No word from China’s imprisoned Nobel winner as wife’s phone cut off

No word from China’s imprisoned Nobel winner

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize: China reacts with fury, blocks the news

Dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize, enraging China

China denounces award of Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo

China denounces award of Nobel Prize to dissident

Mexican, US authorities searching border lake for American tourist reportedly shot by pirates

Search on for tourist reported shot on border lake

Texas gov. tangles with Mexican government over handling of reported shooting at border lake

Texas gov. pressuring Mexico over lake shooting

Family, wife of man reportedly shot on Texas-Mexico border lake visits area, lays wreath

Wife visits border lake where man reportedly shot

Raul Castro says US ignored trio of offers to improve cooperation on counterterrorism

Castro: US ignored its offers on counterterrorism

Taliban won’t move to formal peace talks until US agrees to timetable for withdrawal

Taliban set preconditions for formal peace talks

Gov’t drops presidential threat case against Army vet, charges him with bogus-bomb felonies

Gov’t drops presidential threat charge vs Army vet

APNewsBreak: Perry urges Mexican president to help investigate lake shooting

APNewsBreak: Perry seeks Mexico’s help in probe

Oil spill fund administrator blames fraud, inflated claims for delays in getting victims cash

Leader on BP claims blames fraud for slow payouts

US security adviser says nations must work better together to fight international crimes

US, Russia must work to combat international crime

POLITICAL INSIDER: Michelle Obama asks supporters to open wallets for Democrats

POLITICAL INSIDER: Michelle Obama asks for cash

2 arrested in anti-gay beating at NYC bar where 1969 riot helped spur gay rights movement

2 arrested in anti-gay beating at famed NY gay bar

Supreme Court opens new term Monday with Justice Kagan on the bench, denial of appeals

New Supreme Court term opens with Kagan aboard

Government Bulletin: No indication new terrorist threat against Europe also targets US

Officials: No evidence US targeted in new threat

New Justice Kagan on the bench as Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday

New Supreme Court term opens with new justice

Supreme Court set to open new term with new Justice Elena Kagan on the bench

New Supreme Court set to start new term

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is starting its new term with a new justice, Elena Kagan, and bad news for hundreds of parties trying to get their cases heard at the nation’s highest court.

Cuba has approached more political prisoners about being freed into exile, top activist says

Cuba may free more political prisoners into exile

Contender for Nobel Peace Prize is a jailed Chinese dissident who called for political reform

Contender for Nobel prize is in Chinese prison

Favorite for Nobel Peace Prize is a jailed Chinese dissident who called for political reform

Top bet for Nobel Peace Prize is in Chinese prison

Blagojevich defense team scaled down for retrial as lead attorney leaves case

Blagojevich retrial defense team scaled down

Judge to rule on request by Blagojevich lawyers to leave ex-Ill. governor’s corruption case

Judge to decide if Blagojevich lawyers can leave

Lead attorney and others intend to leave Rod Blagojevich’s defense team for upcoming retrial

Lead attorney intends to leave Blagojevich defense

US commander says Iraq’s political impasse encouraging spike in attacks

US general: Iraq political limbo fueling violence

FBI investigating prominent book contract, financial dealings, of prominent labor leader Stern

FBI investigates prominent labor leader Andy Stern

Pot legalization measure exposes Calif.’s conflicted relationship with the drug it popularized

Calif measure shows state’s conflicted link to pot

AP Interview: Kenya accuses West of neglecting Somalia, anti-piracy flotilla waste of money

Kenya says West wasting money on anti-piracy ships

Last of 9 accused of illegally viewing Obama’s student loan records pleads guilty in Iowa

Guilty plea in Obama student loan records case

Japan prosecutors to release Chinese captain held in boat collision that raised tensions

Japan to release Chinese boat captain amid dispute

Pakistanis angry over US court’s 86-year prison term for scientist who shot at authorities

Pakistanis furious over woman’s US prison sentence

Nicaraguan diplomatic official found dead in NYC apartment on day of UN General Assembly

Nicaraguan diplomatic official found dead in NYC

US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech, Iranian says most people think US staged 9/11 attacks

US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech

UNITED NATIONS — Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad provoked yet another controversy Thursday saying a majority of people in the United States and around the world believe the American government staged the Sept. 11 terror attacks in an attempt to assure Israel’s survival.

NY judge gives 86 years in prison to Pakistani scientist who shot at US troops in Afghanistan

Pakistani given 86 years for firing at US troops

Emanuel could find himself playing catch-up if waits too long to get into Chicago mayor’s race

Time crunch for Emanuel in Chicago mayor race

Mental fitness testing ordered for Illinois man accused of bomb charge, threatening Obama

Man accused of threatening Obama ordered tested

US walks out on Ahmadinejad’s UN speech as he says some think Americans caused 9/11 attacks

US walks out on Ahmadinejad’s UN speech

UNITED NATIONS — Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad provoked yet another controversy Thursday saying a majority of people in the United States and around the world believe the American government staged the Sept. 11 terror attacks in an attempt to assure Israel’s survival.

Obama tells UN that US focused on more effective fight against al-Qaida and Taliban

Obama says US has refocused terror fight

UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama is telling the world community that the United States is “waging a more effective fight” against al-Qaida, as the fight in Iraq is drawn down.

State audit: Troubled LA suburb mismanaged more than $50 million in bond, city funding

Audit: City mismanaged over $50 million in funds

Ill. man who said he had bomb arrested after standoff, accused of threatening Obama, Muslims

Ill. man arrested, accused of threatening Obama

State audit: Troubled LA suburb mismanaged tens of millions of dollars in bond, city funding

Audit finds Bell misused millions in city funds

Judge says Bell officials charged in corruption case must show bail money isn’t tainted

Judge to eye bail money in Calif corruption case

US sees closer NATO-Russia ties on Afghan war, missile defense, anti-drug and piracy effort

US expects closer ties Russia-NATO ties

NEW YORK — A planned summit between NATO leaders and Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev will significantly boost cooperation in on the Afghan war, missile defense and fighting drug trafficking and piracy, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.

Under investigation, Armstrong stays visible with charitable efforts

Under investigation, Armstrong stays in public

Thousands of Yemenis flee southern village as government forces shell al-Qaida hide-outs

Thousands of Yemenis flee battle with al-Qaida

Jesse Jackson Jr. addresses potentially damaging details that arose in Blagojevich trial