2012年10月6日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Extradited terrorism suspects appear in U.S. courts

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:20 PM PDT

FILE - This Friday, April 30, 2004 file photo shows Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, as he arrives with a masked bodyguard, right, to conduct Friday prayers in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London. A British court is expected to rule on whether extremist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is too ill to be extradited to the United States to face terror charges. London's High Court is set to decide Friday Oct. 5, 2012 whether al-Masri and other terror suspects can be sent to the U.S. to face charges that include helping set up a terrorist training camp in rural Oregon. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)A partially blind extremist Egyptian-born preacher charged in multiple terrorism plots entered a U.S. court for the first time Saturday without the use of his arms, complaining that prosthetic hooks he uses were taken away as he and four other terrorism defendants were flown to New York overnight from London.


Obama raises $181 million in September

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:22 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in Fairfax, VirginiaPresident Barack Obama and the Democrats raised $181 million in September — their largest monthly haul since he launched his reelection bid, his campaign announced Saturday. "Some amazing news this morning: 1,825,813 people came together to raise $181 million for this campaign in September," the campaign said on Twitter. "If you gave $5, it helped. [...]


Romney raises $12 million after strong debate

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Jobs report brings down debate high in Romney campMitt Romney has received tangible evidence that his debate performance Wednesday night was a success, receiving $12 million in online contributions, according to the Wall Street Journal, which quotes the Republican presidential nominee's campaign. The Journal goes on to say that Romney's campaign has also received a bump in volunteers and larger crowds at his [...]


California gas prices hit all-time average high

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Costco members fill up with discounted gasoline at a Costco gas station in Van Nuys, Calif., Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week of soaring costs that saw some stations close and others charge record prices. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)It's a record, though just barely. The price of gasoline hit an all-time average high in California of $4.6140 a gallon Saturday, fueled by a reduced supply and a volatile market.


Death toll from meningitis outbreak rises to 7

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:13 PM PDT

This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a branch of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. The fungus blamed for causing a meningitis outbreak in five states is widely distributed indoors and outdoors, but only very rarely makes people sick. People inhale aspergillus fungus all the time without any problem. It's nearly impossible to avoid, found in such places as decaying leaves, trees, grain, other plants, soil, household dust, ducts for air conditioning and heating, and building materials. The fungus can also cause skin infections if it enters a break in the skin. The meningitis outbreak is linked to the fungus being accidentally injected into people as a contaminant in steroid treatments. It's not clear how the fungus got into the medicine. (AP Photo/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Libero Ajello)NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The death toll from a widening outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections has risen to seven, with 65 cases now reported in nine states, officials said on Saturday. The latest two deaths were reported on Saturday in Michigan, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those affected fell ill after receiving steroid injections linked to a pharmaceutical compounding plant in Massachusetts. New cases in Ohio and Minnesota on Saturday brought to nine the number of states affected, officials said. ...


Israeli air force shoots down drone aircraft

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:09 PM PDT

A still image taken from IDF video footage shows what they say is a small unidentified aircraft shot down in a mid-air interception after it crossed into southern IsraelJERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli air force shot down a drone after it crossed into southern Israel on Saturday, the military said, but it remained unclear where the aircraft had come from. The drone was first spotted above the Mediterranean in the area of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel, said military spokeswoman Avital Leibovich. It was kept under surveillance and followed by Israeli air force jets before it was shot down above a forest in an unpopulated area near the border with the occupied West Bank. Leibovich said it was shot down at about 10 a.m. ...


Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalate

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, walks with Peru's Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano past the honor guard during a ceremony at army headquarters in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Panetta is in Lima on an official visit for one day. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday.


Bus overturns on New Jersey exit ramp; 23 hurt

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Rescue workers and passengers stand by after a bus overturned in a ditch at an exit ramp off Route 80 in Wayne, N.J. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. The chartered tour bus from Toronto carrying about 60 people overturned on an interstate exit ramp. Three people have been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)A tour bus from Canada carrying about 60 people bound for New York City overturned on a highway exit ramp in northern New Jersey early Saturday, slid down an embankment and landed on its side, injuring 23 people on board, authorities said.


