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On Thursday, he celebrated turning 102. Comment Oct 04, 2013 Libya apologizes for attack on Russian embassy The Record The Libyan government has apologized for the mob attack on the Russian Embassy Thursday. Comment Stitch-by-stitch; knitting live on Norway TV The Record In its latest experiment with live coverage of mundane events, Norway's public broadcasting network plans to dedicate five hours of air-time to an attempt to break the knitting world record. Comment Kerry to play lead US role at Asia summits in Obama's absence The Record The secretary of state learned Friday while flying from Japan to Indonesia that he would lead heavyweight U.S. delegations to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Bali and the East ... Comment Riots in Kenya after cleric, 3 others, killed The Record Gunmen killed a Muslim cleric and three others in a hail of bullets in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, a year after the imam's predecessor was killed in the same manner and on the same road ... Comment Iranians still chant 'Death to America,' burn US flag after weekly prayers The Record The chants, customary after Friday services in the Iranian capital, reflect the challenges facing President Hassan Rouhani as he tries to build on the groundbreaking exchanges with Washington. Comment Legendary Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap dies The Record Giap died Friday evening in a military hospital in the capital of Hanoi where he had spent close to four years growing weaker and suffering from long illnesses, a government official and a ... Comment 'Hobbit' trilogy costs $561M so far, doubles 'The Lord of the Rings' budget The Record There will likely also be additional post-production costs as the next two movies in the trilogy are completed as well as additional two months or so of "pick-up" shoots done this year not ... Comment US warns tourists away from Madagascar after suspected organ-trafficking incident The Record The United States, France and some other countries have advised their nationals to avoid travel to a tourist island in Madagascar after the deaths of two Europeans and a local man. Comment Israeli court rejects Israeli nationality status The Record To allow residents to identify as Israeli in the national registry would have "weighty implications" on the state of Israel and could pose a danger to Israel's founding principle: to be a ... Comment Witness: African boat migrants used bottles to stay afloat off Italy The Record A Lampedusa man on a fishing expedition says he was the first to come across migrants scattered in the sea after a fiery shipwreck that killed more than 100. Comment Egyptian riot police fire tear gas at protesters The Record Egyptian riot police fired volleys of tear gas and locked down Tahrir Square and several other Cairo streets Friday as clashes briefly broke out in a rare push by Islamist supporters of the ousted president to take control of the iconic square. Comment Local military moms group forms in Vernon Aim Vernon Patti Lawson’s son Kevin joined the Marines after graduating from Vernon Township High School. Comment Oct 03, 2013 Shutdown delays Obama's overseas initiative in Asia The Record President Barack Obama is trying to keep his foreign policy pivot from becoming a revolving door. Comment Afghan military faces surge in roadside bombs The Record Raqam Jan was at home on furlough after two years of fighting for the Afghan army when he stepped out of his house and onto a homemade mine. It had been planted not just to kill him but to send a message to his fellow villagers about the perils of serving in the ... Comment Suicide car bombing kills 15 people in Pakistan The Record A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into the compound of a rival militant commander in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 15 people, a government official said. Comment Libya court hearing for Gadhafi's men resumes The Record A court hearing for officials of deposed Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has resumed in Tripoli, but without the former regime's most prominent figure — Gadhafi's son, who is being held by a powerful militia group. Comment Disarmament experts report early progress in Syria The Record International inspectors racing to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons stockpile said Thursday they have made "encouraging initial progress" in their mission, and they hope to start onsite inspections and to begin disabling equipment within a week. Comment Tunisian man extradited to US in suicide bomb plot The Record A member of al-Qaida who allegedly met with Osama bin Laden in 2001 has been extradited to the United States to face charges that he conspired to carry out a suicide bomb attack against Americans in Europe. Comment Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood keeps protests alive The Record Graffiti around the Egyptian capital proclaim the Muslim Brotherhood's call for new ant-military protests Sunday — dotting walls, light poles and signposts for miles down main avenues and near the presidential palace from which the group was ousted three months ... Comment Mexicans seek asylum as drug violence persists The Record Elizabeth Silva was walking her younger sister to school when two hooded men burst into her house and pumped three bullets into her father. When her 14-year-old brother rushed out of his bedroom to see what was happening, he was also shot dead. Comment Iran authorities studying US direct flights idea The Record An Iranian newspaper says the country's civil aviation authority is examining ways to resume direct flights to and from the United States. Comment Iran probes 'horrific' death, denies assassination The Record Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it's investigating a "horrific incident" that caused the death of a member of the powerful military force but denies reports that it was an assassination. Comment Islamic fighters connect in Africa The Record The Westgate Mall attack in Kenya threw the spotlight on al-Shabab, a Somalia-based group of Islamic militants that claimed responsibility. But its relationship with al-Hijra, a relatively obscure cell of extremists in Kenya, represents what terrorism analysts ... Comment US, Japan to deploy new radar, drones in next year The Record The United States and Japan moved Thursday to modernize and expand their defense alliance to counter new 21st century challenges including the continuing threat from nuclear-armed