http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/index.html en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:20:02 PST Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:20:02 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333219_apuspalinbillygraham.html?syndication=rss Sarah Palin was having dinner Sunday with the Rev. Billy Graham a day before a planned book tour stop in eastern North Carolina. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333219_apuspalinbillygraham.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:01:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328444_apusribishopkennedy.html?syndication=rss A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328444_apusribishopkennedy.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333262_apusrhodesscholarslist.html?syndication=rss The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333262_apusrhodesscholarslist.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:17:37 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328400_apmliranwargames.html?syndication=rss Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328400_apmliranwargames.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:46:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330633_apussept11trialdefendants.html?syndication=rss The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330633_apussept11trialdefendants.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:44:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333232_apusrhodesscholars.html?syndication=rss When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333232_apusrhodesscholars.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:40:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333228_apusgrandcanyonpermits.html?syndication=rss Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333228_apusgrandcanyonpermits.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:34:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333154_apcbbermudajailedtourist.html?syndication=rss Bermuda's highest court has struck down the conviction of a Florida woman who accidentally brought the ammunition magazine from her gun to the British island territory. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333154_apcbbermudajailedtourist.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333130_apasaustraliaasylumseekers.html?syndication=rss Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers were separated at an island immigration detention center after a riot left 37 injured, an official said Monday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333130_apasaustraliaasylumseekers.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333101_apworldbriefly.html?syndication=rss Lawyer says 9/11 defendants will plead not guilty so they can express their political views Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333101_apworldbriefly.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330893_aplthondurascoup.html?syndication=rss The coup last summer in this tiny, Central American country blew up into an international incident, with thousands of Hondurans taking to the streets while everyone from Barack Obama to Fidel Castro lined up behind ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330893_aplthondurascoup.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333036_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university's main administrative building have ended their protest. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333036_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333016_apussubwaystabbing.html?syndication=rss A subway passenger stabbed to death in front of horrified straphangers has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333016_apussubwaystabbing.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333012_apusmrslincolnearrings.html?syndication=rss The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010333012_apusmrslincolnearrings.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330619_apeubritainfloods.html?syndication=rss Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330619_apeubritainfloods.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010332982_apusredheadassault.html?syndication=rss Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010332982_apusredheadassault.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010332969_apusdeathpenaltyohio.html?syndication=rss The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn't matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one - as his home state of Ohio has proposed - as long as the drug works efficiently. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010332969_apusdeathpenaltyohio.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010329156_apeuromaniapresidentialelections.html?syndication=rss A presidential election aimed at helping Romania emerge from a political and economic crisis failed to produce a winner on Sunday, and the top two candidates will compete in a runoff next month, according to two exit polls. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010329156_apeuromaniapresidentialelections.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328399_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328399_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330986_apususindiasingh.html?syndication=rss India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, has arrived in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official welcoming ceremony and a state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330986_apususindiasingh.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330974_apmliraquscasualties.html?syndication=rss The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in action in Iraq. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330974_apmliraquscasualties.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330855_apmlegyptalgeriarivalry.html?syndication=rss Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330855_apmlegyptalgeriarivalry.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330726_apclimatehackedemails.html?syndication=rss A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate summit in Denmark. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330726_apclimatehackedemails.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330887_apltvenezuelacolombia.html?syndication=rss Venezuela has no interest in talking directly to Colombia to end a monthslong crisis but would support an effort by other South American nations to broker a solution, a top government official said Sunday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330887_apltvenezuelacolombia.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330816_apuscaliforniafreewayfatal.html?syndication=rss Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330816_apuscaliforniafreewayfatal.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330807_apustribalmurders.html?syndication=rss In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330807_apustribalmurders.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328471_apcncanadafacebookinsurance.html?syndication=rss A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328471_apcncanadafacebookinsurance.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330667_apmliraqsaddamssupporters.html?syndication=rss A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330667_apmliraqsaddamssupporters.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330732_apusatlanticcityboardwalkfire.html?syndication=rss Investigators say a fire that destroyed businesses on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk apparently started in a pizza shop. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330732_apusatlanticcityboardwalkfire.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330725_apussocalearthquakes.html?syndication=rss A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330725_apussocalearthquakes.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330723_apltvenezuelamoreweapons.html?syndication=rss President Hugo Chavez is hailing the forthcoming arrival of 300 Russian-made tanks and armored vehicles, and urging civilians to join government-organized militias to be ready to defend Venezuela from a foreign invasion. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330723_apltvenezuelamoreweapons.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330433_apeubritainiraq.html?syndication=rss Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made more than a year earlier, a newspaper reported Sunday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330433_apeubritainiraq.