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Greeks march to commemorate student uprising

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:46 PM PST

Protesters chant slogans during a rally in Athens on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Several thousand marchers are commemorating the 39th anniversary of a deadly student uprising against the then ruling dictatorship, with more than 6,000 police deployed in the center of the Greek capital.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Greeks took to the streets by the tens of thousands on Saturday to commemorate the 39th anniversary of a deadly student uprising against the country's former dictatorship.

Monkey dies from blow to head after zoo break-in

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 04:13 PM PST

A Patas monkey looks out of his cage at Zoo Boise after his cage mate was severely injured and died in Boise, Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Police are investing an early monring break-in at at the zoo. The injured monkey was found shortly after suspects were spotted and ran off. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Katherine Jones)A break-in at Zoo Boise early Saturday left a Patas monkey dead from blunt force trauma to the head and neck and police were analyzing blood found at the scene to determine if it came from the monkey or one of two human intruders.

Dolphins found shot, slashed, stabbed with tool

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:33 PM PST

Authorities are investigating several attacks on dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico after some were found with gunshot wounds, cuts and missing jaws.

Notre Dame pounds Wake Forest

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 03:56 PM PST

Everett Golson had three touchdown passes and Notre Dame posted a 38-0 win over hapless Wake Forest. The Irish head into next weekend's showdown at USC with an 11-0 record.

Woman abducted, abandoned baby in fake pregnancy scam, say cops

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 04:11 PM PST

T'Keyah Williams, 19, has been accused of abducting and abandoning a baby girl in a fake pregnancy scheme designed to help her boyfriend in court, police said.

White House says didn't heavily edit Benghazi talking points

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:55 PM PST

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House did not heavily alter talking points about the attacks on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, an official said on Saturday. "If there were adjustments made to them within the intelligence community, that's common, and that's something they would have done themselves," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser, told reporters. "The only edit ... made by the White House was the factual edit as to how to refer to the facility. ...

White House: 'Not near finish line' on fiscal cliff talks

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 10:59 AM PST

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders in the week after Thanksgiving to discuss the "fiscal cliff" of expiring tax cuts and spending reductions, and he remains committed to fighting off a tax increase for most Americans, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Saturday. But Carney refused to provide details of the agreement Obama is negotiating with the country's top lawmakers. ...

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot was detained in 2009

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:38 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Polk County, Mo. Sheriff's Department shows Blaec Lammers, who is accused of plotting to open fire inside a movie theater during a screening of the new "Twilight" film. Lammers, of Bolivar, Mo., was charged Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 with three felony counts, including making a terrorist threat. Bolivar police say his mother contacted authorities Thursday, saying she was concerned her son had purchased weapons similar to those used in the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/Polk County Sheriff's Department, File)A southwest Missouri man who confessed this week to plotting to shoot up a "Twilight" showing and a Walmart store was detained in 2009 after threatening a store clerk, police said Saturday.

Pakistan struggles in race to develop armed drones

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:21 PM PST

In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 photo, visitors look at Pakistan-made unmanned aircraft at defense exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial tests with a lack of precision munitions and advanced targeting technology. The development of unmanned combat aircraft is especially sensitive in Pakistan because of the widespread unpopularity of U.S. drone strikes against militants in the rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial tests with a lack of precision munitions and advanced targeting technology.

Thousands march for abortion rights in Ireland

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

An Indian man and Irish woman light candles as abortion rights protesters march through central Dublin Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, demanding that Ireland's government create a law defining when abortions can be performed to save a woman's life. Ireland has been shocked by the death of Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian dentist who died of blood poisoning after being denied an abortion in a Dublin hospital last month. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik)About 10,000 people marched through Dublin and observed a minute's silence Saturday in memory of the Indian dentist who died of blood poisoning in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion.

