October 31, 2015
US, China to Discuss South China Sea Tensions
China’s Defense Ministry said it will voice its “solemn position” to the United States when top navy officials from both countries hold an hour-long video teleconference Thursday to discuss tensions in the South China Sea and naval ties. Admiral…
October 31, 2015
Rubio Scores Points, Trump Struggles at GOP Debate
Marco Rubio came out on the winning end of a testy exchange with his longtime friend Jeb Bush and had an overall solid performance, according to many analysts, after the third Republican presidential debate of the primary season Wednesday. Rubio,…
October 29, 2015
China to end one-child policy
China has decided to end its decades-long one-child policy, Xinhua news agency reports. All couples will now be allowed to have two children, the state-run news agency said, citing a statement from the Communist Party. The controversial policy was…
October 21, 2015
Thousands of Syrians Flee Aleppo Countryside
Thousands of Syrian villagers are fleeing homes in the countryside south of Aleppo in the face of a government ground assault backed by Russian airstrikes, one of four major offensives mounted since Russia’s military intervention in the long-running…
October 21, 2015
Joe Biden: Speculation About 2016 Bid Reaches Fever Pitch
The speculation about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the 2016 race reached a fever pitch Monday as supporters, reporters and political prognosticators weighed in on his intentions. One Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania set off a…
October 21, 2015
CIA and Homeland Security Heads Have Accounts Hacked
A personal AOL email account associated with CIA Director John Brennan was hacked and contained personally identifiable information, as was an account linked to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, sources tell ABC News. Sources say…
October 21, 2015
Top US General Assesses IS Fight in Iraq
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford flew into Iraq Tuesday to get an in-person assessment of the ongoing fight against Islamic State militants. Dunford told reporters traveling with him on his first visit to Iraq since taking…
October 21, 2015
Venezuela says no to OAS election observers
Venezuela said Monday it will not allow the Organization of American States to send observers to monitor December 6 legislative elections seen as crucial for country’s leftist government. The OAS’s secretary-general Luis Almagro has pushed…
October 21, 2015
Iran, Russia Undeterred by Slow-Go in Syria
Forces fighting for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are struggling against rebels in the country’s northwest, despite substantial backing from Russia and Iran, according to U.S. officials. But they caution that both Russia and Tehran seem prepared…
October 21, 2015
Clinton Readies for High-stakes Benghazi Testimony
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is preparing for high political drama on Thursday when she testifies before the House Select Committee probing the 2012 terrorist attacks that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton was…