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US wants suit over US-born cleric's killing tossed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration urged a federal court Friday to dismiss a damage lawsuit over the drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen last year, including an al-Qaida cleric. In a court filing, the Justice Department said

Egypt opposition urges 'No' vote on constitution

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's government forged ahead by starting overseas voting in diplomatic

Pakistan: US drone kills senior al-Qaida leader

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By RASOOL DAWAR and ISHTIAQ MAHSUDAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior al-Qaida leader in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said, in the latest blow to the Islamic militant network. Sheik Khalid

Yemeni man sets himself on fire outside Cabinet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By AHMED EL-HAJAssociated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Medical officials say a Yemeni man set himself on fire outside the Cabinet building in the capital Sanaa. The officials say Abdel-Hakim Hamoud Qasim is in critical condition after Tuesday's self-immolation. They spoke on condition of

UN committee calls for ban on female circumcision

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Campaigners against female circumcision scored a major victory Monday with the approval by a key U.N. committee of a resolution calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation. The resolution, adopted by consensus by the U.N.

Panetta says war on al-Qaida taking new direction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - America's war on al-Qaida is taking a new direction, moving beyond declared combat zones like Afghanistan while countering the terrorist network's search for new sanctuaries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday.

Panetta says war on al-Qaida taking new direction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

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

Official: Emails from paramour led to FBI probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer and paramour, Paula Broadwell, to another woman, and eventually led the FBI to discover the affair, U.S. officials

Official: Emails from paramour led to FBI probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th