World News - News October 8, 2011

Spec-Ops and CIA first in, last out of Afghanistan (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
After the Sept. 11 attacks, the CIA and special operations forces were the first to go into Afghanistan, helping to drive the Taliban from power.

Christians fear Islam pressure in Egypt (WDTN-TV Dayton)
On her first day to school, 15-year-old Christian student Ferial Habib was stopped at the doorstep of her new high school with clear instructions: either put on a headscarf or no school this year.

Yemen president says he wants to leave power (Athens Banner-Herald)
President Ali Abdullah Saleh made vague comments Saturday that he is willing to leave power in his first major speech since returning Yemen, but he gave no concrete plan for the future of the country.

Suspect in plot to kill Karzai was not a bodyguard (Fort Mill Times)
The Afghan president's office says a man accused of plotting to kill President Hamid Karzai was not one of his personal bodyguards, as intelligence officials had initially said.

Polish police arrest 2 in IKEA bombings in Europe (SavannahNow)
Two Polish men have been arrested and charged with planting bombs at IKEA stores in several European countries and attempting to extort euro6 million from the Swedish retail giant, Polish police said Saturday.

Kenyans bid farewell to Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize (680News)
Kenyans on Saturday bade farewell to the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in a colorful state funeral marked with prayers, praises and tree planting.

Poles prepare to vote in parliametary elections (Newsday)
As the country prepares for parliamentary elections Sunday, opinion polls show Prime Minister Donald Tusk 's party in the lead, but facing a tough challenge from Law and Justice, the conservative party of Jaroslaw Kaczynski .

Dalai Lama criticizes China in S.African address (The State)
The Dalai Lama on Saturday sharply criticized China, which is accused of blocking him from traveling to South Africa to celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday.

Czechs bet heavily on nuclear power (Boston)
Surrounded by corn fields, bicycle routes and a nature reserve, the eight huge cooling towers of the Dukovany nuclear power plant have dominated the Czech countryside near the Austrian border for almost three decades.

Indonesia arrests 3 more Muslim militants suspected of plotting suicide attacks (KSPR)
Indonesian police have arrested three Islamist militants wanted for allegedly plotting suicide attacks.

Protest calls for Afghan withdrawal (Freepressseries.co.uk)
Musicians, actors, film-makers, artists and MPs are joining anti-war activists for a protest marking the 10th anniversary of the Afghanistan war.

2 US soldiers accused of raping teenagers in Korea (KATV Little Rock)
Two U.S. soldiers have been accused of raping teenage girls in South Korea in separate incidents, prompting U.S. military officials to apologize Saturday as they tried to ease growing public anger.

Brazil's Roman Catholics shrink as secular rise (St. Augustine Record)
Bruno Maragato went through the Roman Catholic Church's rites like so many others before him in this most Catholic of nations: baptism, first communion, confirmation.

Clapper: US, Pakistan spies rebuild ties (Boston)
In what could mark a turning point in U.S.-Pakistani relations, Pakistani forces have arrested a handful of al-Qaida suspects at the CIA's request and allowed the U.S. access to the detainees, U.S. and Pakistani officials said.

Oil workers describe floating for days in Gulf (KSRO-AM Santa Rosa)
When waves as high as 40 feet disabled the 94-foot research vessel Jeremy Parfait and nine other oil workers were on in the Gulf of Mexico last month, he knew there was only one place they could go - into the water.

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