North Korea and potential aggression from China over disputed territory. Comment Top Indonesia judge arrested on suspicion of graft The Record The top judge on Indonesia's Constitutional Court has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes in the country's latest high-profile graft scandal, an official said Thursday. Comment Teachers, others block main Mexico City roads The Record Thousands of teachers and students blocked Mexico City's main thoroughfares during rush hour to honor victims of a 1968 massacre while pledging to fight to undo an overhaul of the education ... Comment FIFA: 4.5 million tickets requested for World Cup The Record FIFA says it has received applications for more than 4.5 million tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, an "impressive total" a week before the first phase of sales ends. Comment AP Interview: Uruguay's first lady like no other The Record Lucia Topolansky is a first lady like no other. An outspoken senator, former Tupamaro guerrilla and key member of her country's ruling coalition, she is more than qualified to follow her ... Comment China recycling cleanup jolts global industry The Record China for years has welcomed the world's trash, creating a roaring business in recycling and livelihoods for tens of thousands. Now authorities are clamping down on an industry that has helped ... Comment Ship capsizes off Italy; 114 African migrants die The Record The rickety fishing boat was the third of the night to head toward the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, overloaded with African migrants seeking a better life in Europe. Most never reached ... Comment Verona fair helps veterans find work Verona-Cedar Grove Times In an effort to alleviate some of the stresses facing the people in the armed forces, Verona hosted a Veterans Fair on Saturday, Sept. 28, to help set servicemen up with careers. Comment Ramsey honors fallen Staff Sgt. Timothy Raymond McGill with homecoming Ramsey Suburban News Funeral will be held Friday, Oct. 4 Comment Oct 02, 2013 Rouhani: Iran to discuss nuke details, not rights The Record President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran is open to discussing "details" of nuclear activities including the enrichment of uranium, hinting that the Islamic Republic is willing to broaden the terms of negotiations with world powers. He spoke shortly ... Comment Russian Embassy in Libya attacked, 1 Libyan killed The Record An armed mob broke into the Russian Embassy compound in the Libyan capital Tripoli Wednesday after a Russian woman was accused of killing a Libyan air force pilot, and one of the attackers was killed by random gunfire, Libyan officials said. Comment Egypt: Disrespecting flag can lead to prison The Record Egypt's interim government decided Wednesday that insulting the flag and refusing to stand for the national anthem is an offense punishable by law. Comment Al-Qaida fighters resume attack on US-backed rebels in Syria The Record Fighters loyal to al-Qaida have opened up a new offensive against a U.S.-backed rebel group that once escorted U.S. Sen. John McCain into northern Syria, according to Internet postings and news accounts. Comment Arm cut off of Reagan statue in Poland The Record Police were searching on Wednesday for a vandal who damaged a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II in the Polish city of Gdansk by cutting off one arm of the former U.S. ... Comment Greenpeace activists charged with piracy in Russia The Record Greenpeace said Wednesday that 14 of its activists who were detained after protesting at a Russian oil platform have been charged with piracy, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Comment Italy PM survives vote after Berlusconi about-face The Record ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi made a stunning about-face Wednesday and threw his support behind the government of Premier Enrico Letta in a confidence vote, acknowledging defeat on the Senate ... Comment Judge orders work stoppage at Brazil World Cup stadium The Record A Brazilian labor judge has ordered the suspension of construction work at the World Cup stadium in Curitiba because of concerns related to workers' safety. Comment Priest accused of child sex abuse found in Poland The Record Polish police said Wednesday they have located a priest sought by Interpol on suspicion he sexually abused children in the Dominican Republic. Comment Migrants in Laredo protest transferred to El Paso The Record A lawyer who crossed the Texas-Mexico border with 34 immigrants without legal documents on Monday says 25 of those remaining in custody have been transferred to a detention facility in El Paso. Comment Germany asks US why NSA critic was denied entry The Record Germany's Foreign Ministry says it has contacted U.S. authorities over their decision to deny a German author entry to the United States. Comment Trial Oct. 10 for Saudi airman in Vegas sex case The Record A Nevada judge on Wednesday scheduled trial to begin Oct. 10 for a Saudi Arabian air force sergeant accused of raping a 13-year-old boy last New Year's Eve at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Comment Outside US, ripple effects of budget battle feared The Record Top European officials are keeping a worried eye on the U.S. government shutdown, saying it could pose a risk for the continent's fledgling recovery. Comment Roadside bombing kills 3 Afghan army soldiers The Record A police official says three Afghan army soldiers died and four were wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the country's south. Comment Weapons experts begin Syria mission amid clashes The Record As deadly clashes raged on the edge of Damascus, international inspectors left their hotel on Wednesday to start work on the task of destroying Syria's chemical arsenal under the tightest of deadlines in the midst of a civil war. Comment New sanctions likely despite thaw in US-Iran ties The Record A war-weary Congress generally backs President Barack Obama's outreach to Iran, but with tougher U.S. economic measures against Tehran on the way, the president's diplomatic task could get harder if he doesn't make quick progress. Comment Chemical inspectors arrive in Syria The Record Wading into the world spotlight, international inspectors arrived Tuesday in Damascus to begin the monumental task of overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons in the middle of a ... Comment Pope calls for outreach as reform summit opens The Record Pope Francis says he doesn't want a "Vatican-centric" church