http://news.aol.com Latest News Articles From AOL News Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:43:49 GMT AOLNews, LLC 2009-11-24T08:43:49Z Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. http://www.aolcdn.com/dynanews/aolnewslogo_small http://news.aol.com AOL News! http://news.aol.com/article/military-officials-president-obama/764251 The White House said President Barack Obama could use an unusual evening war council session Monday to lock in his long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan. National News World News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:58:08 GMT 764251 2009-11-24T01:58:08Z <a name="764251"></a><div class="hentry a764251" reltag="National News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/military-officials-president-obama/764251">Obama Eyes More Troops for Afghan War </a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T20:58:08Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 6 HOURS 45 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=778479 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/nation">National News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --> <div class="synpTxt">President Barack Obama summons his war council to try to finalize a decision on Afghanistan. Military officials say they expect Obama to ask Congress to send an additional 32,000 to 35,000 troops to the war zone. The increase would include at least three Army brigades and a single, larger Marine contingent, military officials say. Troops would likely begin deploying in January.</div> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <a href="#axs786" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_1--><br clear=all><div class="left"> <iframe src="http://webcenter.polls.aol.com/modular.jsp?template=1381&view=180901&pollId=181193&channel=aol_us_news6" frameborder="0" width="205" height="185"></iframe></div> <div class="right"> <iframe src="http://webcenter.polls.aol.com/modular.jsp?template=1381&view=180902&pollId=181194&channel=aol_us_news6" frameborder="0" width="205" height="185"></iframe></div> <br clear=all> </div> </div> <a name="axs786"></a> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/military-officials-president-obama/764251">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng null"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/military-officials-president-obama/764251#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/military-officials-president-obama/764251', 'Obama Eyes More Troops for Afghan War ');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/military-officials-president-obama/764251', 'Obama Eyes More Troops for Afghan War ');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/military-officials-president-obama/764251#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/ron-houben-says-he-heard-everything-for/780187 A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed, his mother said Monday. Health News World News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:08:00 GMT 780187 2009-11-24T01:08:00Z <a name="780187"></a><div class="hentry a780187" reltag="Health News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/ron-houben-says-he-heard-everything-for/780187">Man in Coma for 23 Years: I Was Alert</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T20:08:00Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 7 HOURS 35 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=778479 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/health">Health News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --> <div class="synpTxt">A Belgian man crashed his car in 1983 and doctors said he was in a vegetative state. But Ron Houben says he was conscious all the while -- but unable to speak or even cry out. Doubtful of the doctors' diagnosis, his mother found a physician who put her son through a PET scan that indicated he could touch and feel. </div> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <a href="#axs977" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_1--><center><div><iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/34111007#34111007" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;">Visit msnbc.com for <a style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com">Breaking News</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">World News</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">News about the Economy</a></p></div></center> </div> </div> <a name="axs977"></a> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/ron-houben-says-he-heard-everything-for/780187">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng null"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/ron-houben-says-he-heard-everything-for/780187#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/ron-houben-says-he-heard-everything-for/780187', 'Man in Coma for 23 Years: I Was Alert');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/ron-houben-says-he-heard-everything-for/780187', 'Man in Coma for 23 Years: I Was Alert');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/ron-houben-says-he-heard-everything-for/780187#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/former-royal-aide-jane-andrews-escapes/781060 A former aide to the Duchess of York, convicted in 2001 of murdering her boyfriend, has escaped from prison. Crime News World News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:05:03 GMT 781060 2009-11-24T00:05:03Z <a name="781060"></a><div class="hentry a781060" reltag="Crime News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/former-royal-aide-jane-andrews-escapes/781060">Ex-Royal Aide On the Lam for Murder</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T19:05:03Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 8 HOURS 38 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=778479 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/main/crime">Crime News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 1.1 --> <!-- enhAlign: Right, Wrap, enhSize: Small--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 4, enhSize Number: 1--> <a href="#axs950" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanRightWrap"> <div class="enhanRightWrapInner enhanSmall enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_1_1--><div class="enhanPhoto"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/6/3/639081/1259011321626.JPEG" alt="Jane Andrews" width="186" height="124" /> <div class="credit">AP</div></div> </div> </div> <a name="axs950"></a> <div class="synpTxt">A former aide to Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is on the run from prison. Jane Andrews was convicted in 2001 of murdering her boyfriend, Thomas Cressman, because he wouldn't marry her. Andrews escaped after being transferred to a minimum-security facility.</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/former-royal-aide-jane-andrews-escapes/781060">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng null"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/former-royal-aide-jane-andrews-escapes/781060#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/former-royal-aide-jane-andrews-escapes/781060', 'Ex-Royal Aide On the Lam for Murder');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/former-royal-aide-jane-andrews-escapes/781060', 'Ex-Royal Aide On the Lam for Murder');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/former-royal-aide-jane-andrews-escapes/781060#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks/779188 A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the kangaroo in the throat. Animal News World News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:38:51 GMT 779188 2009-11-23T23:38:51Z <a name="779188"></a><div class="hentry a779188" reltag="Animal News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks/779188">Hopping Mad: Kanga Attacks Man, Dog</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T18:38:51Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 9 HOURS 4 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=778479 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/main/animals">Animal News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 0 --> <div class="synpTxt">A kangaroo sleeping peacefully near a pond wasn't happy about being disturbed by a man walking his dog. Australian Chris Rickard says the irate kangaroo tried to drown his dog, a blue heeler named Rocky, and when Rickard went to help his pet, the rampaging 'roo attacked him with its hind legs, tearing gashes across his abdomen and face.