Report: U.S. denies visas to Iran officials for U.N. meeting

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:04 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States has denied visas to Iranian officials hoping to attend a U.N. meeting in New York, Iran's state news agency reported on Saturday. The Iranian judiciary's Human Rights Headquarters said in a statement that the United States denied visas to members of an Iranian delegation that planned to travel to a meeting of the United Nations' Third Committee, which focuses on social issues and human rights, state news agency IRNA said. "The U.S. ...

Palestinian officials: Arafat grave being dug up

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:33 AM PST

Two Palestinian officials say workers with jackhammers are opening the concrete-encased grave of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his former compound in the West Bank.

Texas town begins recovery following deaths of veterans

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PST

This combination of undated family photos provided by the Show of Support, Hunt for Heroes committee show, from left: Sgt. Maj. Gary Stouffer, 37; Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin, 47; Army Sgt. Joshua Michael, 34, and Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43, four veterans killed when a parade float they were riding on was struck by a freight train at a crossing Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Midland, Texas. (AP Photo/Courtesy Show Of Support)Two days after a train suddenly plowed into a parade float, killing four war veterans, the city of Midland, investigators and the victims' families began what likely will be a long, painful recovery.

U.N. attack helicopters hit rebels in eastern Congo

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 10:15 AM PST

KINSHASA (Reuters) - United Nations attack helicopters hit rebel positions in eastern Congo on Saturday after insurgents gained ground in heavy fighting with government troops, the U.N. said. The clashes to the south of the town Kibumba mean the rebels have advanced to within 30 km (18 miles) of Goma, the closest they have been to North Kivu's provincial capital since a rebellion exploded in the eastern provinces eight months ago. ...

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 05:01 PM PST

An Iron Dome missile is launched in Tel Aviv, to intercept a rocket fired from Gaza, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault on Gaza rocket operations to include the prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the Islamic militant group even as diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire appeared to be gaining steam.

Obama turns to foreign policy with Asia trip

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:12 AM PST

Myanmar children walk near a graffiti painted by Myanmar artist Arker Kyaw to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Word of Obama's historic visit has spread quickly around Yangon, which is readying itself with legions of hunched workers painting fences and curbs, pulling weeds and scraping grime off old buildings in anticipation of the president's Monday arrival. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)In his first trip abroad since the summer heat of the re-election campaign, President Barack Obama will seek to reinforce American influence in Southeast Asia in spite of the large shadow cast by China. He will become the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar, an appreciation for its steps toward democratization, as well as Cambodia.

Democrats stiffen spine against trimming benefits

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:41 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio looking on, speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington following a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. President Barack Obama's re-election has stiffened Democrats' spine against cutting popular benefit programs like Medicare and Social Security. Their new resolve could become as big a hurdle to reaching a deal for skirting economy-crippling tax increases and spending cuts in January as Republicans' resistance raising tax rates on the wealthy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)President Barack Obama's re-election has stiffened Democrats' spine against cutting popular benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security. Their new resolve could become as big a hurdle to a deal that would skirt crippling tax increases and spending cuts in January as Republicans' resistance to raising tax rates on the wealthy.

Like Olympian McKayla Maroney, Obama is not impressed

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 06:44 AM PST

The President Is UnimpressedThis is a picture of the President with Olympic hero and living meme McKayla Maroney imitating her now famous facial expression from this summer's Olympics. Do you remember the Olympics? What a great time that was. Maroney rather famously came in second in her individual competition and was unimpressed with her performance. The Olympic gymnasts visited the White House on Thursday. This photo was uploaded to the President's Flickr feed on Saturday morning, though.

Sandy uprooted trees by the thousands in New York, New Jersey

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 08:08 AM PST

In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 photo, a tree felled by Superstorm Sandy rests against a house in New Rochelle, N.Y. The storm took down thousands of trees across the New York and New Jersey regions. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)They fell by the thousands, like soldiers in some vast battle of giants, dropping to the earth in submission to a greater force.

Car bomb in Iraq kills at least seven

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 05:59 AM PST

An Iraqi health official says seven people, including three Iranian pilgrims, were killed when an explosives-laden car detonated as they were exiting a rest stop north of Baghdad.