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9/17/2012 1:11:52 PM
Asian stocks were muted Monday as the boost faded from the Federal Reserve's announcement last week of new measures to energize the U.S. economy.
9/17/2012 1:11:34 PM

In this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 photo, Cho Won-Hyuk, a 24-year-old college student, uses a black eyebrow pencil to lengthen and accentuate his eyebrows at his home Anyang, South Korea. Cho's meticulous efforts to paint the perfect face are not unusual in South Korea. This socially conservative, male-dominated country, with a mandatory two-year military conscription for men, has become the male makeup capital of the world. (AP Photo/Hye Soo Nah)South Korea is socially conservative and male-dominated, with a mandatory two-year military conscription for men. It's also the male makeup capital of the world.


9/17/2012 1:07:41 PM

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, smiles with Japan's Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to put a second missile defense system in Japan.


9/17/2012 12:50:53 PM

San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a pass reception during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. At left is wide receiver Michael Crabtree. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)The San Francisco 49ers stymied 2011 NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, then record-setting Matthew Stafford in Week 2.


9/17/2012 12:35:19 PM
Chicago teachers will resume walking picket lines on Monday after their union's delegates delayed a decision on whether to suspend their week-old strike. A proposed contract includes revised job security measures and revamped teacher evaluations. A breakdown of the issues on the table:
9/17/2012 12:31:16 PM

In this photo provided by NASA, the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergie Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. (AP Photo/NASA, Carla Cioffi)An international three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down successfully on the cloudless central Kazakhstan steppe Monday morning after 123 days at the International Space Station.


9/17/2012 12:27:08 PM

Demonstrators damage windows glass for Japanese Seibu department stores during protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, in ShenzhenSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Some Japanese firms have temporarily shut factories and shops in China after angry protests over a territorial dispute, with Chinese state media warning on Monday that Japan could suffer another "lost decade" if trade ties sour. The volley of warnings from Chinese officials and papers came after a weekend of protests across dozens of cities, some violent. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged Beijing to ensure Japan's people and property were protected. ...


9/17/2012 12:21:42 PM
American children eat as much salt as adults — about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac. Extra salt is linked with higher blood pressure, even in kids, but government research says those who are overweight and obese may be most vulnerable to its effects.
9/17/2012 12:08:35 PM

U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney steps off his campaign plane in Kansas CityLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will pledge to Hispanics on Monday that if elected he will fix the troubled U.S. immigration system in an appeal to a rising voter bloc that overwhelmingly favors Democratic President Barack Obama. Looking to rebound after a tough week in which he fell behind Obama in the polls, Romney will couple his immigration promises with a commitment to get a handle on America's problem of rising national debt and massive budget deficits. ...


9/17/2012 12:07:46 PM

This cover image released by Vogue shows actress Keira Knightley on the cover of the October issue of Actress Keira Knightley seems to be in a good place personally and professionally. She's engaged to marry musician James Righton and stars in the film adaptation of "Anna Karenina" alongside Jude Law.


9/17/2012 12:05:44 PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Minister said on Monday Tokyo and Washington agree that disputed East China Sea islets claimed by Japan and China are covered by the Japan-U.S. security treaty. "I did not bring up the topic today, but it is mutually understood between Japan and the United States that (the islands) are covered by the treaty," Koichiro Gemba told reporters after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Tokyo. The comments come amid mounting tension between Beijing and Tokyo over the islands dispute which triggered protests in dozens of Chinese cities over the weekend. ...
9/17/2012 12:02:39 PM

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, smiles with Japan's Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is urging countries involved in territorial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region to find a way to peacefully resolve those problems before they spark provocations and violence.


9/17/2012 11:51:42 AM

Chicago Mayor Emanuel addresses first session of the Democratic National Convention in CharlotteCHICAGO (Reuters) - The confrontation between Chicago teachers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel escalated on Sunday when their union extended a strike and the mayor said he would go to court to block the walkout, risking more friction within President Barack Obama's political coalition as the November 6 election nears. There will be no classes in Chicago public schools on Monday and Tuesday, affecting 350,000 kindergarten, elementary and high school students. ...