concerned about itself but a missionary church that reaches out to the poor, the young, the elderly and even to non-believers. Comment Bomb kills 2 Pakistan soldiers in quake-hit region The Record Suspected separatists killed two Pakistani soldiers Wednesday, in a wave of attacks targeting troops doing relief work in a remote region of the country's southwest where a major earthquake killed at least 376 people last week, military officials said. Comment Indian army: troops fighting rebels in Kashmir The Record The Indian army says its soldiers are battling dozens of anti-India rebels who crossed the heavily militarized border from the Pakistan-controlled portion of the disputed Kashmir region into Indian-held territory in recent days. Comment Myanmar Muslims hide amid deadly sectarian clashes The Record Terrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar on Wednesday, a day after fleeing new sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the divided region. Comment In Nigeria, basketball dreams are growing The Record Abiodun Francis Ayetimiyi was meant to follow his father and pursue medicine in Nigeria. He found a different path one morning seven years ago when he was playing soccer and came upon another ... Comment Number of attackers at Kenya mall may have been fewer The Record A top Kenya government official says four armed assailants can be seen on closed circuit television footage during the terrorist attack on an upscale mall in which at least 67 people were ... Comment War crimes court seeks arrest of Kenyan The Record The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for a man suspected of tampering with witnesses in the war crimes case against Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto — the first ... Comment Libyan naval officer and son killed in Benghazi The Record Libyan security officials say gunmen have shot dead a naval officer and his 7-year-old son in the eastern city of Benghazi. Comment Oct 01, 2013 Chemical weapons experts in Syria to start mission The Record Wading into the world spotlight, international inspectors arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to begin the monumental task of overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons in the middle of a civil war. Comment UN finds torture widespread in Libya The Record Torture is widespread in Libyan jails run by militias that toppled Moammar Gadhafi's regime in 2011, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. Comment Zimbabwe: Poachers poison 91 elephants The Record The stench of rotting elephant carcasses hangs in the air in western Zimbabwe, where wildlife officials say at least 91 elephants were poisoned with cyanide by poachers who hack off the tusks ... Comment Wave of jellyfish shuts down Swedish nuke reactor The Record It wasn't a tsunami but it had the same effect: A huge cluster of jellyfish forced one of the world's largest nuclear reactors to shut down — a phenomenon that marine biologists say could ... Comment Mall attack to cost Kenya $200 million in tourism The Record When Ohio resident Bill Haynes heard about the shooting at Westgate Mall by Islamic extremist gunmen last month, he considered canceling his upcoming 17-day safari to Kenya and Tanzania. Comment General says Egypt should keep to transition plan The Record Egypt's military chief called on the country Tuesday to adhere to the timetable of a political road map that envisions presidential elections by next spring, saying this would allow Egyptians ... Comment Insurance markets open to surge of new customers The Record The online insurance marketplaces that are at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul struggled to handle the wave of eager new consumers Tuesday, the first day of a six-month open-enrollment period that inaugurates the biggest expansion in ... Comment Afghan opposition leader to run for president The Record A prominent Afghan opposition leader declared his candidacy Tuesday for next year's presidential election, a key vote that will help determine the success or failure of 12 years of U.S.-led military and political intervention in the country. Comment Eurozone unemployment 'may have peaked' The Record The eurozone's labor market appears to have stabilized, official figures indicated Tuesday, another sign that the region's economy is recovering from its longest-ever recession. Comment Israel's Netanyahu: We will not let Iran get nukes The Record Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, even if it stands alone, because Israel's future is threatened by a "nuclear-armed'" Iran ... Comment UN: Nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in September The Record An Iraqi sheik carried his infant grandson's tightly wrapped body, staring ahead with a blank gaze as men behind him bore the coffin of the baby's mother during their funeral Tuesday, a day after they were killed in a wave of bombings in Baghdad. Comment Retired pope Benedict may attend ceremony for predecessors The Record Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints on April 27 at a ceremony that might see two living popes honoring two dead ones. Comment Russia activists confirm Pussy Riot jail complaint The Record The activists said there wasn't enough evidence for a criminal investigation into the situation, but recommended Nadezhda Tolkonnikova be transferred elsewhere. Comment Sep 30, 2013 Wave of bombs across Baghdad kills 55 The Record A new wave of bombs tore through Baghdad on Monday, officials said, killing at least 55 people. Most of the blasts were car bombs detonated in Shiite neighborhoods, the latest of a series of well-coordinated attacks blamed on hard-line Sunni insurgents ... Comment Sudan security fires gas at university protest The Record Sudanese security forces fired volleys of tear gas to disperse a demonstration held inside a women's university in the Sudanese capital Monday, witnesses said, the latest in a week-long wave of protests against the country's autocratic president. Comment 13 dead as migrant boat runs aground off Sicily The Record The Italian coast guard says 13 bodies have washed up on a Sicilian beach after a boat carrying some 200 migrants ran aground as it approached the shore. Comment Gunmen kill 2 police, 1 soldier in Egypt's Sinai The Record Gunmen killed two policemen and a soldier in the north of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday, officials said, the latest apparent attack by Islamic militants in the volatile desert region. Comment Rouhani orders study of possible Iran-US flights The Record Iran's