Monday, February 1, 2010

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Haiti PM: US Baptists knew removing kids was wrong

AP – 1 hr 42 mins ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti's prime minister said Monday that 10 Americans who tried to take a busload of undocumented Haitian children out of the country knew that "what they were doing was wrong," and could be prosecuted in the United States. Full Story »

·        Video: U.S. military resuming Haiti medical flights AP

·        Slideshow: Haiti Earthquake

·        Interactive: A country of constant crisis and sorrow AP

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·        Mexican mayor fears massacre of 16 was random

AP – 2 hrs 20 mins ago  

Reuters

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - The mayor of a violent Mexican border city said Monday he fears a shooting that killed 16 people in a working class neighborhood may have been random because many of the victims were "good kids" with no apparent ties to drug gangs. Full Story »

o   Video: Bloodshed in Mexico Reuters

o   Slideshow: Mexico Drug War

AP – Mon Feb 1, 2:46 pm ET  

AP

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland's major Protestant party unexpectedly withheld support Monday for a painstakingly negotiated deal with its Catholic partners to save their 2 1/2-year-old administration.Full Story »

Time.com – Mon Feb 1, 5:30 pm ET  

As both sides brace for another round of protests, Tehran is abuzz with talk of moves to reconcile regime and opposition leaders. But that would require major political shifts for which neither side is ready -- yet Full Story »

AFP – 1 hr 25 mins ago  

AFP/File

LONDON (AFP) - Robbie Keane was at the centre of another transfer deadline day of drama as the Ireland captain completed a late loan move from Tottenham to Celtic. Full Story »

AP – Mon Feb 1, 3:28 pm ET  

October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup. Full Story »

AP – Mon Feb 1, 4:32 pm ET  

AP

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's prime minister said Monday it's clear to him that the 10 U.S. Baptists who tried to take 33 children out of his quake-ravaged country without permission "knew what they were doing was wrong." Full Story »

o   Video: Baptists defend motives in Haiti adoption case AP

o   Slideshow: Americans accused of kidnapping detained in Haiti

AFP – Mon Feb 1, 3:35 pm ET  

AFP/File

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama warned on Monday the United States would increase pressure on Sudan's government if it did not respond to a US engagement push aimed at securing a peace deal in Darfur. Full Story »

AFP – 6 mins ago  

AFP/HO/Dept of Defense/File

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US military failed to shoot down a ballistic missile in a test resembling an Iranian or North Korean strike after a radar malfunctioned, a spokesman said on Monday. Full Story »

Reuters – Mon Feb 1, 11:36 am ET

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