9/17/2012 11:36:19 AM
Asian stocks were muted Monday as the boost faded from the Federal Reserve's announcement last week of new measures to energize the U.S. economy.
9/17/2012 11:15:26 AM

EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT - Mexican federal police secure the area where 17 dismembered bodies were found by a highway in the town of Tizapan el Alto near the border between Jalisco and Michoacan states, Mexico, Sept. 16, 2012. The Jalisco state prosecutor, Tomas Coronado Olmos, didn't reveal the identities of the slain but said the bodies were naked, mutilated and stacked with chains around their necks. (AP Photo/Bruno Gonzalez)The dismembered bodies of 17 men were found Sunday on a farm in a part of central Mexico disputed by violent drug cartels, officials said.


9/17/2012 10:49:12 AM

San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a pass reception during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. At left is wide receiver Michael Crabtree. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Alex Smith threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis, Frank Gore ran for 93 yards and a score and the San Francisco 49ers took a 17-9 lead over the Detroit Lions through three quarters Sunday night.


9/17/2012 10:38:47 AM

In this Tuesday, April 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani journalists chant slogans during a demonstation in Quetta, Pakistan. The telephone call to local journalists generally comes in the late evening. The voice on the other end is usually a Sunni militant with a statement he wants printed threatening of violence or claiming responsibility for attacks that already occurred. Journalists fear being killed if they don't print the messages. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)The telephone call to local journalists generally comes in the late evening. The voice on the other end is harsh. He has a statement he wants printed, and he prefaces it with a terse order: "Report our messages without making any changes or we will kill you."


9/17/2012 10:35:49 AM

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez holds his right lower leg as he lies on the field in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Aaron Hernandez left Gillette Stadium in a walking boot and carrying crutches.


9/17/2012 10:08:26 AM

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, right, and Chris Givens celebrate their 31-28 victory over the Washington Redskins in an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)Robert Griffin III had his moments. The St. Louis Rams, though, have what counts most of all — a win.


9/17/2012 10:06:31 AM

San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a pass reception during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. At left is wide receiver Michael Crabtree. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Alex Smith threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis, Frank Gore ran for 62 yards and a score and the San Francisco 49ers took a 14-6 halftime lead over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.


9/17/2012 10:06:11 AM

Philomena Johnson, a delegate from Little Village Academy, decorates her vehicle to highlight the need for increased social services in schools before attending a meeting of the Chicago Teachers Union delegates Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 in Chicago. Hundreds of CTU delegates are expected to review a proposed contract and vote on whether to suspend the teachers strike which has kept more than 350,000 students out of school since Monday. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that will keep 350,000 students out of class for at least two more days.


9/17/2012 9:58:29 AM

In this Sept. 13, 2012, photo, President Barack Obama waves after speaking at a campaign rally in Golden, Colo. Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are embarking on a week heavy with travel through battleground states and appeals key constituencies, with both campaigns wrangling over unrest in the Middle East and who is best equipped to rejuvenate the economy. Both candidates are courting voters in a series of must-win states and reaching out to a number of voting groups that could determine the election, from working-class white voters in states like Ohio and Wisconsin to Latino voters in Florida and viewers of a popular Spanish-language television network. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power.


9/17/2012 9:44:26 AM
Spectators and racers paid tribute Sunday to 11 people who were killed when a plane crashed into box seats at last year's Reno National Championship Air Races.
9/17/2012 9:43:29 AM

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Borisov in JerusalemWASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Iran would reach the brink of being able to build a nuclear bomb in just six or seven months, adding urgency to his demand that President Barack Obama set a "red line" for Tehran amid the worst U.S.-Israeli rift in decades. Taking to the airwaves to make his case directly to the American public, Netanyahu said that by mid-2013 Iran would have 90 percent of the material it needed for an atomic weapon. ...


9/17/2012 9:39:33 AM

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace (17) makes a catch for a touchdown in front of New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie (31) in the third quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Pittsburgh. The touchdown call was confirmed after replay. (AP Photo/Don Wright)So much for Todd Haley cramping Ben Roethlisberger's style.


9/17/2012 9:32:12 AM

Fans in Candlestick Park cheer before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)Alex Smith threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis, and the San Francisco 49ers took a 7-6 lead over the Detroit Lions after the first quarter Sunday night.


9/17/2012 9:25:14 AM

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) looks to pass as teammates Sean Locklear (75) and Kevin Boothe (77) block during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. Manning threw for 510 yards, second most for a Giants quarterback, and Andre Brown's 2-yard run with 31 seconds left lifted New York to a wild 41-34 victory Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)Eli Manning needed a near-record performance to make up for his own mistakes and help the Super Bowl champion New York Giants avoid a second straight loss.


