Police say 5 Americans detained in Pakistan over suspected terror links likely to be deported
ISLAMABAD (AP) _ Five young American Muslims detained over alleged terrorist links in Pakistan are most likely to be deported, a local police chief said Friday.
The men have allegedly told investigators they tried to connect with Islamist militant groups in Pakistan and were intending to cross the border into Afghanistan and fight U.S. troops there.
They were reported missing by their families in the Washington D.C. area a week ago after one of them left behind a militaristic farewell video saying Muslims must be defended. Pakistani police detained them this week in the town of Sargodha in eastern Pakistan.
Regional police chief Javed Islam said the men had yet to be charged with any crime.
"They are American citizens. I think most probably they would be taken to America, that's what I feel," he told The Associated Press.
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EU strains to come up with more climate financing for poor nations, faces strong resistance
COPENHAGEN (AP) _ Negotiators are working in Brussels and Copenhagen to come up with more climate change money for poor countries amid talks on a historic deal to control the world's greenhouse gases.
But by Friday morning, European Union leaders in Brussels had failed to muster pledges of euro6.6 billion ($9.7 billion) they sought as the EU contribution to a three-year $30 billion (euro20 billion) fund to help poor nations cope with climate change. Eastern EU nations were resisting donating more due to the financial crisis.
Meanwhile, the climate conference in Copenhagen moves into a higher gear as top U.S. and Chinese negotiators arrive. More hectic bargaining is expected before the end of next week, when at least 110 heads of government will cap the two-year effort to reduce the emissions causing global warming.
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Obama's brisk Nobel trip ends, the final push on health care awaits
OSLO (AP) _ With a Nobel Peace Prize in hand, President Barack Obama is returning to the grind of governing, refocusing on his top domestic priority as the Senate moves toward a pivotal moment on legislation to remake the nation's health care system.
Obama left Norway for Washington on Friday after becoming the first chief executive to collect the storied award so early in his tenure. He blitzed through his Nobel itinerary, then met privately with U.S. embassy staff at his hotel before returning to a huge agenda hanging in the balance, including health care and another European trip next week for a climate summit.