The America's Intelligence Wire articles from October 2006

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from October 2006

FEMA Trailers Freed Up for Other Uses.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Nearly 10,000 emergency housing trailers that were intended to be sent to the Gulf Coast to help Hurricane Katrina victims have been freed up for other uses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency parked the trailers...

Israel completes withdrawal from Lebanon.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTI FRIEDMAN With a rumble of tanks and armored vehicles, Israel withdrew the last of its troops from Lebanon early Sunday, fulfilling a key condition of the Aug. 14 cease-fire that ended a monthlong war...

Koreas to hold working-level military talks this week.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTI FRIEDMAN South Korea accepted the North's proposal to hold working-level military talks this week, a top South Korean general said Sunday, amid lingering tension over the North's weapons programs....

Report: Nissan to move production of 2 vehicles to Japan from U.S.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTI FRIEDMAN Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. plans to move production of two vehicles to Japan from the United States as a way to save costs on automobiles produced in smaller quantities, a...

Egyptian police say 7 people killed, 9 injured, in building collapse.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NADIA ABOU El-MAGD Seven people were killed, nine injured, when their building collapsed in a town outside the capital, police said Sunday. A four-story building collapsed late Saturday in Sherbin,...

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher wins Chinese Grand Prix.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SALVATORE ZANCA Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to tie Renault's Fernando Alonso in the race for the season driver's championship. Beginning in wet conditions,...

More than 20 terrorist suspects killed or captured in recent raids, U.S. command says.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SALVATORE ZANCA Iraqi and U.S. forces killed or captured more than 20 terrorist suspects, many linked with al-Qaida in Iraq, in a series of raids, the U.S. command said Sunday. In an early-morning...

Thailand awaits king to approve new prime minister.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL CASEY Retired army commander Gen. Surayud Chulanont was expected to be named interim prime minister Sunday following the announcement of a temporary constitution which reserved considerable powers...

Tropical Storm Xangsane batters central Vietnam; 2 dead in Danang.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DINH TRAN TRUNG HAU Tropical Storm Xangsane barreled across central Vietnam on Sunday, leaving at least two people dead, injuring about 80 more and damaging thousands of homes, officials said. Heavy...

Lara rues qualifying path for Champions Trophy.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DINH TRAN TRUNG HAU West Indies captain Brian Lara says he's confident his team will feature in the Champions Trophy after being forced to qualify for the limited-overs cricket tournament. "We have to...

Solomon Islands minister accused of pedophilia remains a fugitive, says lawyer.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DINH TRAN TRUNG HAU The Solomon Islands' attorney general, accused by Australia of pedophilia, remained a fugitive Sunday after failing to attend court in this South Pacific island nation, his lawyer and...

Opposition Conservative leader Cameron opens party conference with pledge to seize Blair's office.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DAVID STRINGER He has charm, youth and political momentum, but as Britain's opposition Conservative party leader David Cameron opens his maiden party conference on Sunday with a pledge to win office, he...

Bosnians electing new leaders who may run country without international supervision.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SAMIR KRILIC Voters went to the polls Sunday in a general election that could chose leaders to run Bosnia without international supervision for the first time since the war ended 11 years ago _ if the...

Police loyal to Abbas, Hamas militia clash in southern Gaza over unpaid salaries.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SAMIR KRILIC Police protesting unpaid salaries clashed on Sunday with Hamas militiamen deployed to prevent such protests, and two bystanders were moderately wounded in the ensuing gunfire. The police...

Japan's stance on Iran nuke program leaves oil field talks at impasse: report.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARL FREIRE Japan and Iran have yet to end an impasse over a joint project to develop one of the largest oil fields in the world, with Tehran blaming U.S. influence on Tokyo for the delay, a newspaper...

Chinese Grand Prix Results.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARL FREIRE Results Sunday from the Chinese Grand Prix at the 5.5-kilometer (3.4-mile) Shangahai International circuit with driver, country, car, laps completed, time of cars on lead lap and winner's...

Kashmiris protest against planned execution of convicted Kashmiri.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: AIJAZ HUSSAIN Indian police on Sunday fired tear gas and used bamboo sticks to beat dozens of rock-throwing Kashmiris protesting the upcoming execution of a Kashmiri man convicted of plotting a deadly...

Xangsane storm death toll rises to 76 in Philippines, 69 missing.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippine capital and northern farming regions has risen to 76, with 69 others missing in floods and landslides, officials said Sunday. Most...

Bosnian ordnance experts in Iraq vote in their country's general election.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ A team of Bosnian ordnance experts serving as part of the U.S.-led force in Iraq cast their votes for Sunday's Bosnian general elections, the electoral commission said. Thirty-six soldiers...