9/17/2012 9:19:28 AM

In this Sept. 14, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in the rain at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. President Barack Obama and Romney are embarking on a week heavy with travel through battleground states and appeals key constituencies, with both campaigns wrangling over unrest in the Middle East and who is best equipped to rejuvenate the economy. Both candidates are courting voters in a series of must-win states and reaching out to a number of voting groups that could determine the election, from working-class white voters in states like Ohio and Wisconsin to Latino voters in Florida and viewers of a popular Spanish-language television network.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are embarking on a week heavy with travel through battleground states and appeals to key constituencies, with both campaigns wrangling over unrest in the Middle East and who is best equipped to rejuvenate the economy.


9/17/2012 8:55:51 AM

Chicago Teachers Union lawyer Robert Bloch, left, talks to CTU delegates following a meeting Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 in Chicago. The Chicago teachers union decided to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and join security provisions central to the debate over the future of public education across the United States. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:


9/17/2012 8:52:59 AM

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, left, throws an interception as Baltimore Ravens linebacker Courtney Upshaw pursues in the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)With the game on the line, Michael Vick made all the right decisions — again.


9/17/2012 8:35:20 AM

South Korea's Jiyai Shin drives off the fourth tee at the Women's British Open golf championships at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England, Sunday Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)Jiyai Shin avoided mistakes in miserable weather conditions Sunday to cruise to a record nine-stroke victory in the Women's British Open.


9/17/2012 8:27:16 AM

A young girl plays a toy horn as striking Chicago teachers rally Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Chicago. Union president Karen Lewis reminded that although there is a The Chicago teachers union decided Sunday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security provisions central to the debate over the future of public education across the United States.


9/17/2012 8:21:41 AM

A young girl plays a toy horn as striking Chicago teachers rally Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Chicago. Union president Karen Lewis reminded that although there is a Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he will seek a court order to end a teachers strike set to enter its second week.


9/17/2012 8:07:16 AM

A supporter of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa Islamic organization holds up a placard while taking part with others in an anti-American rally in LahoreDUBAI (Reuters) - Western embassies across the Muslim world remained on high alert on Sunday and the United States urged vigilance after days of anti-American violence provoked by a video mocking the Prophet Mohammad. The head of Libya's national assembly said an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans last Tuesday looked like a planned assault by a "group with an agenda" rather than a spontaneous reaction to the video posted online. ...


9/17/2012 8:04:58 AM
The investigation started months ago, when the FBI noticed an email message: A man in the Chicago suburbs was using an account to distribute chatter about violent jihad and the killing of Americans.
9/17/2012 7:55:56 AM
A decade before he was charged with murder, a 2-year-old Cristian Fernandez was found naked and dirty, wandering a South Florida street. The grandmother taking care of him had holed up with cocaine in a messy motel room, while his 14-year-old mother was nowhere to be found.
9/17/2012 7:55:10 AM

A padlock is seen on a parking lot gate outside Rogers Arena, the home of the Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey team, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday Sept. 16, 2012. The NHL locked out its players at midnight Saturday, the fourth shutdown for the NHL since 1992, including a year-long dispute that forced the cancellation of the entire 2004-05 season. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)Die-hard hockey fans might need to invest in some classic NHL games on DVD.


9/17/2012 7:44:39 AM

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis leaves a press conference on the fifth day of their strike in ChicagoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Teachers Union delegates decided on Sunday to extend their weeklong strike until at least Wednesday to give them time to consult with rank-and-file members before voting to suspend the walkout. In a surprise decision, union President Karen Lewis said that some 800 delegates meeting on Sunday to review a new contract agreement negotiated with Mayor Rahm Emanuel decided that they needed more time to consider whether to go back to work. "A clear majority (of the delegates) wanted to stay out. ...


9/17/2012 7:22:42 AM

Cleveland Indians' Lonnie Chisenhall hits into a fielder's choice off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Cleveland. Michael Brantley scored. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Lonnie Chisenhall singled in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 7-6 win over Detroit, dealing the playoff-hopeful Tigers a crucial loss Sunday.