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330611_apmlisraelpalestiniannun.html?syndication=rss A Palestinian nun who co-founded a charity dedicated to educating Arab girls on Sunday took an important step toward sainthood. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330611_apmlisraelpalestiniannun.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330687_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330687_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330645_apusiraqirefugeesdetroit.html?syndication=rss The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. Within a month, the Iraqi refugee moved to Michigan. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330645_apusiraqirefugeesdetroit.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010328466_apuskennedydynasty.html?syndication=rss Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010328466_apuskennedydynasty.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330546_apeurussiaobitfeoktistov.html?syndication=rss Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feoktistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330546_apeurussiaobitfeoktistov.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328436_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Iran released a former vice president on a $700,000 bail Sunday after his lawyer said he had been sentenced to six years in prison in the mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the post-election unrest. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328436_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330426_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Three jailed suspects in Oct. 25 bombings that killed more than 150 people in Iraq said they filmed the targeted buildings before the attack and escorted the car bombs in a convoy into Baghdad, according to confessions shown on Iraqi television Sunday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330426_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330630_apafugandavenezuela.html?syndication=rss Ugandan officials were offended Sunday after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wondered out loud whether Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was truly as brutal as he was reputed to be. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330630_apafugandavenezuela.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328454_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328454_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330604_apusmilitaryschoolwomen.html?syndication=rss Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330604_apusmilitaryschoolwomen.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330617_apafalgeriaguantanamoacquittals.html?syndication=rss An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted two former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were returned home to face charges of links to terrorism, their defense lawyer said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330617_apafalgeriaguantanamoacquittals.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330584_apaschinamineexplosion.html?syndication=rss When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330584_apaschinamineexplosion.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:37:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330490_apmlegyptisrael.html?syndication=rss Egypt's president on Sunday criticized Israeli construction in east Jerusalem, telling his Israeli counterpart that settlement activity in the disputed sector of the holy city threatens to anger the entire Muslim world. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330490_apmlegyptisrael.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328455_apasindonesiaferrysinks.html?syndication=rss Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328455_apasindonesiaferrysinks.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:19:47 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330538_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330538_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330423_apeunirelandiradissidents.html?syndication=rss Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330423_apeunirelandiradissidents.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330437_apasindiadalailamaobama.html?syndication=rss The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330437_apasindiadalailamaobama.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328459_apafliberiafuneral.html?syndication=rss Hundreds of people jammed into a Monrovia church to mourn a Liberian United Nations worker killed in an October attack by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's capital. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328459_apafliberiafuneral.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010322247_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss An astronaut in space is finally a new dad. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010322247_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327956_apasindonesiaferrysinks.html?syndication=rss Rescuers saved more than 230 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least nine people have died, an official said. An unknown number of passengers were still missing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327956_apasindonesiaferrysinks.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328387_apeubritainiraq.html?syndication=rss A British newspaper claims leaked government documents show plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq were drafted more than a year earlier - calling into question Tony Blair's public statements on the military buildup. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328387_apeubritainiraq.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328303_apusribishopkennedy.html?syndication=rss Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328303_apusribishopkennedy.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328369_apusribishopkennedycorrection.html?syndication=rss (Stations: Please substitute the following for V3958, slugged RI Bishop-Kennedy, which moved at 5:05 a.m. Eastern time. The new version CORRECTS Kennedy not disclosing how bishop told him of ban sted in discussions.) Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328369_apusribishopkennedycorrection.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328365_apafugandavenezuela.html?syndication=rss Ugandan officials say they are offended that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has praised former dictator Idi Amin. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328365_apafugandavenezuela.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327758_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327758_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328206_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss A top reformer has been sentenced to six years in jail after he stood trial on charges of fomenting unrest to topple the Iranian regime, his lawyer said Sunday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328206_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324073_apmliranwargames.html?syndication=rss Iran's state TV says the country has begun large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against any possible attack. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324073_apmliranwargames.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010322324_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010322324_apussaipanshooting.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327972_apasindiablasts.html?syndication=rss Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327972_apasindiablasts.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010322309_apaschinamineexplosion.html?syndication=rss Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010322309_apaschinamineexplosion.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327840_apeuromaniapresidentialelections.html?syndication=rss Romanians were voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could help end a leadership crisis that has threatened an international loan aimed at stopping the country's painful recession. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327840_apeuromaniapresidentialelections.