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Gunmen attack Pakistan army HQ; troops kill all 4 (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:09 AM PDT

A Pakistani soldier is seen during a patrol in Rawalpindi. An attack on Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, ended on Saturday with all four attackers killed, a military spokesman told Pakistani television.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AP - A team of gunmen wielding assault rifles and grenades tried to break into Pakistan's army headquarters Saturday, sparking a ferocious 45-minute gunbattle outside the capital that ended when all the assailants were killed, authorities said.

Rescuers rush to save Philippine landslide victims (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:29 AM PDT

A damaged fire truck lies in Rosales town, Pangasinan province, northern Philippines, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Driving rain on the heels of back-to-back storms triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines, washing away villages and leaving almost an entire province under water. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Rescuers dug out six survivors and more bodies buried under landslides that killed nearly 200 people in the storm-soaked northern Philippines, as workers rushed Saturday to clear mountain roads to aid relief efforts.

Police: Fla. man shot fiancee 1 day before wedding (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:07 PM PDT

AP - A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday.

Turkey and Armenia seek diplomatic ties (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2006 file photo, members of the left-wing Workers' Party chant slogans as they hold a banner that reads: 'Armenian genocide is an international lie ' during a protest against France in Istanbul, Turkey. Seeking to end a century of acrimony over their bloody past, Turkey and Armenia plan to sign a deal this weekend approving diplomatic ties, but nationalists on both sides will seek to derail its implementation. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer, File)AP - Turkey and Armenia plan to sign an agreement Saturday establishing diplomatic ties in hopes of ending a century of acrimony over their bloody past and reopening their border, but nationalists on both sides are seeking to derail its implementation.

Job competition toughest since recession began (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 05:03 PM PDT

Charts shows number of people unemployed per job opening available sinceAP - The number of job seekers competing for each opening has reached the highest point since the recession began, according to government data released Friday.

CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 07:09 PM PDT

Asia Johnson, 6, of Boston, receives an intranasal H1N1 vaccine at the primary care clinic at Children's Hospital Boston, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in Boston. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)AP - Health officials said Friday that 76 U.S. children have died of swine flu, including 19 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous for the young.

Gasps as Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 07:02 PM PDT

President Barack Obama makes remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to ignore.

Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrate (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 07:04 PM PDT

This image provided by NASA shows the first image taken of the moon from the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite Friday morning Oct. 9, 2009. Two NASA spacecraft are barreling toward the moon at twice the speed of a bullet, about to crash into a lunar crater in a search for ice. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space agency's much-hyped mission to hurl two spacecraft into the moon, the public turned away from the sky Friday anything but dazzled. Photos and video of the impact showed little more than a fuzzy white flash.

Angels' Weaver, Izturis beat Bosox for 2-0 lead (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:58 PM PDT

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm.

Teixeira homers in 11th inning, Yankees beat Twins (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:46 PM PDT

New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira celebrates after hitting a game-winning home run in the 11th inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium in New York Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. The Yankees won 4-3. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Mark Teixeira got chills as Yankee Stadium roared and his teammates celebrated around him.

China urges neighbors, U.S. to talk to North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao answers a question during a news conference after a summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - North Korea wants to ease a standoff with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told East Asian neighbors at a summit focused on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and on regional integration.

Gunmen attack Pakistani army HQ (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:29 AM PDT

Residents stand in the midst of the aftermath of a car-bomb explosion in Peshawar, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province on October 9, 2009. A car bomb blew up on Friday next to a bus in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killing 30 people, a provincial government minister said. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Pakistani soldiers killed all four gunmen who attacked the tightly guarded army headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi on Saturday, military officials said.

Obama says Nobel Peace Prize is "call to action" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:31 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama makes opening remarks before presenting the 2008 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation in the East Room at the White House in Washington October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision that honored the first-year U.S. president more for promise than achievement and drew both praise and skepticism around the world.

Netanyahu-Mitchell talks "constructive": Israel PM (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:04 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets U.S. envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem October 9, 2009, in this picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). U.S. President Barack Obama's peace envoy sought Thursday an Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "constructive" talks on Friday with U.S. President Barack Obama's envoy George Mitchell on advancing efforts to achieve peace with the Palestinians, his office said.

China says rich countries undercut climate talks (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:45 PM PDT

Reuters - China accused rich countries of undermining key elements of an international climate change agreement that nations hope to agree by the end of 2009, adding to a chorus of discord over the negotiations.

Father of New York bomb plot suspect arraigned (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:19 PM PDT

Reuters - The father of an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting one of the most serious security threats to the United States since the September 11 attacks pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge that he lied to federal agents.

U.N. plane crash in Haiti kills 11 (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 04:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Eleven U.N. peacekeepers died on Friday when their surveillance plane crashed into a mountainside in Haiti during a routine patrol, U.N. officials said.

4 killed in gunbattle at Pakistan army HQ: military (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:36 AM PDT

A Pakistani soldier is seen during a patrol in Rawalpindi. An attack on Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, ended on Saturday with all four attackers killed, a military spokesman told Pakistani television.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - An attack on Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, ended on Saturday with all four attackers killed, a military spokesman told Pakistani television.

Obama basks in new glory after Nobel Peace Prize win (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, in a shock decision meant to boost his ambitious global agenda of cutting nuclear stocks and forging a transformative era of engagement.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama basked in new-found glory Saturday, vowing to consider his surprise Nobel Peace Prize as "a call for action" to address the challenges of the new century.
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