9/17/2012 7:04:14 AM

New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski (3) lies on the field alongside Arizona Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel (31) after missing a field at the end of the fourth quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. Patriot's Zoltan Mesko (14), the holder on the play, reacts. The Cardinals won 20-18. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Stephen Gostkowski lay face down on the field after missing a shot at a winning field goal. On the sideline, Kevin Kolb and the Arizona Cardinals celebrated their victory.


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9/17/2012 8:07:16 AM

A supporter of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa Islamic organization holds up a placard while taking part with others in an anti-American rally in LahoreDUBAI (Reuters) - Western embassies across the Muslim world remained on high alert on Sunday and the United States urged vigilance after days of anti-American violence provoked by a video mocking the Prophet Mohammad. The head of Libya's national assembly said an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans last Tuesday looked like a planned assault by a "group with an agenda" rather than a spontaneous reaction to the video posted online. ...


9/17/2012 12:10:53 AM

A member of the Free Syrian Army helps women as they leave a shelled building in Aleppo's district of al-ShaarAMMAN (Reuters) - Until Syrian forces stormed the Damascus suburb of Daraya last month, rebels ran the affairs of the working class town in a display of grassroots unity which has eluded President Bashar al-Assad's opponents on a national level. The nascent self-rule in Daraya mirrored arrangements in towns across Syria, particularly northern rural districts, which have fallen out of Assad's control during the 18-month uprising. ...


9/17/2012 2:08:45 AM

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful from his Popemobile upon his arrival to conduct an open-air mass service at Beirut City Center WaterfrontBEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged Arab leaders on Sunday at a huge open-air mass in Lebanon to work for reconciliation in a Middle East riven by Syria's civil war and blazing with fury over a film mocking the Muslim Prophet Mohammad. "May God grant to your country, to Syria and to the Middle East, the gift of peaceful hearts, the silencing of weapons and the cessation of all violence," the pope said in a prayer after a mass that organizers said was attended by 350,000 people. ...


9/17/2012 12:55:54 PM

U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta shakes hands with Japan's Minister of Defense Morimoto in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have agreed to locate a second missile defense radar on Japanese territory to protect against a ballistic missile threat from North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday. "(It) will enhance the alliance's ability to defend Japan, our forward deployed forces and the U.S. homeland from a ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea," Panetta told a news conference. He was speaking after a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto in Tokyo. (Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski, Editing by Jonathan Thatcher)


9/17/2012 5:44:07 AM

Libya's President Mohammed Magarief and Libyan Army Chief of Staff Yousef al-Mangush speak during their visit to the tomb of Omar al-Mukhtar in SuluqWASHINGTON/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The head of Libya's national congress said on Sunday about 50 people had been arrested in connection with a deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week, although the interior minister put the figure far lower. Tuesday's attack in Benghazi coincided with protests over a video made in the United States that denigrates the Prophet Mohammad. It resulted in the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. Libyan assembly head Mohammed Magarief was asked by the "Face the Nation" program on the U.S. ...


9/17/2012 12:36:10 PM

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard wait for the start of the first session of the G20 Summit in Los CabosCANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is climbing back into contention for the next general election, still about 12 months away, with two new opinion polls showing a boost for her Labor Party government. Both a Newspoll, in the Australian newspaper, and a Nielsen poll in the Fairfax newspapers show support for Gillard's government has been building since July in a major turn-around for her minority government. ...


9/17/2012 12:27:08 PM

Demonstrators damage windows glass for Japanese Seibu department stores during protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, in ShenzhenSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Some Japanese firms have temporarily shut factories and shops in China after angry protests over a territorial dispute, with Chinese state media warning on Monday that Japan could suffer another "lost decade" if trade ties sour. The volley of warnings from Chinese officials and papers came after a weekend of protests across dozens of cities, some violent. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged Beijing to ensure Japan's people and property were protected. ...


9/17/2012 11:09:28 AM

Brother and sisters of Win Maw Oo gather under a picture taken during the 1988 revolution, in which the injured Win Maw Oo is being carried by two doctors, at their home in YangonYANGON (Reuters) - The first two bullets struck her legs. The third one ploughed through her chest, shredding a lung and drenching her uniform with blood. The death of schoolgirl Win Maw Oo, 16, shot by soldiers during Myanmar's military crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 1988, so torments her family that they have yet to perform the Buddhist rites to release her soul into the afterlife. "We still can't forget her," says Khine Nyein Ei, 30, as she prepares to mark the anniversary of her sister's death on Wednesday. "The tears never dry." The authorities haven't forgotten either. ...


