November 2, 2013
TSA agent killed in Los Angeles airport shooting
A federal security agent has been killed and several other people wounded in a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, officials say. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said three of its staff had been injured, one fatally. The…
November 2, 2013
Obama Urges Quick Progress on Budget
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to end what he called Washington's cycle of "manufactured crises and self-inflicted wounds" and pass a budget that will help grow the economy. In his weekly address Saturday, President Obama laid…
November 2, 2013
Pakistan Criticizes US Killing of Pakistani Taliban Leader
The Pakistan government has criticized the United States for the drone-strike death of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, saying his killing jeopardizes peace talks with the militant group. Pakistan’s interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali…
November 2, 2013
Tiananmen Square Incident Planned Since September
Chinese state media are releasing more details about what they call a "terrorist attack" Monday in Tiananmen Square, while dozens of arrests were reported in a subsequent crackdown on a mainly Muslim ethnic group. Chinese Central Television says…
November 2, 2013
Pakistani Taliban Leader Dead in US Drone Strike
Members of the Pakistani Taliban are meeting to consider naming a replacement for the group's leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, hours after he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in a northwest Pakistan tribal area. Pakistani and U.S. officials say Mehsud…
October 31, 2013
The World faces global wine shortage
The world is facing a wine shortage, with global consumer demand already significantly outstripping supply, a report has warned. The research by America's Morgan Stanley financial services firm says demand for wine "exceeded supply by 300m cases in…
October 31, 2013
US Spy Agency Broke Into Google, Yahoo Networks
The U.S. National Security Agency is facing new accusations that it secretly broke into communication networks used by Internet giants Google and Yahoo to move data around the world. In a report published Wednesday, the Washington Post said it…
October 31, 2013
Government Sues Company that Handled Snowden Security Investigation
The U.S. Justice Department is joining a lawsuit against the company that handled the background check of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. While the lawsuit is not about the firm's review of Snowden, the Justice Department alleges…
October 31, 2013
President Barack Obama takes full responsibility for website failure
U.S. President Barack Obama says he takes full responsibility for making sure the problems with the new health care website are fixed as soon as possible. Speaking in (the northeastern city of)) Boston Wednesday, the president said the website is…
October 30, 2013
Sirte gunmen snatch $54m from bank van
Libya's state news agency says gunmen have stolen $54m in an attack on a van carrying foreign and local currency for the Libyan central bank. Ten men stopped the van as it entered the city of Sirte from the airport. The cash delivery had been flown…