| Grisly findings at MH17 crash site Posted: 07 Nov 2014 09:43 AM PST  Dutch investigators continue their difficult work at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine.
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| "Iran has not provided any explanations" Posted: 07 Nov 2014 09:36 AM PST  Iran is still failing to provide answers in a probe into its nuclear activities, and is unlikely to do so before a November 24 deadline for a deal with world powers, the UN atomic watchdog said Friday. "Iran has not provided any explanations" on two issues that Tehran had undertaken to clarify by August 25, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a new quarterly report. Iran and the IAEA have agreed to a "technical meeting to further discuss the two outstanding practical measures ... but not before November 24," said the report, not yet public but seen by AFP. "There is no progress, basically," a diplomat familiar with the IAEA's probe said.
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| Republican concedes razor-thin Senate race Posted: 07 Nov 2014 10:15 AM PST  SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Republican Ed Gillespie on Friday conceded the Virginia Senate race to the Democratic incumbent, Mark Warner, and said he would not seek a recount in the tight race even though state law entitled him to one.
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| Democratic Senator leaves controversial group Posted: 07 Nov 2014 07:00 AM PST  Sen. Joe Manchin resigned a leadership position that raised many eyebrows in his party.
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| How McCain will soon take on Obama Posted: 07 Nov 2014 01:44 AM PST  The GOP Senate takeover has given McCain new means of facing off with his 2008 rival.
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| U.N. women's rights panel harsh accusation of China Posted: 07 Nov 2014 09:37 AM PST  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations women's rights watchdog has accused China of trying to silence activists and said some who had come to Geneva to testify about the country's record "fear reprisals" upon return. At least one female activist was prevented from going to the Swiss city under "travel restrictions" imposed by China, and others alleged their reports had been censored by "state agents", the panel said, calling for a halt to such practices. The U.N. ...
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| FBI defends 'ruse' it enacted 7 years ago Posted: 07 Nov 2014 02:14 AM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — FBI Director James Comey says an agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter during a 2007 criminal investigation, a ruse the news organization says could undermine its credibility.
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| Ukraine braces for more Russian artillery Posted: 07 Nov 2014 07:22 AM PST  By Natalia Zinets and Vladimir Soldatkin KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine's military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks and truckloads of troops into the country's east to support pro-Russian separatists fighting government forces. Thursday's cross-border incursion, if confirmed, is a significant escalation of a conflict that has killed more than 4,000 people since the separatists rose up in mid-April and would call into question Russia's commitment to a two-month-old ceasefire deal. ...
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| Huge storm could bring big chill to US Posted: 07 Nov 2014 10:26 AM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An explosive storm surpassing the intensity of 2012's Superstorm Sandy is expected to reach Alaska's western Aleutian Islands over the weekend and bring unseasonably frigid temperatures to much of the U.S. next week, weather forecasters said Thursday.
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| Why did Kim Jong-Un disappear? Posted: 28 Oct 2014 03:32 AM PDT  South Korea's spy agency believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, who recently dropped out of public view for nearly six weeks, had surgery to remove a cyst from his ankle, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday. In a briefing for legislators, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it also had information that Kim had demoted around 200 military officers and that 50 executions had been carried out in the North so far this year. Citing ruling and opposition party MPs present at the briefing, Yonhap said the intelligence shared by NIS suggested a cyst had been found in Kim's ankle joint back in May. Foreign medical experts were flown to Pyongyang to carry out an operation to remove the cyst sometime in September or October, the agency said.
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| Gay marriage fight heats up Posted: 06 Nov 2014 11:07 PM PST  A month after the court declined to rule on gay marriage, the issue is headed back its way.
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| National Guard names 2 killed in copter crash Posted: 07 Nov 2014 11:36 AM PST  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two chief warrant officers were killed when their Apache attack helicopter crashed during a training mission near the Boise airport, the Idaho Army National Guard said Friday.
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| Judge confirms Detroit plan to exit historic bankruptcy Posted: 07 Nov 2014 11:11 AM PST  By Lisa Lambert DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday confirmed Detroit's plan to adjust $18 billion of debt and exit the biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy. The ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Steven Rhodes, who is overseeing the historic case, came more than two months after the start of a hearing to determine whether the 1,165-page plan was fair to creditors and feasible for the city to implement. Speaking from the bench, Rhodes said the city acted in good faith when it proposed its plan to shed about $7 billion of debt and invest $1. ...
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| Exclusive: U.S. may significantly hike number of troops in Iraq - sources Posted: 07 Nov 2014 11:38 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has drawn up plans to significantly increase the number of American forces in Iraq beyond the current total of around 1,400, as part of the effort to bolster Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, declined to offer details about the plans, including the timing of any future deployments, should they be approved. The disclosure came the same day that U.S. ...
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| Judge rules Missouri ban on gay marriage violates Constitution Posted: 07 Nov 2014 10:26 AM PST  By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Friday that Missouri's ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution in a decision that would extend the right of gay couples to marry across the Midwestern state. U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith found that the Missouri ban ran afoul of the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law. But Smith delayed his ruling from going into effect immediately pending possible appeals. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, quickly said the state would appeal. ...
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