9/17/2012 6:13:00 AM

File picture of a man using a stick to hold up a drip for his granddaughter at a hospital in HefeiGUANGZHOU/BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is struggling to deal with an increasingly violent flashpoint of social unrest in its healthcare system, as its latest bid to cut costs is failing to ease tensions among millions of people who cannot afford basic treatment. Violent attacks directed at hospital doctors and other healthcare workers in the form of beatings, threats, kidnappings, verbal abuse and even killings soared in recent years to 17,243 cases in 2010, alarming central policymakers who regard China's overhaul of its lumbering public healthcare system a top national priority. ...


9/17/2012 5:26:06 AM
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked Egypt's security headquarters in northern Sinai with machineguns and mortar bombs on Sunday and fought troops elsewhere in the desert region, killing one soldier and wounding seven, security officials said. Troops and police had swept into a village 15 km south of Sheikh Zuwaid town, near the border with Israel, at dawn and arrested ten suspected militant leaders. They took them to the security HQ in the region's main town of al-Arish, an army spokesman said. ...
9/17/2012 12:31:16 PM

In this photo provided by NASA, the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergie Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. (AP Photo/NASA, Carla Cioffi)An international three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down successfully on the cloudless central Kazakhstan steppe Monday morning after 123 days at the International Space Station.


9/17/2012 5:14:06 AM

A Pakistani protester holds stone as others hang a flag at the entry of the gate of the U.S. consulate during a demonstration in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Hundreds of Pakistanis protesting an anti-Islam video produced in the United States clashed with police Sunday as they tried to march toward the U.S. Consulate in the southern city of Karachi, while thousands of others held peaceful demonstrations in other parts of the country. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)Hundreds of Pakistanis protesting an anti-Islam film broke through a barricade near the U.S. Consulate in the southern city of Karachi on Sunday, sparking clashes with police in which one demonstrator was killed and more than a dozen injured.


9/17/2012 3:59:21 AM

A book is left on the ground at the yard of a school destroyed in government airstrike in Tel Rifaat, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. A new school year began in Syria on Sunday, but the country's agonizing civil war is keeping thousands of students out of classrooms across the country. Many schools have been destroyed or are home to refugees. Some parents are simply too afraid to send their children to school due over fears of violence. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Nine-year-old Rawan Mustafa knew she would miss school this year.


9/17/2012 3:54:02 AM

Supporters of a Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf or Movement for Justice burn an effigy of U.S. President Barrack Obama during a demonstation in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think.


9/17/2012 5:23:30 AM

Striking platinum miners take part in a march to the Rustenburg, South Africa, police station, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 to protest the heavy handed way the police are cracking down on strikers who have been off work since early last month. The march was declared illegal by the police, who prevented the protesters from entering the town, and the strikers dispersed peacefully. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)South African police halted a peaceful march by striking miners without violence Sunday, a day after firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse illegal protesters.


9/17/2012 4:48:39 AM

Bodies of Afghan women are brought to a hospital in the Alingar district of Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. According to Afghan officials, airstrikes by NATO planes killed eight women and girls in Laghman province. Villagers from Alingar district drove the bodies to the provincial capital, claiming they were killed by NATO aircraft while they were out gathering firewood before dawn. (AP Photo/Khalid Khan)Afghan police killed four American soldiers coming to their aid after a checkpoint attack Sunday, the third assault by government forces or insurgents disguised in military uniforms in as many days.


9/17/2012 5:37:33 AM

Britain's Prince William, left, and his wife Kate prepare to sit for a meal at Government House in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. The royal couple is on a nine-day tour of the Far East and South Pacific in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. (AP Photo/William West, Pool)Lawyers for Britain's royal family will make a criminal complaint against the photographer who took pictures of Prince William's wife Kate sunbathing topless in the south of France, William's office said Sunday.


9/17/2012 10:38:47 AM

In this Tuesday, April 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani journalists chant slogans during a demonstation in Quetta, Pakistan. The telephone call to local journalists generally comes in the late evening. The voice on the other end is usually a Sunni militant with a statement he wants printed threatening of violence or claiming responsibility for attacks that already occurred. Journalists fear being killed if they don't print the messages. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)The telephone call to local journalists generally comes in the late evening. The voice on the other end is harsh. He has a statement he wants printed, and he prefaces it with a terse order: "Report our messages without making any changes or we will kill you."


