Times Square Bomb Plotter Pleads Guilty in Terror Case -- New York TimesThe defendant in the Times Square bomb plot pleaded guilty on Monday for his role in the aborted attack, an abrupt and expedited end to a terror plot that extended into Pakistan and an Islamic militant group there.
The defendant, Faisal Shahzad, 30, listened as each count of the 10-count indictment was read to him, and then indicated that he understood the charges and the penalties that he faced.
“I want to plead guilty 100 times over,” said Mr. Shahzad, who faces life in prison.
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MIDDLE EAST
Saudis hoard twice as much gold as thought.
Jerusalem revives plan to raze Palestinian homes.
Obama to meet with Israel's Netanyahu on July 6.
11 killed as militants storm Yemen jail.
Turkey's PM Erdogan vows to 'annihilate' PKK rebels.
Dubai to have security cameras 'everywhere'.
ASIA
Nine NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
Afghan opiate use has doubled in 5 years, UN says.
Both sides in Kyrgyzstan fault government for failing to prevent violence.
Karachi faces growing Taliban menace.
Abnormal radiation detected near Korean border.
Philippines fails to meet deadline to crush rebels.
Heavy rains kill at least 175 in southern China. Blast kills 47 in central China coal mine.
AFRICA
All feared dead in Congo wreck of mining execs' plane.
Nigerian leader: State security hid ill president.
South Sudan militia chief says scores die in battles.
Rights group calls to halt Zimbabwe diamond trade.
SAfrica arrests 6 in attempt on exiled Rwandan.
EUROPE
French PM's top rival launches political movement.
Late Polish president's twin heads to runoff vote.
U.K. readies for $40 billion of tax hikes, spending cuts.
Russia cuts gas deliveries to Belarus.
AMERICAS
Gulf paymaster: People are in 'desperate' shape.
Colombia's new leader must mend fences with Ecuador, Venezuela. Attacks kill 10 Colombian security forces, 6 rebels.
As oil hits more beaches, politicians make more waves.
Catholic church warns of cartel control in Mexico.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Terror suspect wanted in U.S. released in Kosovo.
Al Qaeda's American-born spokesman appears in new video making demands for peace, attacking Obama.
Saudis detain hundreds of al-Qaeda sympathizers.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Germany rejects Obama's call on growth, stoking G-20 conflict.
Inmate claims Madoff stowed $9 billion out of feds' reach.
US manufacturing crown slips.
Yuan gains but China warns it won't fix economy.
Gold gains to a record on buying from investors seeking to protect wealth.
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