</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks/779188">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng null"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks/779188#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks/779188', 'Hopping Mad: Kanga Attacks Man, Dog');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks/779188', 'Hopping Mad: Kanga Attacks Man, Dog');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks/779188#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/23/studies-as-ice-sheets-flow-and-melt-oceans-continue-to-rise/ Since 2006, the Antarctic ice sheet has been flowing into the surrounding ocean at an increased rate, resulting in ever-rising sea levels, a new study says. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin said satellite images suggest sea level will likely to rise faster than previously predicted. "If the current trend continues or gets worse, Antarctica could become the largest contributor to sea level rises in the world. It could start to lose more ice than Greenland within a few years," the study's lead author, Jianli Chen, told the BBC. Science News World News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:28:34 GMT 781045 2009-11-23T22:28:34Z <a name="781045"></a><div class="hentry a781045" reltag="Science News"> <div class="synpTtlArt"><img src="http://www.aolcdn.com/aolnews/sphereeyebrow" alt="Sphere" title="Sphere" /></div> <h3 class="entry-title TtlArt"><a rel="bookmark" href="http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/23/studies-as-ice-sheets-flow-and-melt-oceans-continue-to-rise/">Melting Ice Sheets Boost Sea Levels</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T17:28:34Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 10 HOURS 15 MINUTES AGO</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/science">Science News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 0 --> <div class="synpTxt">A new study says that since 2006, the melting Antarctic ice sheet has caused sea levels to rise faster than originally predicted. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin used satellite images to track the process. "If the current trend continues or gets worse," says one researcher, "Antarctica could become the largest contributor to sea level rises in the world."</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/23/studies-as-ice-sheets-flow-and-melt-oceans-continue-to-rise/">Full Coverage</a></div> </div><div class="synpShrHide"></div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/women-set-out-to-ski-to-south-pole-to/779171 Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 former British colonies. Travel News World News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:29:59 GMT 779171 2009-11-23T21:29:59Z <a name="779171"></a><div class="hentry a779171" reltag="Travel News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/women-set-out-to-ski-to-south-pole-to/779171">Women Set Out to Ski to South Pole </a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T16:29:59Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 11 HOURS 13 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=778479 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/main/travel">Travel News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 1.1 --> <!-- enhAlign: Right, Wrap, enhSize: Small--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 4, enhSize Number: 1--> <a href="#axs248" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanRightWrap"> <div class="enhanRightWrapInner enhanSmall enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_1_1--><div class="enhanPhoto"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/6/3/639058/1259000844263.JPEG" alt="Member of the Commonwealth Woman's Antarctic Expedition" width="186" height="124" /> <div class="credit">Courtesy of Robert Hollingworth</div></div> </div> </div> <a name="axs248"></a> <div class="synpTxt">An international group of eight women begins a daunting undertaking: skiing 500 miles across the Antarctic to reach the South Pole by Jan. 1. The expedition's purpose is to mark the 60th anniversary of Britain grouping its colonies into a commonwealth.</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/women-set-out-to-ski-to-south-pole-to/779171">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng null"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/women-set-out-to-ski-to-south-pole-to/779171#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/women-set-out-to-ski-to-south-pole-to/779171', 'Women Set Out to Ski to South Pole ');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/women-set-out-to-ski-to-south-pole-to/779171', 'Women Set Out to Ski to South Pole ');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/women-set-out-to-ski-to-south-pole-to/779171#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/china-mine-explosion-miners-families/778749 Two days after a massive gas explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China left 104 men dead, grieving family members say officials from the facility have released little or no information on their loved ones who perished in the accident. World News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:18:45 GMT 778749 2009-11-23T19:18:45Z <a name="778749"></a><div class="hentry a778749" reltag="World News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/china-mine-explosion-miners-families/778749">Answers Sought in Deadly Mine Blast</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T14:18:45Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 13 HOURS 25 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=778479 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --> <div class="synpTxt">Two days after a massive gas explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China left 104 men dead, grieving family members say officials from the facility have released little or no information on their loved ones who perished in the accident.</div> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <a href="#axs493" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_1--><div class="enhanPhoto" style="width:456px"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/6/3/638988/1258986377343.JPEG" alt="Rescue workers stand near the site of Saturday's gas explosion at the state-run Xinxing mine in Hegang, China, on Sunday" width="456" height="304" /> <div class="credit">AP</div><p>Rescue workers stand near the site of Saturday's gas explosion at the state-run Xinxing mine in Hegang, China.</p></div> </div> </div> <a name="axs493"></a> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/china-mine-explosion-miners-families/778749">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng null"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/china-mine-explosion-miners-families/778749#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/china-mine-explosion-miners-families/778749', 'Answers Sought in Deadly Mine Blast');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/china-mine-explosion-miners-families/778749', 'Answers Sought in Deadly Mine Blast');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/china-mine-explosion-miners-families/778749#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/774316 NATO forces say four U.S. service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan. Three soldiers died in a bomb attack and firefight in the southern part of the country. An explosion in the east is to blame for the fourth casualty. World News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:57:02 GMT 774316 2009-11-24T00:57:02Z <a name="774316"></a><div class="hentry a774316" reltag="World News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/774316">4 US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Attacks</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-23T19:57:02Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 7 HOURS 46 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=778479 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> 0</span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 0 --> <div class="synpTxt">Four U.S. service members were killed in a 24-hour span in Afghanistan, the military says. Three soldiers died in a bomb attack and firefight in the southern part of the country, while a bomb blast farther east killed an additional solider. The violence also led to the deaths of three children.</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/774316">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng null"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/774316#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/774316', '4 US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Attacks');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/774316', '4 US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Attacks');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/774316#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (0)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/bear-attacks-man-in-switzerland-park/778664 A bear has attacked a man who entered its enclosure at a new park in Switzerland, and a policeman opened fire on the animal to defend the intruder. 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