9/17/2012 11:15:26 AM

EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT - Mexican federal police secure the area where 17 dismembered bodies were found by a highway in the town of Tizapan el Alto near the border between Jalisco and Michoacan states, Mexico, Sept. 16, 2012. The Jalisco state prosecutor, Tomas Coronado Olmos, didn't reveal the identities of the slain but said the bodies were naked, mutilated and stacked with chains around their necks. (AP Photo/Bruno Gonzalez)The dismembered bodies of 17 men were found Sunday on a farm in a part of central Mexico disputed by violent drug cartels, officials said.


9/17/2012 3:36:01 AM

Syrian children, who fled their homes with their families due to fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces, take refuge at the Samiya al-Makhzumi school in Mezzeh neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Many Syrians who have fled violence in their country are living near the border but outside the dozen camps, either staying with relatives, renting apartments, and in some cases take refuge at schools. The influx since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad began 18 months ago has raised concerns about sectarian tension and militant activity in the region. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)Syria accused neighboring Turkey Sunday of allowing thousands of Muslim extremists to cross into its territory, as the government and opposition said an explosion killed at least seven and cut off a main road leading south from the capital.


8/22/2012 5:53:38 PM
Mexico's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a key portion of a military law that has broadened the influence of military courts and angered civilian victims seeking justice.
8/10/2012 3:58:28 AM

Coconut vendors try to recover their goods after they were caught unprepared when high waves dragged their beach stalls into the sea in Veracruz, Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Tropical Storm Ernesto headed into Mexico's southern Gulf coast as authorities in the flood-prone region prepared shelters, army troops and rescue personnel for drenching rains. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Tropical Storm Ernesto drenched Mexico's southern Gulf coast Thursday and was expected to head inland, as authorities in the flood-prone region prepared shelters, army troops and rescue personnel.


8/6/2012 8:44:25 PM

In this photo released by Chile's Presidency, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera delivers a speech during an event marking the second anniversary of the cave-in at the San Jose mine in the Atacama, honoring the miners who survived in entrapment longer than anyone else before, in front of a monument on the outskirts of Copiapo, Chile, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Pinera traveled to the northern city of Copiapo to join the men at the mouth of the mine that nearly became their rocky grave. They unveiled a five-meter (16 1/2-foot) cross as part of a monument known as the A cross in the middle of the world's driest desert now marks the spot where a mine collapse trapped 33 men a half-mile under the earth for 69 days.


8/2/2012 9:40:28 AM

FILE - This Nov. 8, 2010 file photo shows a Happy Meal at a McDonald's restaurant in San Francisco, Ca. McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken and other fast-food companies are being sued in Chile for violating the country's new law against including toys with children's meals. The law took effect in July 2012 and its author, Sen. Guido Gerardi, filed suit Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, accusing the companies of knowingly endangering the health of children by marketing kids' meals with toys. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)A new law in Chile aims to take some of the fun out of fast-food by forcing McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and other restaurants to stop including toys and other goodies with children's meals.


7/27/2012 8:53:47 AM
The government's human rights commission says there have been 126 attacks on journalists or media outlets in Mexico since 2000 and only 24 of these cases have been prosecuted. Only two of these cases have resulted in convictions.
6/14/2012 3:59:36 AM
The Mexican subsidiary of Spanish cell carrier Telefonica SA and local carrier Iusacell are joining forces to share mobile networks in a bid to expand coverage.
5/24/2012 12:20:43 AM

World powers negotiators arrive at the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Negotiators from the U.S. and five other world powers sat down Wednesday with a team of Iranian diplomats to try to hammer out specific goals in the years-long impasse over Tehran's nuclear program.(AP Photo/Mohammed Ameen, Pool)Iran traded proposals with six world powers, including the United States, Wednesday in a new round of talks aimed at persuading Tehran to curb its nuclear program and ease concerns it wants to make atomic weapons. But divisions over sanctions complicated the discussions.


5/23/2012 7:11:38 PM

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano, center, from Japan speaks to the media after returning from Iran at the Vienna International Airport near Schwechat, Austria, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Amano says he has reached a deal with Iran on probing suspected work on nuclear weapons and adds that the agreement will Iran and six world powers resumed talks Wednesday over Tehran's nuclear program, with the Iranians pushing for specific timetables and goals but Westerns leaders signaling they want more disclosures before offering rewards.


