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Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troops (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:41 PM PDT

A U.S. Marine, left, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines walks in a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Militant fighters streaming from a village and a mosque attacked a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight American soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest attacks of the troubled eight-year war.

Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern Philippines (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:02 PM PDT

A woman moves on a boat down a flooded street in district of Le Thuy in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Binh following the passing of Typhoon Ketsana on October 2. Ketsana caused devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines before striking Vietnam. It also claimed 17 lives in Cambodia and 24 in Laos.(AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam)AP - Landslides buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia's latest deadly typhoon, which killed at least 16 people and left more than a dozen flooded villages cut off Sunday.

Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig corpses (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT

This is an aerial image of an area affected by earthquake-triggered landslide in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Wednesday's 7.6 magnitude temblor devastated a stretch of more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) along the western coast of Sumatra island. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - With no outside help in sight, villagers used their bare hands Sunday to dig out rotting corpses, four days after landslides triggered by a huge earthquake obliterated four hamlets in western Indonesia.

Judge to decide Monday on bail in Andrews stalking (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT

ESPN's Erin Andrews reports from the sidelines during a NCAA college football game between Auburn and Tennessee Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Knoxville, Tenn. Auburn won 26-22. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)AP - A judge was expected to decide Monday whether a man accused of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and secretly video taping her nude should be returned to Los Angeles as a federal prisoner or free on bail to face charges.

'SNL' zings David Letterman's difficulties (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, television talk show host David Letterman walks out of The Ed Sullivan Theater during a taping of 'The Late Show with David Letterman', in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Add "Saturday Night Live" to the shows making sport of David Letterman's difficulties. But in the hands of "SNL," Dave got off pretty easy.

Baby snatch victim loses kids to state custody (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:47 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Nashville Police Department shows Yair Anthony Carillo of Nashville, Tenn. The baby's mother, Maria Gurrolla, said her newborn son was taken from her home Tuesday by a woman who stabbed Gurrolla multiple times when Gurrolla answered the door. Gurrolla said the woman claimed to be an immigration agent. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - A mother whose newborn was kidnapped by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was briefly reunited with her baby Saturday, then saw him and her three other children taken from her and put into state custody.

Socialists favored to win Greece's election (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT

Conservative party supporters wave flags at the main campaign rally by Greece's conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis ahead of Sunday's general election, in Athens, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. A small bomb exploded Friday at a campaign rally attended by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and tens of thousands of his supporters, but caused no injuries, police said. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greeks cast ballots Sunday in a snap general election likely to produce a change in government, as voters angered by scandals and a foundering economy were expected to reject the conservatives in favor of the opposition Socialists.

Health insurance bills could be hardship for many (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington. Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)AP - Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable.

Dodgers clinch NL West with 5-0 win over Rockies (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:30 PM PDT

Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez, right, sprays beer into the crowd as they celebrate after winning the National League Western Division title in their Major League Baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - The Dodgers' magic number for clinching the NL West is down to zero — finally.

Signature win for 'Canes: Miami knocks off Sooners (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:53 PM PDT

Miami's Thearon Collier (28) reaches for a fourth-quarter pass as Oklahoma's Quinton Carter (20) tries to apply pressure during NCAA college football action Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Miami. Miami defeated Oklahoma 21-20. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - After Jacory Harris threw his second interception of the opening minutes, Miami's sophomore quarterback went to the sideline with a most unusual reaction. He laughed. Rattled? Not in the slightest.

Hopes fade for Indonesia quake survivors (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:46 AM PDT

A tear rolls down the face of a weeping boy as he lies inside a makeshift tent erected outside the partially earthquake destroyed M Djamil hospital in Padang, Indonesia's West Sumatra province October 3, 2009. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - Rescue teams combing the rubble in the shattered Indonesian city of Padang said on Sunday there was little hope of finding more survivors of a massive earthquake that authorities say may have killed 3,000 people.

Eight U.S. troops killed in Afghan battle (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT

An aerial view of The Hindu Kush Mountain Range near Badakhshan. The Hindu Kush represents the southern edge of a great central upheaval or plateau. It breaks up into long spurs southwards, deep amongst which are hidden the valleys of Nuristan. A firefight in Nuristan province has killed eight American soldiers and two Afghan troops.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)Reuters - Insurgents stormed remote outposts in eastern Afghanistan killing eight Americans in the deadliest battle in more than a year, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

North Korea's Kim woos China's Wen on rare visit (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao toasts the guests after delivering a speech during a banquet marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Feng Li/PoolReuters - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare appearance at Pyongyang's airport on Sunday to personally greet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a top-level visit likely to test the North's stance on nuclear disarmament.

Typhoon kills 17 in Philippines (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:24 PM PDT

A child eats inside a chapel as families evacuate their houses in anticipation for Typhoon Parma in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila October 3, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl RaveloReuters - A powerful typhoon slowly moved out to sea on Sunday after slamming into the remote northeastern Philippines and killing 17 people, but damage and flooding, while extensive, were less widespread than feared.

Report says Iran has data to make atom bomb (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 04:18 PM PDT

A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Fars News/Ali ShayeganReuters - A confidential analysis by staff of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has concluded that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to be able to design and produce" an atom bomb, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

Former Japan finance minister found dead (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 08:55 PM PDT

Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa answers questions from journalists after offering his resignation to Prime Minister Taro Aso at Aso's official residence in Tokyo on February 17, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Yamanaka/PoolReuters - Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who was forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference in February, has died, Tokyo police said on Sunday.

Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 07:34 AM PDT

Reuters - An Afghan soldier on guard at a joint base with U.S. troops shot dead two American servicemen and wounded two others as they slept, a provincial official said on Saturday.

Honduran leader, Zelaya inch toward crisis talks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya adjusts his mike before his interview with Al Jazeera television inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoReuters - Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Saturday edged toward negotiating an end to a political crisis triggered after troops toppled the leftist in a June coup.

Hopes fade for Indonesian quake victims (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT

Swiss rescue members look on as an excator digs into the rubble of a school in the Sumatran city of Padang. Rescuers held out scant hope Sunday for Indonesian quake survivors, handing recovery teams the grim task of retrieving the decaying bodies of some 4,000 victims believed buried in rubble.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Rescuers held out scant hope Sunday for Indonesian quake survivors, handing recovery teams the grim task of retrieving the decaying bodies of some 4,000 victims believed buried in rubble.

China's PM in NKorea amid bid to restart nuclear talks (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 11:10 PM PDT

File photo of Pyongyang, including the Arc of Triumph (L) in North Korea. North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il greeted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Pyongyang on Sunday, China's official Xinhua news agency said, amid signs the reclusive state may return to nuclear disarmament talks.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in North Korea Sunday for a high-level visit likely to test the North's willingness to return to talks on scrapping its nuclear programme.
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