president is asking aviation authorities to study the possibility of resuming direct flights between Iran and the United States for the first time in more than three decades. Comment Uneasy Gulf states weigh US-Iran overtures The Record Lost in the blizzard of attention on Iran's cautious openings to the U.S. was another bit of noteworthy outreach by President Hassan Rouhani: Sending greetings to Saudi Arabia's king and appealing for more cooperation between the two regional rivals. Comment Israel army shoots 2 Palestinians on Gaza border The Record The Israeli military says its soldiers have shot two Palestinians who tampered with the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Comment Mall shopkeepers suspect Kenyan troops in thefts The Record Jewelry cases smashed. Mobile phones ripped from displays. Cash registers emptied. Alcohol stocks plundered. Comment UN: Syria refugee crisis hurting region's economy The Record The exodus of Syrians from their country threatens economic development throughout the Middle East because neighboring nations cannot cope with the influx of refugees, a top U.N. official said Monday. A U.S. diplomat, meanwhile, called for an action plan to deal ... Comment Keep the Iran sanctions, Netanyahu urges Obama The Record Despite soothing assurances from Iran's new leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implored President Barack Obama on Monday to keep punishing sanctions in place against Tehran — ... Comment Court in Amanda Knox trial allows new DNA test The Record The Florence appellate court hearing U.S. student Amanda Knox's third trial in her roommate's murder agreed Monday to run additional DNA tests on the presumed weapon, but rejected more than a ... Comment Global study: World not ready for aging population The Record The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global study going out Tuesday by the United Nations and an ... Comment India, Pakistan PMs seek end to Kashmir tension The Record The prime ministers of India and Pakistan met in New York Sunday, and in a step toward easing tension, agreed on the need to stop the recent spate of attacks in the disputed Kashmir region. Comment Vatican: Benedict XVI may attend John Paul II canonization The Record Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints on April 27 at a ceremony that might see two living popes honoring two dead ones. Comment Hagel at DMZ: NKorea watching Syria developments The Record Standing just steps from the heavily armed border with North Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday that Pyongyang is closely watching the international response to Syria's use of ... Comment Weapons experts kick off complex Syria mission The Record Inspectors charged with the enormous task of overseeing the destruction of Syria's deadly chemical weapons stockpiles kicked off their mission Monday, racing to meet tight deadlines against ... Comment Syria says 'terrorists' eat human hearts The Record Syria's foreign minister claimed Monday that his government is fighting a war against al-Qaida-linked militants who eat human hearts and dismember people while they are still alive, then send ... Comment Russia: Greenpeace activists posed 'real threat' The Record Russia's main investigative agency on Monday accused Greenpeace activists of posing a "real threat" to the security of personnel on an offshore drilling platform in the Arctic, another indication that Moscow plans to prosecute the jailed environmentalists for ... Comment Red Cross: 39 still missing after Kenya mall attack The Record More than three dozen people remain unaccounted for almost a week after the end of the four-day terrorist attack on Nairobi's Westgate Mall that killed at least 67, the head of the Kenyan Red Cross said Monday. Comment Briton jailed in missiles-to-Iran case back in UK The Record A British businessman jailed in the U.S. for trying to sell missile parts to Iran has been returned to serve his sentence in a UK prison. Comment Sep 29, 2013 Chemical weapons inspectors outline Syria plan The Record Inspectors who will oversee Syria's destruction of its chemical weapons said Sunday their first priority is to help the country scrap its ability to manufacture such arms by a Nov. 1 deadline — using every means possible. Comment Iraq authorities say suicide bomber hits Shiite mosque south of Baghdad, killing 18 The Record Iraqi authorities say a suicide bomber has detonated his explosives belt inside a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad, killing 18 in the latest episode of violence to hit the troubled country. Comment Syria's Assad vows to comply with UN resolution The Record Syria's president vowed Sunday to abide by the U.N. resolution calling for the country's chemical weapons stockpile to be destroyed. Comment Iran: More needed than Obama call for full ties The Record Iran sought Sunday to calm hard-line worries over groundbreaking exchanges with Washington, saying a single phone conversation between the American and Iran presidents is not a sign that relations with will be quickly restored. Comment Car bomb kills 40 in northwest Pakistan The Record A car bomb ripped through a crowded street in Peshawar's oldest bazaar Sunday, killing 40 people in the third blast to hit the troubled city in a week, officials said. Comment Activists: Syria airstrike hits school, killing 12 The Record A Syrian government air raid struck a high school in a rebel-held city in the country's north on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, most of them students, activists said. Comment Sep 28, 2013 US-Iran: Breakthrough after decades of silence The Record Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was ending his visit to the United States and inching through New York's notorious traffic when the call came from President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. Comment Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honored at Harvard The Record A Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been honored as Harvard University's humanitarian of the year. Comment Sep 27, 2013 Obama phone chat with Rouhani may thaw U.S.