend's emails

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and PETE YOSTAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - CIA Director David Petraeus was shocked to learn last summer that his mistress was suspected of sending threatening emails warning another woman to stay away from him, former staff members and friends told The Associated Press

Petraeus said to be shocked by girlfriend's emails

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell landed near an Israeli military installation in the Golan Heights. While Israel appeared

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ARON HELLER and IBRAHIM BARZAK JERUALEM (AP) - Israeli forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing one Palestinian and wounding more than 30 others as militants launched dozens of rockets in some of the heaviest fighting the area has seen in months. The flare-up increased

Argentine crew prevents Ghana from moving ship

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By FRANCIS KOKUTSEAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Sailors aboard an Argentina navy sailing ship seized in a billion-dollar international debt controversy brandished weapons to block Ghanaian officials from moving the vessel to a less busy dock, an official of the Ghana Ports and Harbors