5/23/2012 1:14:33 PM

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano, center, from Japan speaks to the media after returning from Iran at the Vienna International Airport near Schwechat, Austria, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Amano says he has reached a deal with Iran on probing suspected work on nuclear weapons and adds that the agreement will Iran has made the first move in attempts to gain an edge in nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers: It agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors to restart probes into a military site suspected of harboring tests related to atomic weapons.


5/23/2012 5:29:04 AM

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano from Japan speaks to the media after returning from Iran at the Vienna International Airport near Schwechat, Austria, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Amano says he has reached a deal with Iran on probing suspected work on nuclear weapons and adds that the agreement will Despite some remaining differences, a deal has been reached with Iran that will allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart a long-stalled probe into suspicions that Tehran has secretly worked on developing nuclear arms, the U.N. nuclear chief said Tuesday.


5/23/2012 12:01:07 AM

El jefe de la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica, el japonés , en una rueda de prensa en el aeropuerto de Viena a su regresó de Irán el martes, 22 de mayo del 2012. (Foto AP).Pese a ciertas diferencias que perduran fue logrado un acuerdo entre Irán y el organismo nuclear de las Naciones Unidas que permitirá a sus observadores reanudar la inspección de instalaciones atómicas, ante la sospecha de que el gobierno de Teherán trabaja secretamente para producir ojivas nucleares, dijo el martes el director de la AIEA.


5/22/2012 5:20:28 PM

El principal negociador de Irán sobre armas nucleares, Saeed Jalili, derecha, posa con el director general de la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica (AIEA) Yukiya Amano, al concluir una cita en Teherán, la capital iraní el lunes 21 de mayo del 2012. Amano dijo el martes que había llegado a un acuerdo con Irán que será firmado El director general de la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica dijo el martes que había llegado a un acuerdo con Irán para inspecciones de sospechas de fabricación de armas atómicas y agregó que el acuerdo será firmado "dentro de poco".


2/8/2011 1:50:04 PM
With cheerleaders shouting encouragement, more than 1,000 young Japanese trying to break into the job market have held a pep rally in Tokyo to highlight what officials say is the bleakest employment outlook Japan has faced in years.
2/8/2011 11:58:39 AM

A chef with a restaurant enjoys fireworks to celebrate the fifth day of Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)State media are reporting that people celebrating the Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks in Beijing caused 194 fires in the Chinese capital, double the number from last year.


2/8/2011 11:48:55 AM

A media person talks on his cell phone outside Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena where the Japan Sumo Association is holding an emergency meeting in Tokyo Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. In the meeting, the Japan Sumo Association decided to call off its Spring Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled for March, the first cancellation in 65 years, as the country's ancient sport grapples with a match-fixing scandal. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)Japan's sumo association began questioning dozens of top wrestlers Tuesday in a widening investigation into allegations of bout-fixing that have deeply tarnished the image of the nation's ancient national sport.


2/8/2011 9:28:32 AM
The Philippine health secretary says a former military chief implicated in a corruption scandal has died of a gunshot wound.
2/8/2011 9:26:09 AM
Health secretary says former Philippine military chief in center of corruption probe shot dead.
2/8/2011 9:20:24 AM
Taiwan has recalled its representative to the Philippines over Manila's decision to extradite 14 Taiwanese citizens to face criminal prosecution in China.
2/8/2011 8:52:01 AM
A group of South Korean military officers has headed to a rare meeting with North Korean officials to try to lay the groundwork for high-level defense talks aimed at easing hostilities on the peninsula.
2/7/2011 12:46:03 PM

State police investigators and forensic workers examine the scene where a crew member of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was found dead in the resort island of Cozumel, Mexico, Saturday Feb. 5, 2011. The body of Monika Markiewicz, 32, was recovered from the ocean off the southern part of the island and an autopsy determined the cause of death was drowning but added that Markiewicz also suffered a blow to the head. Police are investigating whether her death was a homicide, according to state authorities and company officials. (AP Photo/Angel Castellanos)A crew member of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was found dead in the Mexican resort island of Cozumel, possibly the victim of a violent crime, authorities and company officials said Sunday.




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