2 U.S. troops, 2 Afghan policemen killed in fighting

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:17 PM PDT

Insurgents on Saturday killed two American troops in eastern Afghanistan, an area that has seen heavy fighting in recent months, the U.S. military said.

Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2006 file photo, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch addresses students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass. Conspiracy theorists came out in force Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, after the government reported a sudden drop in the U.S. unemployment rate one month before Election Day. Welch tweeted his skepticism five minutes after the Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate had fallen to 7.8 percent in September from 8.1 percent the month before. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)When conspiracists suggested Friday that the Obama administration had engineered a sharp drop in unemployment to aid President Barack Obama's re-election, the response was swift.


Thousands march to protest austerity cuts in Spain

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:52 PM PDT

Protestors hold a banner reading "to exclude people from the health care system is dangerous and cruel" as they shout slogans against healthcare austerity measures announced by the Spanish government and to defend the public healthcare system in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Hundreds of Spaniards concerned with government cuts to healthcare and civil servants hit with another freeze on their wages for next year hold a protest in downtown Madrid. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Several thousand people marched in downtown Madrid on Saturday to protest austerity measures they say will lead to cuts in cherished national health care and the privatization of public services.


Pope's butler convicted in leaks, given 18 months

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 06:11 AM PDT

Pope Benedict's former butler Gabriele sits at the start of his trial at the VaticanThe pope's butler was convicted Saturday of stealing the pontiff's private documents and leaking them to a journalist in the gravest Vatican security breach in recent memory. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, but the Vatican said a papal pardon was likely.


New York officials apologize for billing dead man

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

New York Officials Apologize for Billing Man Killed by Cop CarPolice Demanded Tamon Robinson Pay $710 For Damage to a Cop Car That Killed Him


Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell'

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 2, 2008 file photo, 10th Congressional District Republican candidate Rep. Paul Broun speaks on the set of Georgia Public television in Atlanta. The Georgia representative said in videotaped remarks on Sept. 27, 2012 that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior. The Republican lawmaker made those comments during a speech at a sportsman's banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell. Broun, a medical doctor, is running for re-election in November unopposed by Democrats. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior.


Arkansas GOP calls candidates' statements 'offensive'

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:04 PM PDT

In this Feb. 23, 2012 photo provided by the Arkansas Secretary of State's office shows Jon Hubbard. Arkansas Republicans are speaking out against "offensive" statements by a GOP state representative who is running for re-election and a former GOP legislator running for a state House seat. The state GOP chairman, the Arkansas Republican House Caucus and U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin issued statements Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 criticizing books written by Rep. Jon Hubbard of Jonesboro and former legislator Charlie Fuqua, who is running for a Batesville-area seat. (AP Photo/Arkansas Secretary of State, Lori McElroy)Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative's assertion that slavery was a "blessing in disguise" and a Republican state House candidate who advocates deporting all Muslims.


One dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT

French police officers, left, stand guard at the entrance of a building in Strasbourg, France, Saturday Oct. 6, 2012, as plainclothed policemen carrying clues, right, leave, after a suspect was shot dead for firing at police. French anti-terrorism forces carried out raids in cities nationwide on Saturday, at least five people were arrested in the investigation into the firebombing of a kosher grocery outside Paris last month. (AP Photo/Jean Francois Badias)Police carried out raids across France on Saturday after DNA on a grenade that exploded last month at a kosher grocery store led them to a suspected jihadist cell of young Frenchmen recently converted to Islam.


Private spacecraft set for space station mission

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 06:05 AM PDT

Private Dragon Spacecraft 'Go' to Launch Space Station Cargo SundayA private Dragon space capsule is poised for a weekend launch to the International Space Station with the first big cargo shipment ever aboard an unmanned American spacecraft.


North Korean soldier defects south across border

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:44 AM PDT

South Korean Kim and wife bow in direction of North Korea during as they observe a worship service for family ancestors in PajuA North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors Saturday and defected to South Korea across the countries' heavily armed border in a rare crossing that prompted South Korean troops to immediately beef up their border patrol, officials said.


Police: Cop impersonator demanded free fast food

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Authorities in Florida say a man flashed a fake gun and badge and demanded free fast food at a McDonald's drive-thru.
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