http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/?track=rss Headlines from WGN en ©2009, WGN Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:40:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-ml-iran-war-games,0,2644794.story?track=rss TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:54:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-ml-palestinians-rockets,0,1231901.story?track=rss GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-italy-mumbai-attacks,0,4565061.story?track=rss ROME (AP) — Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:47:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-azerbaijan-nagorno-karabakh,0,545507.story?track=rss BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan said Saturday his nation may resort to military force if talks with Armenia on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute produce no result. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:21:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-ml-saudi-hajj-swine-flu,0,7012837.story?track=rss RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:54:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-lt-venezuela-chavez,0,6523048.story?track=rss CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez has defended the alleged terrorist mastermind Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan imprisoned in France was an important "revolutionary fighter" who supported the cause of the Palestinians. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:45:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cn-canada-mccain-palin,0,600620.story?track=rss HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:29:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-ml-egypt-algeria-soccer-row,0,1591746.story?track=rss CAIRO (AP) — President Hosni Mubarak entered Egypt's bitter soccer row with Algeria on Saturday, vowing in a televised speech that attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:49:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-lt-brazil-niemeyer,0,6252827.story?track=rss BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Famed 101-year-old Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is reportedly back at work just weeks after surgery for gallstones and an intestinal tumor. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:00 -0600 http://www.wgntv.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-germany-us-sept-11-trial,0,4909809.story?track=rss BERLIN (AP) — A German government official says the nation will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and four accused henchmen. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:00 -0600