-Iran standoff The Record President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone Friday, the first conversation between American and Iranian presidents in more than 30 years. The exchange could reflect ... Comment Watchdog hopes Syrian inspections begin by Tuesday The Record The inspectors responsible for tracking down Syria's chemical arms stockpile and verifying its destruction plan to start in Syria by Tuesday. They will face their tightest deadlines ever and ... Comment Obama, India's leader seek to reinvigorate ties The Record President Barack Obama is hosting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks on trade and security in a fragile region, offering a chance to inject new life into the partnership amid ... Comment Rouhani: Obama has struck new tone on Iran The Record Iran's new president said Friday that President Barack Obama struck a new tone in his U.N. speech this week that left him optimistic about easing tensions between the two countries. Comment Israel breaks up Gaza Strip demonstration The Record The Israeli military says it has dispersed a demonstration of Palestinians who had marched to the Israeli border in the northern Gaza Strip. Comment Car bomb kills at least 30 north of Syrian capital The Record A car bomb exploded near a mosque north of the Syrian capital as worshippers emerged from Friday prayers, killing at least 30 people, activists said. Comment Iran, UN agency nuclear probe talks positive The Record Iranian and U.N. officials held a "constructive" meeting on resuming a probe of allegations that Tehran has worked on atomic arms, officials said Friday, in talks seen as a test of pledges by ... Comment Local Syrians worry about family, home Clifton Journal Clifton — Violence and destruction has inflamed Syria for more than two years. The conflict that has shredded the Middle Eastern country has political and religious tones that are interwoven ... Comment Sep 26, 2013 Afghan soldier kills NATO service member in east The Record An Afghan man wearing the uniform of the country's security forces turned his weapon on NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing a member of the international coalition. Comment Pakistan aid chopper targeted; 355 dead in quake The Record Separatist militants fired two rockets that narrowly missed a Pakistani government helicopter surveying a region devastated by an earthquake, underscoring the dangers authorities face in helping victims in Baluchistan, the country's most impoverished province. Comment US tamps down expectations for Iran breakthrough The Record Iran and six world powers headed into nuclear talks at the U.N. on Thursday with U.S. officials tamping down expectations of any quick breakthrough. Comment Palestinians want Israel peace deal in 9 months The Record Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will continue recently resumed negotiations with Israel with "an insistence on success" and the aim of reaching a peace deal within nine months. Comment Iranian leader Rouhani chides Israel for not signing nuke treaty The Record Heading into a historic meeting on Tehran's disputed nuclear activities, Iran's new president called on Israel on Thursday to join an international treaty banning the spread of nuclear ... Comment Iran president's UN outreach stirs hope in Tehran The Record On a run-down side street, work-for-hire laborer Mohammad Hasanzadeh cares far more about finding his next job than the faraway world of diplomacy. Still, he draws some comfort from President Hassan Rouhani's efforts to find common ground with the West. Comment Russia offers to guard Syria chemical arms destruction The Record Russia offered on Thursday to provide troops to guard facilities where Syria's chemical weapons would be destroyed, as U.N. inspectors prepared to continue their probe on the use of such agents in the country's civil war. Comment UN diplomats: Apparent deal on Syria resolution The Record The five permanent members of the divided Security Council have reached agreement on key elements of a resolution to require Syria to dismantle its chemical weapons stockpiles, U.N. diplomats said Thursday. Comment Local al-Qaida commander killed in Syria The Record Activists say a local al-Qaida commander in Syria has been killed during clashes with Kurdish militiamen in northern Syria. Comment Egypt minister says relations with US unsettled The Record Egypt's relations with the United States are "unsettled" as the country struggles to redefine its national interests vis-à-vis other countries, the foreign minister said. Comment UK stores apologize for 'mental patient' costumes The Record Two British supermarket chains have apologized for selling Halloween costumes that made insensitive references to mental health issues. Comment Bomb attacks at markets in, near Baghdad kill 23 The Record Bombs ripped through outdoor markets in and near Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens, the latest in a deadly wave that has hit Iraq in recent months, officials said. Comment UN reports renewed violence in eastern Congo The Record A spokesman for the U.N. mission in eastern Congo says renewed fighting has broken out between M23 rebels and the Congolese army. Comment Waldwick cadet completes basic training Waldwick Suburban News * Cadet Ryan Anthony Kowal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Kowal of Waldwick, completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy. Kowal entered West Point on July 1 and has successfully completed six weeks of CBT. CBT is one of the most challenging ... Comment Veteran helps assist wounded comrades Wayne Today Local veteran, Ray Weeks, recently assisted wounded veterans in the 425-mile MinuteMan Challenge cycling event from Boston to Philadelphia. Comment Cresskill American Legion Post 21 honors POWs and MIA on national day Northern Valley Suburbanite CRESSKILL - Camp Merritt American Legion Post 21 commemorated National POW/MIA Recognition Day with a vigil and ceremony on Saturday. Comment Ramsey mourns the loss of Staff Sgt. Timothy McGill Ramsey Suburban News McGill, 30, was a Ramsey High School graduate and volunteer with the fire department Comment Military Salutes: Twin-Boro News, Sept. 26 Twin-Boro News Marine Corps Pvt. Dominick A. Manginelli Marine Corps Pvt. Dominick A. Manginelli, son of JoAnn and Joe Manginelli of Dumont, earned the title of U.S. Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. For 13 ... Comment Sep 25, 2013 Obama not disappointed he didn't meet Rouhani The Record The White House says President Barack Obama isn't disappointed that he didn't get to meet Iranian President Hasan Rouhani (hah-SAHN' roh-HAH'-nee) this week. Comment Pakistan struggles to help quake victims; 285 dead The Record Rescuers struggled Wednesday to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed in a major earthquake in southwestern Pakistan, while the death toll from the ... Comment Berlusconi's 28-year-old girlfriend: I courted him The Record Here's one way to land a billionaire: Silvio Berlusconi's 28-year-old girlfriend says she courted the 76-year-old former premier relentlessly until he finally surrendered. Comment Shabab: Foreigners in Kenya "legitimate target" The Record Al-Shabab, the armed Somali Islamic extremist group that attacked a shopping mall in Kenya, said Wednesday that foreigners were a "legitimate target" and confirmed witness accounts that gunmen tried to let Muslims go free while killing or taking the others ... Comment Iran's president tones down anti-Israel rhetoric The Record The Iranian president's first speech to world leaders toned down anti-Israel rhetoric and offered up negotiations with the U.S. and its allies over the disputed nuclear program, showing a more moderate face of the hard-line regime in Tehran. Comment Nairobi attack puts spotlight on mall safety The Record Some malls around the world have been scrambling to add security guards to look for suspicious people following a deadly attack on a shopping center in Nairobi over the weekend. But for other ... Comment Pakistan militant Sunni group targets minorities The Record A Sunni militant group known for targeting rival Muslims has emerged as a dangerous new player in Pakistan, sending a pair of suicide bombers this week to detonate themselves inside a church in the deadliest ever attack against Pakistani Christians. Comment Iraq army says bombings, clashes kill 9 in north The Record Attackers in Iraq set off three car bombs and engaged security forces in the country's north on Wednesday, killing nine people in the latest episode of deadly violence to hit the country, officials said. Comment Sudan demonstrators riot in capital over subsidies The Record Sudanese security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters who demonstrated and torched a police station in northern Khartoum, where at least two people have died in three days of rioting over the lifting of fuel subsidies. Comment Terrorists claim 137 killed in Kenya mall attack The Record The terrorist group behind the takeover of a Nairobi mall claimed Wednesday that the Kenyan government assault team carried out "a demolition" of the building, burying 137 hostages in rubble. A government spokesman denied the claim and said Kenyan forces were ... Comment Delivery of first China jetliner delayed again The Record The delivery date of China's long-delayed first commercial jet airliner has been pushed back again, the manufacturer said Wednesday, the latest setback for China's ambitions to challenge market leaders Boeing and Airbus. Comment Michael Jackson statue removed from Fulham The Record The statue of Michael Jackson outside Premier League club Fulham has been hauled down. On the orders of new owner Shad Khan, the tribute to the late "King of Pop" was removed Wednesday from outside Craven Cottage in west London. Comment Cambodian opposition threatens general strike The Record Cambodia's opposition party on Wednesday threatened a nationwide general strike to protest what it says was a rigged election and the illegitimate return to power of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Comment Boonton resident serving the Wing with a prayer Neighbor News (Boonton Edition) On Sept. 10, Boonton resident Paul Rech officially started serving as New Jersey Wing Chaplain with U.S. Air Force Auxiliary - Civil Air Patrol. Comment Sep 24, 2013 Egypt: No immediate move to dismantle Brotherhood The Record Egypt's military-backed government on Tuesday signaled it was in no rush to dismantle the Muslim Brotherhood, preferring to wait for a ruling outlawing the ousted president's group to be upheld by a higher tribunal. Comment Kenya attack follows power struggle in al-Shabab The Record The Islamic extremists of al-Shabab, who claimed responsibility for the Nairobi shopping mall siege, have gone through a deadly power struggle within their ranks in which at least two leaders were assassinated in Somalia. Comment U.S. and Iran support restarting nuclear talks The Record Hopeful yet unyielding, President Obama and new Iranian President Hasan Rouhani both spoke up fervently for improved relations and a resumption of stalled nuclear talks Tuesday at the U.N. — ... Comment Israeli leader: Don't be fooled by Iran The Record Israel's prime minister on Tuesday voiced deep skepticism about the new Iranian president's outreach to the West, saying the world "should not be fooled" and must keep up the pressure on Tehran's suspect nuclear program. Comment Ex-Guatemala soldier faces trial in US The Record A former Guatemalan soldier suspected of helping to carry out a massacre during the country's civil war is facing trial in the United States on charges of lying on his application to become an ... Comment Obama opens door to direct diplomacy with Iran The Record President Barack Obama opened the door to direct nuclear talks with Iran's moderate new government on Tuesday, declaring diplomacy worth pursuing though skepticism persisted about Tehran's ... Comment Obama: Syrian chemical weapon ban must be enforced The Record President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the U.N. Security Council to hold Syria accountable if it fails to live up to pledges to dismantle its chemical weapons stockpiles. He said the United Nations' credibility and reputation is at stake. Comment Car bombing in Syrian capital kills at least 3 The Record A car bomb exploded in a neighborhood in Syria's capital Damascus Tuesday, killing at least three people, the government and activists said. Comment Mass starvation feared in Syria; 'We have no food' The Record Syrian opposition groups and international relief organizations are warning of the risk of mass starvation across the country, especially in the besieged Damascus suburbs where a gas attack killed hundreds last month. Comment Iran: UN talks signal 'new era' on nuclear impasse The Record Iran's foreign ministry says a planned meeting this week at the United Nations to discuss restarting nuclear talks signals the beginning of a "new era" in relations with the West. Comment Russia to file piracy charges against Greenpeace The Record Russian investigators say they will file piracy charges against Greenpeace activists who tried to climb onto an offshore drilling platform in the Arctic owned by the state-controlled gas company Gazprom. Comment Easing sanctions no easy goal for Iran's president The Record Near Iran's border with Iraq, work crews are putting finishing touches on a petrochemical plant expected to pump out hundreds of tons a year of oil-based