Families of 2 still held in Iran expect Nov. trial The mother of one of two Americans still
jailed in Iran says the men have a Nov. 6 trial date, and their
families hope that means a release soon after.October 19, 2010
China reacts to dissident's Nobel Peace Prize China says awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo was an attack on the country
and an attempt to change its political system, and has retaliated by canceling another set of meetings with the Norwegian government. International Relations Professor Roy Grow joins Midday to take questions about that and other issues facing China.Midday, October 12, 2010
Judge orders 'don't ask, don't tell' injunction A federal judge has issued a nationwide
injunction stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell"
policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.October 12, 2010
Anti-war activists plan protest at federal building Anti-war activists are planning to hold
banners in front of the building that houses the U.S. attorney's
office on Tuesday to denounce what they say is "harassment" by
the FBI and grand jury.October 12, 2010
Remembering the USS Cole Ten years ago this week, suicide bombers blasted a hole in the side of the USS Cole while it sat in a harbor in Yemen. Seventeen American sailors were killed in the terrorist attack, and dozens more injured. Many of the crew members on the Cole that day remember the attack in vivid detail. A new documentary from America Abroad, "Remembering the Cole," looks back at what happened and how America responded.Midday, October 11, 2010
Funeral set for Minn. native killed in Afghanistan Services for 22-year-old Army Pfc. Ryane Clark of New
London will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at the New London-Spicer High
School gymnasium.October 9, 2010
Somali militant group al-Shabab could split soon Analysts and militants say that Somalia's
most powerful militant group is teetering on the brink of a major
split because of a rift between its top two leadersOctober 8, 2010
Few traces of past glory in Mogadishu Trapped in the middle of ongoing fighting between al-Shabab and African peacekeeping troops are Somali civilians, just trying to stay alive.October 7, 2010
EU training recruits to defend Somalia's weak government EU soldiers are spending a year training 2,000 Somali recruits in hopes of sending them to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, to help fight off Islamist insurgents trying to topple the country's beleaguered government.October 5, 2010
Soldier from New London killed in Afghanistan "We were proud that he, during war time, was willing to step up and do his duty," Rick Clark said of his son Ryane, who was killed earlier this week in Afghanistan.October 5, 2010
Peacekeepers, Islamists battle for soul of Somalia The militants want to create a strict Muslim state, while about 7,000 peacekeeping troops from the African Union are trying to stop them.October 4, 2010
Seventh Minnesota man believed dead in Somalia Some Twin Cities Somali-Americans say Abdirashid Omar of Minneapolis died nearly three weeks ago, after possibly joining Islamic insurgents.September 29, 2010