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:31:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328222_apusweatherpageweather.html?syndication=rss A low-pressure system that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico the past few days, bringing rain to the Gulf Coast, was expected to finally move inland into the Southeast on Sunday. This was likely to translate to widespread rain and even a few thunderstorms in the area even as the system weakens while moving toward the Southeast coast. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328222_apusweatherpageweather.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010326961_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010326961_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:01:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324582_apusthanksgivingtravel.html?syndication=rss The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324582_apusthanksgivingtravel.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324270_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Iraqi security officials say four people have been killed in attacks in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324270_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:45 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010327712_healthcare22.html?syndication=rss The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance-company practices that deny or dilute benefits, and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010327712_healthcare22.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327514_spaceshuttle22.html?syndication=rss Space-shuttle astronaut Randolph Bresnik put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327514_spaceshuttle22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327396_afghanmilitia22.html?syndication=rss U.S. and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan, prompting hopes of a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327396_afghanmilitia22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327223_iranwargames22.html?syndication=rss Iran will begin large-scale air-defense war games today aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327223_iranwargames22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327241_pakistanpoll22.html?syndication=rss Pakistan will face a "demographic disaster" if it does not address the needs of its young generation, the largest in the country's history, whose views reflect a deep disillusionment with government and democracy, according to a report released here on Saturday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327241_pakistanpoll22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327397_intelprotest22.html?syndication=rss Around 3,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated Saturday outside an Intel plant in Jerusalem to protest its operating on the Jewish Sabbath, which they view as a desecration of the sanctity of the holy city. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327397_intelprotest22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327242_srilanka22.html?syndication=rss Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327242_srilanka22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327398_iraqelec22.html?syndication=rss Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni Arab, vetoed the legislation earlier this week because he wants more seats allocated for Iraqis living abroad, most of whom are Sunnis who fled the war. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327398_iraqelec22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327222_hackers22.html?syndication=rss Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate-change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327222_hackers22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:13:23 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327224_mumbaiarrests22.html?syndication=rss Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327224_mumbaiarrests22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327228_bushlibrary22.html?syndication=rss Architect Robert Stern's plans for the George W. Bush Presidential Center call for a low-slung building of brick and limestone, following traditional lines and hugging the Texas landscape with a calm reserve. It's almost as if Bush has chosen to retreat into the patrician reticence of his blue-blooded, Connecticut forebears. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327228_bushlibrary22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327512_census22.html?syndication=rss Even before the recession, more than one in five Americans needed help from family, friends or outsiders to pay for basic needs, according to a survey by the Census Bureau. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327512_census22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327511_mortgages22.html?syndication=rss As millions of Americans struggle to hold on to their homes, Wall Street has found a way to make money from the mortgage mess. Investment funds are buying billions of dollars' worth of home loans, discounted from the loans' original value. Then, in what might seem an act of charity, the funds are helping homeowners by reducing the size of the loans. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327511_mortgages22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327403_uranium22.html?syndication=rss A new wave of testing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that 79 percent of the wells tested north of the World War II-era copper mine have dangerous levels of uranium or arsenic or both that make the water unsafe to drink. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327403_uranium22.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324757_apusmilitarynursetrial.html?syndication=rss A court-martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324757_apusmilitarynursetrial.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327680_apcncanadafacebookinsurance.html?syndication=rss A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327680_apcncanadafacebookinsurance.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010326807_apushighschoolarrests.html?syndication=rss Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010326807_apushighschoolarrests.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327638_apusoregonroadshooting.html?syndication=rss A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327638_apusoregonroadshooting.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324592_apasindiaterroranniversary.html?syndication=rss The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324592_apasindiaterroranniversary.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010324457_apclimate09hotair.html?syndication=rss Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010324457_apclimate09hotair.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324404_apusstalinsgrandson.html?syndication=rss Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324404_apusstalinsgrandson.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327828_apusrhodesscholars.html?syndication=rss Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327828_apusrhodesscholars.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324335_apasafghanistankhansroad.html?syndication=rss Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324335_apasafghanistankhansroad.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327616_apltvenezuelacubafidelcastro.html?syndication=rss Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327616_apltvenezuelacubafidelcastro.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327023_apusatlanticcityboardwalkfire.html?syndication=rss Officials say a three-alarm fire on the boardwalk in Atlantic City has been declared under control. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327023_apusatlanticcityboardwalkfire.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327599_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Dozens of protesters are occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz in the third straight day of protest over fee hikes and cuts to campus services. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327599_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327307_apusbideniowa.html?syndication=rss Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327307_apusbideniowa.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327470_apussubwaystabbing.html?syndication=rss A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010327470_apussubwaystabbing.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324330_apcncanadamccainpalin.html?syndication=rss U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324330_apcncanadamccainpalin.html?syndication=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:31:04 PST