products that the country hopes can slip through the net of Western economic sanctions. Comment UN chemical weapons inspectors returning to Syria The Record he United Nations says the team of chemical weapons inspectors led by Swedish expert Ake Sellstrom will return to Syria on Wednesday. Comment Gunmen attack Sunni town in Iraq The Record Gunmen on Tuesday tried to take over a small Sunni town in Iraq's west, sparking battles that left 11 people including six attackers dead, said an official. Comment UN chief urges leaders to stop fueling Syria war The Record Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders on Tuesday to stop fueling the bloodshed in Syria with weapons and get both sides to the negotiating table to end the "biggest challenge to peace and security in the world." Comment Former Pope Benedict emerges and defends his abuse record The Record Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has emerged from his self-imposed silence inside the Vatican walls to publish a lengthy letter to one of Italy's most well-known atheists. In it, he denies having ... Comment Kenyan president: Terrorists defeated The Record Kenya's president proclaimed victory Tuesday over the terrorists who stormed a Nairobi mall, saying security forces had "ashamed and defeated our attackers" following a bloody four-day siege ... Comment Pakistan quake kills 39 as houses collapse The Record Thousands of Pakistanis ran into the streets praying for their lives Tuesday as a powerful earthquake rocked a remote area in the southwest, killing at least 39 people and possibly creating a small island off the coast. Comment At UN, Obama welcomes signs of Iranian moderation The Record President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed the new Iranian government's pursuit of a "more moderate course," saying it should offer the basis for a breakthrough on Iran's nuclear impasse with ... Comment Sep 23, 2013 US edges closer to high-level talks with Iran The Record The Obama administration edged close to direct, high-level talks with Iran's new government on Monday, with Secretary of State John Kerry slated to meet his Iranian counterpart this week and the White House weighing the risks and rewards of an encounter between ... Comment Obama says Kenyan mall attack a 'terrible outrage' The Record President Barack Obama says the United States stands with Kenya against the "terrible outrage" of a shopping mall terrorist attack. Comment Bombs at Sunni funeral in Iraq kill 14 The Record A double bomb attack on Sunni mourners in Baghdad killed 14 people on Monday, the third day in a row in which funerals have been attacked amid a wave of bloodshed across Iraq, officials said. Comment EU says Iran, 6 key nations to hold nuclear talks The Record Iran's new foreign minister will join talks with six key nations trying to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program later this week at the United Nations, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday. Comment Iran frees 80 prisoners as president heads to UN The Record Iran said Monday it had freed 80 prisoners arrested in political crackdowns, offering another potential diplomatic boost for the country's new president and his outreach to the West at this week's U.N. gathering. Comment Tycoon plans $8 billion Chinese Hollywood The Record China's richest man plans to spend 50 billion yuan ($8.2 billion) to build the country's version of Hollywood in the northeastern city of Qingdao. Comment US experts: North Korea can likely build key nuke parts The Record North Korean scientists are able to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, cutting the need for imports that had been one of the few ways outsiders could monitor the country's secretive atomic work, according to evidence gathered ... Comment Senators press Obama to stand firm on Iran The Record Senators called on President Barack Obama to reiterate that the United States will not accept a nuclear-capable Iran and that crippling economic sanctions on Tehran will continue despite Iranian President Hasan Rouhani's recent overtures to the West. Comment Somali leader says threat of al-Shabab is global The Record The Islamic extremist group claiming responsibility for the weekend terrorist attack at a Kenyan mall presents a threat not just to the region or Africa but to "the world at large," the president of Somalia said Monday. Comment Afghanistan: Taliban kill 11 border police guards The Record An overnight Taliban assault on a border post in southern Afghanistan left 11 police officers dead, while in the north of the country gunmen assassinated a district intelligence chief on his way to work, officials said Monday. Comment Pakistani Christians protest deadly church bombing The Record Pakistani Christians rallied Monday to denounce the deadliest attack ever in this country against the religious minority as the death toll from the church bombings the day before climbed to 85. Comment Egypt bans Muslim Brotherhood group The Record An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. Comment Assad: Syria will allow access to chemical sites The Record Syrian President Bashar Assad said his government will allow international experts access to its chemical weapons sites, but cautioned in an interview broadcast Monday that rebels might block them from reaching some of the locations. Comment Kenya vice president: Mall siege in final stage The Record Kenyan security forces were in the final stages of flushing out Islamic extremist terrorists from a besieged shopping mall, the vice president said late Monday, two days after the upscale mall ... Comment Sep 22, 2013 Kenyan forces say they rescued 'most' hostages The Record Kenyan's military said late Sunday it had rescued "most" of the remaining hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants in an upscale Nairobi mall after launching a major operation to end a ... Comment Merkel triumphs in German vote but allies crushed The Record Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives triumphed in Germany's election Sunday, and could even win the first single-party majority in more than 50 years. While Merkel was headed for a third ... Comment Suicide bomber hits Iraq Sunni funeral, killing 16 The Record A suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt among Sunni mourners attending a funeral in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 16 people and wounding 35 others, officials said, in the latest episode of the country's near-daily violence. Comment Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 