Daily News Alert Monday, June 22, 2009 12:01 AM PDT |
Iran opposition leader vows to stand by protesters Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:40 pm PDT AP - Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has vowed he will stand by the protesters whose week of defiance has deeply shaken the country, but says he won't allow their lives to be put in peril and says the security forces that bloodied them are their comrades. Full Story | Top | NKorea threatens to harm US if attacked Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:09 pm PDT AP - North Korea boasted of being a "proud nuclear power" and threatened Monday to harm the U.S. if attacked as tensions mounted over a possible crackdown on exports of suspected missile parts from the North. Full Story | Top | Republicans demand stronger Iran response Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:03 pm PDT AP - Republicans intensified their criticism of President Barack Obama's handling of his first major test of international leadership, saying Sunday that he has been too cautious in response to Iran's postelection upheaval. Full Story | Top | Afghan firefight shows challenge for US troops Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:52 pm PDT AP - Missiles, machine guns and strafing runs from fighter jets destroyed much of a Taliban compound, but the insurgents had a final surprise for a pair of U.S. Marines who pushed into the smoldering building just before nightfall. Full Story | Top | Obama's own party worried health plan lacks votes Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:53 pm PDT AP - A Republican senator seeking a bipartisan health deal spoke Sunday of "dialing down" expectations while one of President Barack Obama's Democratic allies questioned whether the White House had the votes necessary for a such a costly and comprehensive plan during a recession. Full Story | Top | Ground zero in timber wars shows signs of peace Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:01 pm PDT AP - On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains to be burned later. Full Story | Top | New detector not much better catching nuke matter Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:34 pm PDT AP - Federal investigators say the government's next generation radiation detectors are only marginally better at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already at U.S. ports, but would cost more than twice as much. Full Story | Top | Iran's Mousavi defiantly urges more protests Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:49 pm PDT Reuters - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage more protests over the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a direct challenge to the Islamic Republic's leadership. Full Story | Top | Death toll from Iraq's Kirkuk blast rises to 73 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:03 am PDT Reuters - The death toll from Iraq's deadliest bombing in more than a year rose to 73, police said on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives outside a mosque in the north of the country. Full Story | Top | Israel's Barak sees chance for peace progress Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:38 am PDT Reuters - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday he saw a chance to advance peace talks with Palestinians and that a policy speech by Israel's premier, dismissed by Egypt as flawed, was a major step forward. Full Story | Top | Dalai Lama says favors democratic leadership Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:03 am PDT Reuters - The Dalai Lama has encouraged Tibetans in exile to embrace the democratic system of electing a leader, saying it was essential to keep step with the larger world and to ensure the continuity of their government. Full Story | Top | Ancient Holy Land quarry uncovered, team says Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:18 am PDT Reuters - Israeli archaeologists said on Sunday they had discovered the largest underground quarry in the Holy Land, dating back to the time of Jesus and containing Christian symbols etched into the walls. Full Story | Top |
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