Bomb blast hits Pakistani truck carrying fuel for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI A bomb blast set an oil tanker ablaze at a Pakistani border crossing, slightly injuring the driver as he attempted to deliver fuel for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a security official...

Hurricane Isaac Strengthens in Atlantic.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland. At 5 a.m. EDT,...

Isaac Becomes Hurricane in Atlantic.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland. At 5 a.m. EDT,...

American James Blake wins Thailand Open.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI American James Blake dominated top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Thailand Open final. Third-seeded Blake controlled the match from start-to-finish...

Zambian president surges ahead in vote count amid mounting tensions in capital.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANGUS SHAW President Levy Mwanawasa surged ahead to capture 39 percent of votes counted so far in presidential polls as his principal rival slipped into third place, the official Electoral Commission said...

Schumacher wins Chinese Grand Prix to level driver's standings.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SALVATORE ZANCA Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to tie Renault's Fernando Alonso in the race for the season driver's championship. Beginning in wet conditions,...

Hurricane Isaac strengthens in Atlantic, tropical storm watch issued for Newfoundland.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SALVATORE ZANCA Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland. At 0900GMT,...

30 dead in China road accident.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SALVATORE ZANCA A bus careened off a bridge and plunged 30 meters (98 feet) into a river Sunday killing 30 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, a government news agency said. Another...

Daniilidou wins Korea Open for fourth WTA singles title.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SALVATORE ZANCA Eleni Daniilidou of Greece held on for a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3) win over fourth-seeded Ai Sugiyama in the Korea Open final Sunday to earn her fourth WTA singles title. Down 4-5 in the...

NATO to take over control of 12,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan in few days.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM KRANE America's direct control of military operations in Afghanistan will dwindle to a single air base within days as the NATO alliance assumes a nationwide command that places 12,000 more U.S. troops...

Gunbattles break out in Gaza between police loyal to Abbas, Hamas militia.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IBRAHIM BARZAK Gunbattles broke out in three locations in the Gaza Strip on Sunday between police loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and rival militiamen of the Hamas-led government. Two...

Thai military council chooses retired army commander to be new prime minister.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Retired army commander Gen. Surayud Chulanont was sworn in Sunday as Thailand's interim prime minister following the announcement of a temporary constitution which reserved considerable powers for Thailand's military...

Immigration, banking scandal spice elections that could lead to grand coalition in Austria.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: VERONIKA OLEKSYN Austrians voted Sunday in national elections that could unseat the current chancellor and swing the pendulum of power from the center-right to the center-left. After months of...

Thai interim PM is respected ex-soldier from king's inner circle.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GRANT PECK and AYESHA AKRAM Surayud Chulanont, who was appointed Thailand's interim prime minister Sunday, is the latest in a seven-decade line of military leaders to head his country's government. ...

Bus Careens Off Bridge in China; 30 Dead.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: GRANT PECK and AYESHA AKRAM A bus careened off a bridge and plunged nearly 100 feet into a river Sunday, killing 30 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, a government news agency said. ...

Israel abandons positions in Lebanon, completing withdrawal from neighbor.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HAMZA HENDAWI The Israeli army abandoned positions in Lebanon early Sunday, withdrawing the last of its troops from its neighbor and fulfilling a key condition of the Aug. 14 cease-fire that ended a...

Hungarians go to the ballot box after 2 weeks of protests.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PABLO GORONDI Two weeks after the start of anti-government protests _ and the worst rioting since the 1956 revolution _ Hungarians voted Sunday in municipal elections that will either bolster or weaken a...

Philippine Muslim rebels say they're worried over peace talks impasse.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ Muslim guerrillas said Sunday they're concerned that a prolonged impasse in their Malaysian-brokered peace talks with the Philippine government could endanger an existing cease-fire. ...

Retired army commander sworn in as Thailand's new prime minister.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ Retired army commander Gen. Surayud Chulanont was sworn in Sunday as Thailand's interim prime minister following the announcement of a temporary constitution which reserved considerable powers...

Blake wins Thailand Open.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ American James Blake dominated top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Thailand Open final. Third-seeded Blake controlled the match from start-to-finish with...

Minister sees German economic growth of up to 2.5 percent in 2006.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ Economic growth could reach 2.5 percent this year, a German minister said in remarks published Sunday, among the most optimistic forecasts yet about Europe's largest economy. "I expect...

WORLD at 1000GMT.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ HIGHLIGHTS: New: THAILAND COUP. Retired army commander is new Thai prime minister. New: ZAMBIA ELECTION. Zambian president surges ahead in election counting. New: KOREAS MILITARY...

