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Libya: At least 11 killed in Benghazi fighting:
At least 11 people were killed and more than 60 were wounded when militants fought demonstrators on the streets of Benghazi.
6 Libyan security forces 'executed': officials:
Six
members of Libya's security forces were "executed" after clashes in
Benghazi between protesters and a militia linked to the defense
ministry, a medical examiner told AFP on Saturday.
Syria: 16 people killed in Aleppo: Activists say: :
Eleven
Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday in fighting and rebel attacks
on checkpoints in Aleppo province, as shelling killed five members of
the same family, monitors said.
Syria rebels pounded in Aleppo:
Government
forces shelled rebel-held areas of Syria's second city Aleppo on
Saturday, monitors said, as the opposition warned the 18-month conflict
had hit a point of "extreme gravity."
FSA attacks Lebanon Army post near border with Syria
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Members
of the Free Syrian Army attacked a Lebanese Army post Friday night
near the northern border with Syria, the Army said in a statement
Saturday.
Rebels move command base into Syria:
Nearly
80 percent of towns and villages on the Turkish border are outside
government control, and President Bashar al-Assad's portraits have been
removed from many public buildings, according to the Syrian Observatory
for Human Rights.
Turkey deploys heavy weapons to Syrian border - TV:
Turkey's
military deployed armoured vehicles and heavy weaponary to the border
with Syria on Saturday, near a crossing that has seen intense fighting
between rebels and government forces, local media said.
Romney aide: Obama "dragged his feet" on Syria:
"President
Romney would do more to help the opposition movement on the ground in
Syria working with our allies - like the Turks, like the Saudis, like
the Qataris - to get the opposition more training, more resources, more
weapons.
5 Iraqi soldiers killed in a roadside bomb explosion north of Baghdad:
Five
Iraqi soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion north of
Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi officials said, as suspected Sunni
militants, seeking to undermine the Shiite-led government continue to
target the country's security forces.
Afghanistan: 5 killed, 8 wounded in roadside bombing :
A
landmine ripped through a civilian vehicle in Trekh Nawar area of Nawa
district, killing five people on board, said Muhammad Ismail, deputy
head of combine force's coordination office in Helmand province.
Afghanistan: Two British Occupation Force Soldiers Killed in Helmand:
Two British soldiers died in separate incidents in southern Helmand province on Friday, reportedly from non-hostile causes.
NATO occupation force member killed in eastern Afghanistan:
NATO
says a service member with the international military force in
Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack in the eastern part
of the country.
War against terror cannot be fought in Afghan homes: Karzai to Obama:
President
Karzai stressed that in addition to the enemy infiltration into
security forces, inappropriate treatment of Afghan troops by the
foreign forces is an important cause that has instigated the
unfortunate phenomenon.
Payback time: Op-Ed -
Afghan security forces trained by Western officers are turning their guns on their trainers.
US Kills 3 People In Pakistan:
It was
the first drone strike inside Pakistan since protests erupted over an
anti-Islam video produced in the United States and posted online.
Fresh anti-US riots leave17 dead, hundreds injured:
Violent
demonstrations in Pakistan left at least 17 people dead and hundreds
injured late on Friday as fresh protests erupted across the Muslim
world against a US-made film and French cartoons mocking Islam.
Pakistan Minister offers $100,000 reward for death of US filmmaker:
A
Pakistani Cabinet minister has today offered a US$100,000 reward for
the death of the US filmmaker whose movie features a depiction of
Islam's Prophet Mohammed. Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilor said he
would pay the reward out of his own pocket.
12 killed in Yemen Salafist-Zaidi clashes: fighters:
Twelve
people were killed in renewed clashes between Shiite Zaidi rebels and
Salafists in northern Yemen today, the second straight day of
bloodshed, tribal sources said.
Second batch of U.S. Marines arrives in southern Yemen
:
The
second detachment of 30 U. S. Marines has arrived Thursday on the
ground in Yemen's southern province of Lahj to back security forces and
deal with counter- terrorism issues in the country's south, a senior
government official told Xinhua.
Iran: Revolutionary Guard Expects Israel to Launch War:
Israel
will eventually go beyond threats and will attack Iran, the commander
of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Massive drill tests Israeli army's ability to send tanks across water:
Exercise at Jordan River highlights need to go deep into enemy territory to neutralize missiles, commander says
Israel urges world boycott of Ahmadinejad speech to the UN:
Israel's
ambassador to the United Nations called on world leaders Thursday to
boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's September 26 speech to
the 67th General Assembly of the world body in New York.
Israel dismisses nuke-free Mideast summit; :
Israel,
the Middle East's sole if undeclared nuclear power, has said it will
not rule out unilateral military action against Tehran to prevent it
from developing a weapon.
US Lawmaker Blames Iran for Cyberattacks on US Banks:
In an
interview with U.S. television network C-SPAN, Senator Joseph Lieberman
said he thinks the disruptions of the websites of JPMorgan Chase and
Bank of America were carried out by Iran and its Quds Force, a unit of
its elite Revolutionary Guards
Catholics call for Israeli hate-crime crackdown:
A
spate of hate crimes against Christian places of worship in Israel has
prompted usually reticent Roman Catholic officials to speak out, hoping
that intervention by authorities might bring an end to the vandalism.
Civil rights group condemn anti-Muslim New York subway ads:
Ads,
which critics say 'promote hate', were initially rejected by transport
authority but later allowed as expression of free speech
Britain silent on Ecuador Assange proposal:
BRITAIN'S
Foreign Office is tightlipped over a proposal from Ecuador that
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden
but stay under Quito's protection.
Mormon church threatens to excommunicate member who criticized Romney:
A
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints says that
church leadership is on a witch hunt against him after he criticized
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Storm Clouds Darken Over Global Economy:
Euro zone business activity dropped in September to its lowest since January 2010, data released on Thursday showed.
Bank of America reportedly plans to cut 16,000 jobs:
With
Bank of America's cost-cutting plan, which includes the workforce
reduction and closing 200 branches, it will no longer be the nation's
largest bank.
Microsoft Evades Paying $4.5 billion in Taxes
:
The
billions of dollars not paid by Microsoft corresponded to taxes on the
sales the company had during two complete years according to report by
the Senate investigations subcommittee of the U.S. Congress.
Gold Prices Could Peak at $5,000: Bank of America:
As
gold prices hit a 2012 record of $1,787.40 per ounce on Friday, Bank of
America Merrill Lynch analysts said the precious metal could soar to
$3,000 or even $5,000 over the longer-term.
Wells Fargo To Foreclose On Dying Cancer Patient :
Battling
cancer is difficult enough without your mortgage lender deciding to
foreclose on your home just weeks after saying it was trying to help.
Yet that appears to be what's happening to Cindi Davis, a North Carolina
woman diagnosed with terminal breast cancer.
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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