October 23, 2013
Clapper: Reports US tapped French phones ‘false’
A senior US intelligence official has stated that reports the US collected data on French citizens' telephone calls are "false". Director of National Intelligence James Clapper challenged recent reports in Le Monde newspaper detailing US…
October 23, 2013
Australia Firefighters Battle Hot, Windy Conditions
Authorities warned residents in Australia's most populous state to flee their homes as firefighters battle dozens of wildfires in what are expected to be dangerously hot and windy conditions Wednesday. Since late last week, the fires burning across…
October 23, 2013
Greek Parliament Defunds Neo-Nazi Party
Greek lawmakers voted late Tuesday for an indefinite suspension of state aid to political parties accused of criminal activities, in a move targeting the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party. The measure was adopted by a 235-0 vote, when members of Golden…
October 23, 2013
37 Boko Haram Militants Killed in Military Strikes
Nigeria's military says it killed 37 suspected Boko Haram militants in a ground and air attack that began late Monday on an encampment in a remote area of the country's embattled northeast. A military spokesman said the assault occurred in Borno…
October 23, 2013
US Expanding Airport Security Checks
The New York Times reports the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is expanding its screening of airline passengers before they arrive at U.S. airports by searching what the newspaper calls a "wide array of government and private……
October 20, 2013
Pakistan’s PM to Meet Kerry in Washington Sunday
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington Sunday at the start of the highest-level official Pakistani visit to the U.S. in several years. Sharif will meet with President Barack Obama later in…
October 20, 2013
Wealthy Luxembourg Holds Early Elections
Europe's longest-serving leader faces a tough test Sunday as voters in Luxembourg go to the polls. Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who has been in power since 1995, hopes to keep the job and lead a new government headed by his Christian Social…
October 20, 2013
Al-Shabab Militants Claim Responsibility for Deadly Somalia Bombing
The militant Somali group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Saturday that killed at least 15 people in western Somalia, near the border with Ethiopia. An al-Shabab statement said the attack targeted a cafe in the city of…
October 20, 2013
UN Aid Chief Pleads For Access to Besieged Syrians
The United Nations' top humanitarian official is urging both sides in the Syrian civil war to allow aid workers access to thousands of civilians trapped in one of several besieged suburbs ringing the capital, Damascus. Valerie Amos on Saturday…
October 20, 2013
Italy’s Berlusconi Faces 2-year Ban from Public Office
An Italian court has ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, convicted of tax fraud, should be barred from holding public office for two years. However, Saturday's ruling against Berlusconi — a current senator — will have no immediate…