Palestinian killed in gunbattles between Hamas militiamen, police loyal to Abbas in Gaza.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ A Palestinian man was killed Sunday in gunbattles between militiamen from the ruling Hamas Party and security personnel loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, hospital officials said. The man's...

Report: Bomb explosion outside hospital in Turkey injures three people.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ A bomb exploded outside a hospital in the Mediterranean port city of Mersin on Sunday, injuring three people, the private Dogan news agency reported. The bomb had been placed near a bicycle...

Pope encourages Christians, Muslims to keep good relations in Iraq.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday encouraged Christians and Muslims in Iraq to continue their centuries-old brotherly ties as he prayed for peace and harmony in that violence-wracked country. ...

State radio: As many as 40 dead in flooding from dam collapse in Nigeria.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KATHARINE HOURELD About 40 people were feared dead in flooding from a dam collapse in northwest Nigeria, state radio said Sunday. The dam collapsed on Saturday after heavy rains apparently overwhelmed...

Retired army commander sworn in as Thailand's new prime minister.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL CASEY Retired army commander Gen. Surayud Chulanont was sworn in Sunday as Thailand's interim prime minister, after the military announced a new temporary constitution that would give them...

Telecom Italia takes a detour on road to convergence.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: COLLEEN BARRY Telecom Italia took a detour from the road to convergence that most mobile and fixed-line operators have been treading, and wandered into a controversy that has spread from the market to the...

Chakvetadze bests Medina Garrigues to win Guangzhou Open.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: COLLEEN BARRY Russia's Anna Chakvetadze cruised past Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-1, 6-4 Sunday to win the Guangzhou Open for her first WTA singles title. Third-seeded Chakvetadze dominated...

Xangsane storm leaves 76 dead, 69 missing in Philippines; new tropical depression forming.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippine capital and northern farming regions has risen to 76, with 69 others missing in floods and landslides, officials said Sunday. Most...

Iraqi authorities release new tape of terrorist leader, say they are closing in on him.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JIM GOMEZ Security forces are close to capturing or killing the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior Iraqi officia said Sunday, showing a captured video of the terror chief teaching...

Last lap decides fourth through seventh.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SALVATORE ZANCA While Michael Schumacher passing the checkered flag at the Chinese Grand Prix, drama was unfolding a minute behind, where fourth through seventh places were decided on the last lap with a...

Clashes with Sri Lankan navy kill 7 Tamil Tiger guerrillas, military says.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KRISHAN FRANCIS Two separate battles with the Sri Lankan navy left seven Tamil Tiger rebels dead, the military said Sunday, as troops and guerrillas traded artillery fire across the military's northern...

Pope Prays for Peace in Iraq.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KRISHAN FRANCIS Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday encouraged Christians and Muslims in Iraq to continue their centuries-old brotherly ties as he prayed for peace and harmony in the violence-wracked country. The...

EU's Barroso travels to Darfur with peace agenda.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso visited Darfur Sunday to underline European concern about the deteriorating security and humanitarian crisis in this war-torn area of...

5 Found Dead in S.C. Mobile Home.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: BRUCE SMITH Five people were found dead in a home Saturday, and all appeared to have been shot, police said. Investigators were talking to a suspect. No motive had been identified. Officers discovered the...

Thailand new prime minister says he will work to unify country.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BRUCE SMITH Thailand's newly appointed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont told reporters Sunday that his priorities would be tackling the ongoing Muslim insurgency and bringing unity to a country divided by...

Official: New Zealand unlikely to take action over Rainbow Warrior bombing claims.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BRUCE SMITH The government will probably not investigate claims that the brother of a French presidential hopeful was behind a 1985 bombing which killed a Dutch man aboard a Greenpeace protest ship in New...

Iraqi authorities release new tape of terrorist leader, say they are closing in on him.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA Security forces are close to capturing or killing the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior Iraqi official said Sunday, showing a captured video of the terror chief...

30 dead in China road accident.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA A bus careened off a bridge and plunged 30 meters (98 feet) into a river Sunday killing 30 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, a government news agency said. ...

S.C. Official: Sterilize Bad Parents.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA A City Council member, reacting to a video store holdup believed to have been carried out by children, says parents who can't properly care for their kids should be sterilized. "We pick...

Gunbattles break out in Gaza between police loyal to Abbas, Hamas militia.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IBRAHIM BARZAK Militiamen from the ruling Hamas party used guns and clubs Sunday to break up protests over unpaid government salaries near the parliament building in Gaza City and elsewhere in the Gaza...

Zambian president surges ahead in vote count amid mounting tensions in capital.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANGUS SHAW Rioting broke out Sunday in the Zambian capital after President Levy Mwanawasa surged ahead in presidential elections and his principal rival slipped into third place. The official...

