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• Official: U.S. captures al-Qaida leader
• Shutdown leaves tourists stranded near Yellowstone
• Government doors closed, but workers may get paid
• Bipartisan vote on back pay belies shutdown chasm
• Use of force to be studied in DC police chase
• String of attacks in Iraq kills at least 66
• AP PHOTOS: Heavy snows hit Great Plains
• In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy
• Arab world searches for democratic future
• Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar
• 4 Kenyan attack suspects named as probe proceeds
• Louisiana coast readies for Tropical Storm Karen
• Libyan militant wanted by US nabbed in Tripoli
• Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call
• Police: Man who set himself ablaze on Mall dies
• Iran FM: Outreach to US opens way for nuclear deal
• Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back
• Long political crisis will weaken US abroad: Kerry

Official: U.S. captures al-Qaida leader Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:41 PM PDT The Libyan militant is wanted for his role in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa.

Shutdown leaves tourists stranded near Yellowstone Posted: 05 Oct 2013 01:54 PM PDT About 15 tourists are staying in Cooke City, one of several tiny gateway towns leading into Yellowstone National Park. Hopefully they are enjoying their visit. That's because thanks to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the tourists are literally trapped inside Cooke City.

Government doors closed, but workers may get paid Posted: 05 Oct 2013 11:12 AM PDT Their government has failed to keep the doors open and has told federal workers to stay off the job as the political parties fight over spending and health care in austere times.

Bipartisan vote on back pay belies shutdown chasm Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare flash of bipartisanship Saturday served as a cruel tease to those hoping Congress is moving toward reopening the government and averting an unprecedented default on the federal debt in less than two weeks.

Use of force to be studied in DC police chase Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington are reviewing the use of officers' deadly force in the killing of a woman who tried to ram her car through a White House barrier, a shooting her family says was unjustified.

String of attacks in Iraq kills at least 66 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:06 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims passing through a mainly Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad and another detonated his explosives inside a cafe north of the capital, the deadliest of several attacks across Iraq on Saturday that killed at least 66 people.

AP PHOTOS: Heavy snows hit Great Plains Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:40 PM PDT The weather is so bad in the Great Plains that even plow trucks are getting stuck.

In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:43 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Salim Massebellah had just reached the parking lot at Nairobi's premiere mall. Private guards inspected his trunk, then passed a mirror underneath his vehicle, checking for the exposed wires that would indicate a bomb. That was the weapon of choice of al-Shabab, the terrorist group Kenyans had been warned might one day target their capital.

Arab world searches for democratic future Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:32 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — "For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability... We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations." — President George W. Bush in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2004

Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:33 PM PDT LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — The coffins of African migrants killed in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa were lined up in long rows inside an airport hangar where survivors of the tragedy paid their respects Saturday. All of the caskets had a single rose on top except for the four of the youngest victims, which had stuffed animals.

4 Kenyan attack suspects named as probe proceeds Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:16 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A military spokesman on Saturday confirmed the names of four men implicated in the attack on an upscale mall in Kenya's capital last month, an assault that turned into a four-day-long siege and killed at least 67 people.

Louisiana coast readies for Tropical Storm Karen Posted: 05 Oct 2013 05:03 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A weak Tropical Storm Karen is stalling again off the Louisiana coast.

Libyan militant wanted by US nabbed in Tripoli Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:49 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen in a three-car convoy seized an al-Qaeda leader connected to the 1998 embassy bombings in eastern Africa and wanted by the U.S. for more than a decade outside his house Saturday in the Libyan capital, his relatives said. His capture, if confirmed, would be the latest blow to al-Qaida, which has seen its leadership consistently targeted since the death of Osama bin Laden.

Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:32 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader hinted Saturday that he disapproved of the phone call between Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama during the Iranian leader's trip to New York last month, but he reiterated his crucial support for the president's policy of outreach to the West.

Police: Man who set himself ablaze on Mall dies Posted: 05 Oct 2013 01:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the U.S. capital has died of his injuries, which were so severe that authorities will have to use DNA and dental records to identify him, District of Columbia police said Saturday.

Iran FM: Outreach to US opens way for nuclear deal Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:44 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister says historic outreach with the U.S. has already paid dividends by opening opportunities to negotiate a nuclear deal that would allow Tehran to maintain its uranium enrichment but provide greater assurances the program remain peaceful.

Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:05 PM PDT The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.

Long political crisis will weaken US abroad: Kerry Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:37 AM PDT Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Saturday the political standoff paralysing Washington was "reckless" and would weaken the United States' standing abroad if it did not end soon.

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