Pakistan’s Sharif Asks Obama to End Drone Strikes
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, meeting with President Obama at the White House at the culmination of a three-day visit to Washington on October 23, asked U.S. President Barack...
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Obama Nominates Former Pentagon Official as DHS Secretary
Speaking at a public ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Friday afternoon, President Obama nominated Jeh Johnson, a former General Counsel for the Defense Department, to become...
Talks on Iran Nuke Program Start Today in Geneva
Representatives from Iran and six world powers are meeting in Geneva on October 15 and 16 to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. The powers include the United States, the United...
Utah Will Reopen Five National Parks Tomorrow
Under an agreement reached with the Department of the Interior, the state of Utah will reopen five of its national parks on Saturday morning. “Come on down to southern...
U.S. Captures al-Qaeda Leader in Libya
Members of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force captured al-Qaeda leader Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai — known by his alias, Anas al-Libi — in a raid in Tripoli, Libya, on October...
Christians in Pakistan Subject to Violence
Since the suicide bombing attack at All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, September 22, Christians in Pakistan have lived in fear. The bombing killed 78 worshipers. ...
Homeland Security Tests Facial Recognition “Machine”
On September 21, the Department of Homeland Security tested a new facial recognition system at the 6,000 seat Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington, during the season home opener of...
Swiss Expected to Reject Elimination of Military Draft
Voters in Switzerland will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether the Alpine nation should continue with its military draft or rely solely on volunteers to man...
Syria Tells Russia that Rebels Used Chemicals
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Syria’s government has provided Russia with new materials pointing to rebels’ involvement in a chemical attack that occurred outside Damascus on...
South Korean Workers Again Head North to Kaesong
Hundreds of South Korean supervisory workers once again crossed the border between the two Koreas on September 16, to resume work at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, a joint venture...
Syria Applies to UN Chemical Weapons Convention
On September 12, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem sent a letter to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) — which describes itself as “the implementing body...
The 40th Anniversary of Pinochet’s Rise to Power in Chile
Chileans observe their own anniversary on September 11, as today marks the 40th anniversary of the military coup that removed the revolutionary Marxist President Salvador Allende from office and...
Pope Leads Prayer Vigil for Peace in Middle East
During his Sunday Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis made an appeal for peace in Syria and across the entire Middle East. Speaking after the traditional noontime prayer,...
Obama, Putin Discuss Syria at the G20 Summit
Following a 20-minute discussion on the sidelines of the eighth Group of Twenty (G20) summit at St. Petersburg, Russia, on September 6, President Obama remains committed to a military...
Western Leaders Consider Options for Syria Intervention
As the crisis in Syria heats up amidst allegations that the government has used chemical weapons against civilians, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel — speaking on August 26...