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Fort Hood shooter talked with radical cleric: report

AFP - 3 hours 57 mins ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Army Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, intensified contacts with a radical Yemeni American cleric just months before the shootings and began discussing surreptitious financial transfers, The Washington Post reported Saturday. More »

Hershey Trust backs bid for Cadbury: report
AFP - 10 hours 51 mins ago
NEW YORK (AFP) - A charitable trust controlling US chocolate maker Hershey is backing a bid of 17 billion dollars for Britain's Cadbury, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. More »
Leader of Sears Tower plot sentenced to 13 years
AFP - 11 hours 19 mins ago
MIAMI (AFP) - A US federal judge sentenced the leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago to 13 years in prison Friday, far less than the 70 years sought by prosecutors. More »
US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan: officials
AFP - Yesterday, 08:50 am
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) - The strike took place in the district of Mir Ali, northeast of Miranshah, the main town of the restive North Waziristan tribal district, officials said. More »
'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates
AFP - Yesterday, 02:35 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain. More »
China ramps up espionage against US: study
AFP - Yesterday, 01:57 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US government report has warned that China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power invests in cyber warfare and grows more sophisticated in recruiting spies. More »
Italy trial over murdered British student closing
AFP - Yesterday, 01:51 am
ROME (AFP) - Closing arguments were to begin Friday in the trial of American student Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of her British housemate in the Italian university town of Perugia. More »
Pentagon orders probe into Fort Hood rampage
AFP - Thursday, November 19 09:46 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a "tragedy" never happens again. More »
'Too early' to set deadline for handover to Afghans: Gates
AFP - Thursday, November 19 08:10 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain. More »
US computer glitch causes major flight delays
AFP - Thursday, November 19 07:47 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A major computer glitch triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States Thursday as airlines were forced to input flight plans manually, officials said. More »