http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kcur/news/ Top Stories en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:33:07 GMT Public Interactive newsroom.NewsPodcast via Rome 30 cranesj@umkc.edu no KCUR Podcast Feed http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kcur/news/content/1580918.html TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program. Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:30:13 GMT cranesj@umkc.edu no TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program. Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites cranesj@umkc.edu http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kcur/news/content/1580931.html CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians. Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:30:17 GMT cranesj@umkc.edu no CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians. Israeli president plays down settlement work cranesj@umkc.edu http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kcur/news/content/1580925.html JAKARTA (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing four while nearly 300 passengers survived the accident, officials said. Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:52:13 GMT cranesj@umkc.edu no JAKARTA (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing four while nearly 300 passengers survived the accident, officials said. Overloaded Indonesian ferry sinks; 4 dead, most survive cranesj@umkc.edu