Report: Japan's new prime minister to visit China Oct. 8 for talks.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANGUS SHAW Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will travel to Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders in an effort to mend a rift over territorial disputes and visits by Abe's predecessor to a Tokyo war...

Russian troops in Georgia put on high alert.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI The commander of Russian military forces in Georgia said Sunday that his troops had been put on high alert and ordered to shoot to kill in case of danger, as the two ex-Soviet...

Broncos win sixth Australian grand final in six attempts.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI The Brisbane Broncos stayed perfect in grand finals in Australia's National Rugby League, beating the Melbourne Storm 15-8 Sunday in the championship match. Playing before...

Clashes with Sri Lankan navy kill 7 Tamil Tiger guerrillas, military says.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KRISHAN FRANCIS Two separate battles with the Sri Lankan navy left seven Tamil Tiger rebels dead, the military said Sunday, as troops and guerrillas traded artillery fire across the military's northern...

U.N. peacekeeping force hails Israeli withdrawal but says it's incomplete.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KRISHAN FRANCIS The leader of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon hailed as "significant progress" the pullout of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon on Sunday, but said the pullout would not be...

Iraqi authorities release new tape of terrorist leader, say they are closing in on him.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Security forces are close to capturing or killing the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior Iraqi official said Sunday, showing a captured video of the terror chief...

Gunbattles break out in Gaza between police loyal to Abbas, Hamas militia.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IBRAHIM BARZAK Militiamen from the ruling Hamas party used guns and clubs on Sunday to break up police protests over unpaid government salaries, touching off gunbattles in Gaza City with security personnel...

U.N. peacekeeping force hails Israeli withdrawal but says it's incomplete.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IBRAHIM BARZAK The leader of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon hailed as "significant progress" the pullout of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon on Sunday, but said the pullout would not be...

30 dead in China road accident.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IBRAHIM BARZAK A bus careened off a bridge and plunged 30 meters (98 feet) into a river Sunday killing 30 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, a government news agency said. Another...

Russian troops in Georgia put on high alert.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI The commander of Russian military forces in Georgia said Sunday that his troops had been put on high alert and ordered to shoot to kill in case of danger, as the two ex-Soviet...

Report: Japan's new prime minister to visit China, SKorea from Oct. 8.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will travel to Beijing and Seoul from Oct. 8 in an effort to mend rifts over territorial disputes and visits by Abe's predecessor to a Tokyo...

Laurent Fabius announces his candidacy for Socialist presidential nomination.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI Former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius on Sunday formally announced his candidacy for the Socialist nomination for the French presidential elections. Fabius, who trails in...

Minister sees German economic growth of up to 2.5 percent in 2006.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHEN GRAHAM Economic growth could reach 2.5 percent this year, a German minister said in remarks published Sunday, among the most optimistic forecasts yet about Europe's largest economy. "I expect...

EU's Barroso travels to Darfur with peace agenda.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso visited Darfur Sunday to underline European concern about the deteriorating security and humanitarian crisis in this war-torn area of...

Woman, child critically hurt in German youth hostel explosion.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU An explosion likely caused by a gas at a German youth hostel injured 20 people, including a woman and a young girl who were in critical condition Sunday, police said. The blast...

Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced in Sweden.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KARL RITTER Scientists who researched so-called "knockout mice," DNA fingerprinting or stem cells are among the possible candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced Monday in the Swedish...

Pope about to end long sojourn at summer palace near Rome.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KARL RITTER Pope Benedict XVI, who has warned against working too hard, is about to end his long sojourn at the papal palace outside Rome, where he took up residence in late July as part of his summer...

Gunbattles break out in Gaza between Hamas militia, police loyal to Abbas.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IBRAHIM BARZAK Militiamen from the ruling Hamas party used guns and clubs on Sunday to break up police protests over unpaid government salaries, touching off gunbattles in Gaza City with security personnel...

German minister reports spiraling measles cases, calls for immunization law.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Measles infections in Germany have risen nearly 20-fold in two years, the health minister said in remarks published Sunday, calling for a law to force parents to vaccinate their children. While authorities...

Two Sept. 11 hijackers appear in 2000 video posted on British newspaper Web site.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BETH GARDINER Mohamed Atta, the ringleader of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, smiles and jokes with another hijacker before the two turn serious and speak intently to a camera in a video posted Sunday...

Retired army commander sworn in as Thailand's new prime minister.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL CASEY Retired army commander Gen. Surayud Chulanont was sworn in Sunday as Thailand's interim prime minister, saying he wanted to settle a bloody Muslim insurgency and heal a country divided by the...

Hurricane Isaac Strengthens in Atlantic.
October 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MICHAEL CASEY Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland. At 8 a.m. EDT, Isaac...