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Plot Exposes Fissure In U.s. Intelligence Community

Last week's failed plot to bomb a U.S. passenger jet has exposed lingering fissures within the U.S. intelligence community, which had information from interviews and clandestine intercepts but did not put the pieces together, officials said. Turf wars between U.S. spy and law enforcement agencies are (more)

Not Guilty Plea Entered For Nigerian Bomb Suspect

A federal judge entered a not guilty plea on Friday on behalf of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian accused in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airplane that prompted a sweeping review of U.S. security procedures. Abdulmutallab, who shuffled into court in leg irons, answered (more)

U.s. Choppers Land Troops In Heart Of Haiti Capital

U.S. Black Hawk helicopters landed American paratroopers at the wrecked presidential palace in the heart of earthquake-shattered Port-au-Prince on Tuesday in a show of military force supporting a massive multinational relief operation. It was one of the most visible and potentially sensitive deployments (more)

Court Urges Misconduct Probe Into Polanski Case

A California appeals court on Monday denied a bid to dismiss a 32-year-old unlawful sex charge against director Roman Polanski but in strong language urged prosecutors to investigate claims of misconduct in the handling of the case. Polanski remains under house arrest in Switzerland, facing extradition (more)

Madoff Being Treated For Hypertension: Official

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff is being treated for high blood pressure and dizziness, and was not hurt by another prisoner, a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said on Thursday. "Bernie Madoff was not assaulted. He's being treated at the (Butner) federal medical center for dizziness and hypertension," (more)

India Plans To Try Chicago Man For Mumbai Attacks

Indian officials said on Tuesday they were collecting evidence to charge a Chicago man with helping plan last year's militant attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people and reignited tensions with Pakistan. The move comes after a team of U.S. federal investigators shared evidence with India this week (more)

Haiti Faces Long, Difficult Road To Recovery

Haiti's leaders can point to progress since a powerful earthquake devastated the country but just surviving the first weeks' chaos, hunger and overwhelming loss may be the easiest part of a long recovery. Since the January 12 catastrophe killed up to 200,000 people and left around 1 million homeless (more)

Iran Supreme Leader Urges Firm Action Over Riots

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the security forces on Saturday to take firm action against anti-government protesters. "The officials of the three forces saw for themselves what the nation is asking for, therefore, they must perform their duties well toward the corrupt and the rioters," (more)

Pope Knocked To Floor But Unharmed At Mass Incident

A woman jumped over a barricade at the start of Pope Benedict's Christmas Eve mass on Thursday and lunged at the pope, who was knocked to the floor in the confusion but then resumed the service apparently unharmed. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the woman, who he described as "unstable," (more)

Jewish Leader Confronts Pope On Holocaust "silence"

An Italian Jewish leader told Pope Benedict Sunday that his wartime predecessor Pius XII should have spoken out more forcefully against the Holocaust to show solidarity with Jews being led to the "ovens of Auschwitz." The comments, from the president of Rome's Jewish community Riccardo Pacifici, were (more)

South Korea Vows Caution Over Ship, North Sees War

South Korea said after a rare emergency security meeting on Friday it would respond prudently to the sinking of one of its naval ships by the North, but Pyongyang warned the peninsula was being driven to war. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly condemned North Korea's action and called for an international response. The South announced on Thursday that it had overwhelming evidence a North Korean submarine had entered its waters in March and attacked the Cheonan corvette, killing 46 sailors in what President Lee Myung-bak called a "military provocation."

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64I26F20100521

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