78 people The Record A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers at a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack against the country's Christian minority. Comment Nairobi terrorists defiant in deadly mall siege The Record At least 39 people were killed and 150 wounded Saturday as men armed with grenades and automatic weapons stormed a mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Al-Shabab, a Somali group linked with al-Qaida, ... Comment Sep 21, 2013 Kenya Red Cross: 22 dead in upscale mall attack The Record Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday killing at least 22 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital that was hosting a children's day event, a ... Comment Sep 20, 2013 Pope Francis draws praise for drive to overhaul church image The Record Pope Francis's call for the Roman Catholic Church to abandon what he called a fixation on sexual morality drew praise as an appeal to the modern world. Comment Montclair's Terra Café to celebrate Peace Day The Montclair Times The teahouse nestled in the Montclair Public Library will be designated a Peace Site by the Bloomfield-based New Jersey Peace Action, and will host events and activities the afternoon of ... Comment Trafficking case against Saudi princess dismissed The Record Prosecutors on Friday dropped a human-trafficking case that was brought against a Saudi princess this summer after a Kenyan maid alleged her passport had been taken away and she had been ... Comment Mother, uncle of 'Jihad' convicted in French court The Record A French appeals court convicted a woman and her brother on Friday for "justifying a crime" after her toddler son, named Jihad, went to preschool in a T-shirt bearing the words "I am a bomb" and "Jihad: Born on Sept. 11," a defense lawyer said. Comment Syria send chemical weapons inventory to watchdog group The Record The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it has received an "initial declaration" from Syria outlining its weapons program. Comment Egypt holds funeral for slain police general The Record Egypt's military chief has led a funeral procession for a police general killed the day before in a raid on an Islamist stronghold near Cairo. Comment 8 arrested in cyber theft from Barclays Bank The Record Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing 1.3 million pounds ($2 million) from a Barclays bank branch by tapping into its computers, British police said Friday. Comment Amanda Knox on retrial: 'Everything is at stake' The Record American student Amanda Knox on Friday defended her decision not to return to Italy for a new appeals trial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate, even as she acknowledged that "everything is at stake," insisting she is innocent. Comment Grenade attack on mosque kills 3 in Pakistan The Record Pakistani police say assailants hurled hand grenades into a Sufi mosque in the country's northwest in a late night attack that left three people dead. Comment Powerful typhoon to skirt Taiwan, Philippines The Record The most powerful typhoon of the year was approaching the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan on Friday with ferocious wind gusts of up to 305 kilometers (190 miles) per hour. It was expected to skirt both regions, with authorities warning of torrential ... Comment Marine recruiter talks future possibilities with Clifton residents Clifton Journal CLIFTON — Sgt. Edgar Gonzalez, a recruiter for the Marine Corps stationed in Clifton two months ago, is still getting a feel for the City's make-up. "It's a tighter-knit community than ... Comment Sep 19, 2013 5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Fukushima The Record A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the Japanese prefecture that is home to the nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Comment Afghans flock to colleges, even as Taliban loom The Record Ten years ago, Roeen Rahmani and some friends spent $300 on an overhead projector and a rented room to teach a business course to Afghans emerging from civil war and Taliban rule. Nobody showed up for the first class. Comment Egypt returns $2B worth of aid to Qatar The Record Egypt's Central Bank paid back $2 billion in aid to Qatar despite its faltering economy and refused a request by Qatari airlines to increase flights, authorities said Thursday, marking a new low in relations between the two countries. Comment Iran's top leader opens way for Rouhani outreach The Record There's no mistaking the desire of Iran's new president and his allies to open greater contacts with Washington over nuclear talks and possibly other regional crises such as Syria. The messages that really matter, though, come from the ultimate decision-maker in ... Comment 15-year term for Argentine priest sex abuse upheld The Record Argentina's Supreme Court has upheld the 15-year prison sentence of a priest convicted of sexually abusing a boy in his "Happy Children" foundation, prompting the victim's attorney on Thursday ... Comment 39 Cuban migrants picked up in Florida Keys The Record U.S. authorities have repatriated 39 Cuban migrants picked up by the Coast Guard in the waters off the Florida Keys. Comment French president says war on terror won in Mali The Record French President Francois Hollande declared Thursday that the war on terror had been won in the West African nation of Mali, listing the towns that French and Malian troops liberated from al-Qaida's local fighters earlier this year. Comment US urges China to play constructive role on Syria The Record Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Thursday a sharp disagreement with China over how the international community should respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria and urged Beijing to play a "positive" role in the U.N. Security Council on the issue. Comment Putin says he may seek fourth presidential term The Record Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he could run for a fourth presidential term in 2018. If he does and wins, that would keep him in power for about a quarter century and make him the nation's longest-serving leader since Josef Stalin. Comment Former top diplomats say Iran dissidents massacred in Iraq The Record Two former foreign ministers of France and Algeria say a Sept. 1 attack in Iraq that killed 52 members of an Iranian dissident group was a premeditated massacre, and the United Nations must press for the release of seven more who had were taken hostage while ... 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