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London attack is possible terror act

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57:58 GMT

British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related. Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks on Wednesday. One man died and the two others believed to be have weapons were shot by police. Speaking at a press conference in Paris with French President Francois Hollande, Cameron called the attack "the most appalling crime" and said there are "strong indications" that it is a terrorist incident. Hollande sa

WWII photos on display after 68 years

Mark Leland, FOX 11 News — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:27 GMT

The images of World War II remain vivid in the minds of those who lived through it. The death. The destruction. And in city of Pilsen, in what's now the Czech Republic, the celebration of being liberated.

NEW group makes connection with Pilsen

Mark Leland, FOX 11 News — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:41 GMT

Each year Pilsen in the Czech Republic holds a celebration to thank our World War II veterans for liberating their city in 1945. But there are fewer and fewer of those veterans around to receive the praise.

WWII veterans honored in Pilsen parade

Mark Leland, FOX 11 News — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:07:25 GMT

American veterans might not always receive the praise and thanks they deserve. But in the city of Pilsen in the Czech Republic, the citizens there celebrate our World War Two veterans every year in grand style.

Suspected U.S. drone kills 2 in Yemen

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:37:57 GMT

Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.

23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:18 GMT

Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group fighting alongside regime troops have been killed in the clashes.

NKorea fires projectiles into water

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:17 GMT

North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day.

Official: Benghazi explosion accident

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:07:17 GMT

Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.

Syrian troops push into rebel-held town

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:50:53 GMT

Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast.

American veterans honored in Pilsen

Mark Leland, FOX 11 News — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:15:48 GMT

The Czech Republic city of Pilsen celebrates American veterans every year.

Indonesian rescuers find 4 more bodies

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:26:41 GMT

Rescuers recovered the bodies of four more workers from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine, police and company officials said Sunday. Nineteen other workers were missing and feared dead.

American accused of spying flies out

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:40:24 GMT

The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.

Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:41:11 GMT

A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials.

Assad: Syria talks are internal matter

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:26:52 GMT

Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.

White House releases Benghazi documents

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:28:05 GMT

The White House is releasing 100 pages of e-mails and notes related to the Obama administration's response to the attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, last September.

Wisconsin Guard unit heading to Poland

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT

Almost 100 men and women from the Wisconsin Air National Guard are heading overseas to train with their military counterparts in Poland.

Workers find survivor in factory rubble

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:05:11 GMT

A woman buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday.

Obama: North Korea has failed again

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:39:22 GMT

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves.

WH: Chemical weapons used in Syria

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:28:23 GMT

The White House says it's highly likely that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, not the rebel opposition, was behind any chemical weapons use in Syria.

DC Download: Weekly rewind

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:44:25 GMT

Although Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court were on break, this week was packed with plenty of political headlines. Here’s a look at what you might have missed.

Obama: US unsure who used chem weapons

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:09:16 GMT

President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.

Powerful blast injures 35 in Prague

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:57:29 GMT

A powerful blast believed to be a gas explosion ripped open an office building in the center of Prague on Monday, injuring at least 35 people and sending shockwaves through the Old Town tourist district.

Two arrested in Canada terror plot

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:00:50 GMT

Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida "elements" in Iran, police said Monday.

Suspects' mom, dad: They were set up

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:18:00 GMT

The father of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing described his fugitive son as a smart and accomplished "angel" in an anguished interview in which he claimed they were set up.

Uncle to bombing suspect: Turn self in

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:58:13 GMT

The uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects urged one of his nephews to turn himself in Friday, saying he had brought shame to the family and the entire Chechen ethnicity.

Chechnya has seen decades of terror

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:42:11 GMT

Militants from Chechnya in Russia's volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas with bombings, but the allegations of involvement in the Boston explosions would mark the first time they had conducted a terror attack in the West.

Is a North Korean launch imminent?

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:44:26 GMT

Concern is mounting for U.S. intelligence officials, who say North Korea may be one step closer to launching nuclear missiles.

Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher dead at 87

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:07:44 GMT

Margaret Thatcher, the combative "Iron Lady" who transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free markets in 11 bruising years as prime minister, has died. She was 87 years old.

DC Download: WH responds to N. Korea

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:02:49 GMT

With Congress on break, the White House has been fighting a different battle this week as threats of an attack from North Korea increase.

North Korea: Threat v. reality

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:39:45 GMT

All eyes are on North Korea after recent threats of attacks on the United States. But how many of the threats should be taken seriously, and what can North Korea really pull off?