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North Korea considers return to nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:57 AM PDT

In this photo released on Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009 by the (north) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, second left, poses with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, secon right, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)AP - North Korea's leader is offering to return to multinational disarmament talks in a renewed effort to draw Washington into one-on-one talks that the United States has yet to fully embrace.

Taliban claim responsibility for deadly UN blast (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT

Police and security forces survey U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Islamabad after a suicide bomb attack October 5, 2009. A suicide bomber dressed as a paramilitary soldier attacked an office of the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing five staff members, government and U.N. officials said. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Taliban militants claimed responsibility Tuesday for the deadly suicide bombing at the U.N. food agency's heavily fortified compound in Islamabad, saying international relief work in Pakistan was not in "the interest of Muslims."

Clinton, Gates say US goals steady in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:36 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, acknowledge the crowd as they are introduced before the start of an interview at George Washington University, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - President Barack Obama's top defense and diplomacy advisers said the United States retains the Afghanistan war goal that he outlined just two months into his presidency — to sideline al-Qaida — but changing circumstances require a reassessment of how to get there.

Sources: NYC suspect had senior al-Qaida contact (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:33 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 17, 2009 file photo shows Najibullah Zazi arriving at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning. Zazi, an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al-Qaida operative, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - Just weeks before the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an Afghan immigrant with ties to a senior al-Qaida operative drew the attention of U.S. intelligence organizations, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation say.

Obama postpones meeting with Dalai Lama (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT

The Dalai Lama arrives for his press conference Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 at the Bell Center in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)AP - A decision by Barack Obama to postpone his first meeting as president with the Dalai Lama is overshadowing a visit to Washington this week by the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhists.

Voice heard in rubble 6 days after Indonesia quake (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:28 AM PDT

An elderly woman sells vegetables from her makeshift stall just on the parameters of a ruined market Monday Oct. 5, 2009 in Padang, Indonesia, five days after Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude quake that toppled thousands of buildings on Sumatra island. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - Workers stopped demolishing a hotel damaged by a powerful earthquake in Indonesia six days ago as an Australian search-and-rescue team looked for a woman who was reportedly heard crying out beneath the rubble.

Courts examine Ohio's lethal-injection procedures (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Lawrence Reynolds is seen. A federal appeals court has halted the Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, execution of a man who strangled his 67-year-old neighbor, citing last month's failed attempt to execute another inmate. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, to delay the execution of 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds until a federal judge has time to hear arguments over problems with the Sept. 15 injection process. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections)AP - The national impact of the unprecedented halting of a rapist's execution after two hours and temporary reprieves for other condemned inmates likely will become clear over the next few months as courts examine the state's lethal-injection procedures, experts say.

Court takes up free-speech case of pit bull videos (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:54 AM PDT

People line up outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, for the start of a new session, with the addition of the first Hispanic justice Sonia Sotomayor. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in a case that is shaping up as a major fight over free speech rights and shines a spotlight on discomfiting videos depicting pit bull fights and other acts of animal cruelty.

Jokes, apologies from David Letterman on his show (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

In this publicity image released by CBS, Steve Martin, left, is seated as Martin Short shakes hands with host David Letterman, center, during a taping of 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/CBS, John Paul Filo)AP - David Letterman, days after revealing on air that he'd been sexually involved with women from his television program, apologized to his wife on Monday's "Late Show," saying she had been "horribly hurt by my behavior" and stating flat-out those affairs "are in the past."

Favre takes it to the Packers: Vikings win 30-23 (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:59 AM PDT

Minnesota Vikings' Brett Favre (4) celebrates with Chester Taylor (29) after Favre threw a touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)AP - Brett Favre added another feat to his overflowing resume: He's the first quarterback in history to beat all 32 NFL teams.

Gates blames past lack of troops for Taliban edge (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:28 PM PDT

An election worker opens a ballot box during the audit and recount process, at a warehouse in Kabul October 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates blamed the Taliban's revival on a past failure to deploy enough troops to Afghanistan and said U.S. forces would not withdraw whatever the result of President Barack Obama's strategy review.

North Korea says ready to return to nuclear talks (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT

North Koreans welcome China's Premier Wen Jiabao upon his arrival in Pyongyang October 4, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA. REUTERS/KCNAReuters - North Korea on Tuesday signaled it could return to nuclear disarmament talks it had declared dead six months ago, but a report it was near restoring its atomic plant underlined the secretive state would keep the stakes high.

Gulf region to stay with dollar for oil: UAE central bank source (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Gulf Arab oil exporters will stay with the dollar as the currency for trading crude, a source in the United Arab Emirates central bank said on Tuesday.

Obama touts health plan to doctors, key vote nears (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) makes remarks on the need for health insurance reform as Dr. Monma Mangat (L) and Dr. Hershey Garner listen in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, October 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama gathered doctors from every U.S. state at the White House on Monday to press his case for healthcare reform in a week when the sweeping overhaul could clear a major hurdle in Congress.

Australia central bank raises rates, more expected (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia's central bank raised its key cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent on Tuesday and heralded more to come, saying it was safe to row-back on stimulus now that the worst danger for the economy had passed.

Conde Nast magazines shut as review bites (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:01 PM PDT

Copies of Gourmet magazine are displayed on a newsstand in New York City. The nation's oldest food magazine is being closed by parent company Conde Nast Publications following dwindling advertising revenues. Conde Nast is also closing Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and Cookie magazines.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)Reuters - Conde Nast will close four magazines -- Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, Gourmet, and Cookie -- following a review the publisher undertook to find ways to reduce costs and staff in the face of a slump in advertising.

U.S. trio wins medicine Nobel for telomerase (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Three Americans won the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for revealing the existence and nature of telomerase, an enzyme that helps prevent the fraying of chromosomes that underlies aging and cancer.

Suicide bomber kills 5 at Pakistani U.N. office (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 07:35 AM PDT

Pakistani security officials and rescue workers survey the site of a bomb blast in Islamabad October 5, 2009. A suspected suicide bomber set off a blast on Monday at an office of the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing three people and wounding several, police said. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A suicide bomber dressed as a paramilitary soldier attacked an office of the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing five staff, government and U.N. officials said.

NKorea willing to return to nuclear talks (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:53 AM PDT

Delegations from China (right) and North Korea (left) meet in Pyongyang on October 4. North Korea said Tuesday it is willing to return to six-nation nuclear disarmament negotiations but only on condition it first holds talks with the United States to improve relations.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)AFP - North Korea said Tuesday it was willing to return to six-nation nuclear disarmament negotiations, but only on condition it first holds talks with the United States to improve "hostile relations".

Obama under fire for shunning Dalai Lama (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:55 PM PDT

The Dalai Lama arrives at the Park Hyatt Hotel surrounded by security in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama was facing criticism he succumbed to Chinese pressure as the Dalai Lama opened his first visit to Washington in nearly two decades without a presidential meeting.(AFP/Tim Sloan)AFP - US President Barack Obama was facing criticism he succumbed to Chinese pressure as the Dalai Lama opened his first visit to Washington in nearly two decades without a presidential meeting.
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