August 3, 2013
US to Close Embassies August 4
The United States will close a number of its embassies and consulates around the world on Sunday for security reasons. The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce, told CNN Friday an al-Qaida-linked terror…
July 30, 2013
Verdict Expected in Manning WikiLeaks Trial
The military judge presiding over the court-martial of an Army private charged with leaking U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks will announce her verdict later Tuesday. Oklahoma native Bradley Manning is facing 21 criminal charges, including espionage and…
July 30, 2013
Explosions Kill 12 in Northern Nigeria
Multiple explosions in Nigeria's northern city of Kano have killed at least 12 people.The blasts happened late Monday near a bar in the predominantly Christian Sabon Gari area of the city.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the…
July 30, 2013
Pakistan Lawmakers Vote for New President
Pakistan's lawmakers have begun voting for the country's new president.Mamnoon Hussain, a textile businessman and a close ally of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is expected to emerge as the winner in Tuesday's election to replace Asif Ali Zardari,…
July 30, 2013
Swiss Train Crash Kills Driver, Injures 26
Two trains have collided head-on in western Switzerland, killing one train's driver and injuring at least 26 passengers.Officials say 46 passengers were on board the trains when the accident happened late Monday in Granges-pres-Marnand.The cause of…
July 30, 2013
Militants Free Jailed Terrorists from Pakistani Prison
Pakistani Taliban militants, some of them disguised in police uniforms, attacked a prison in northwestern Pakistan with machine guns and grenades Monday, freeing more than 240 prisoners, including 25 jailed terrorists.Officials say 12 people,…
July 19, 2013
Britain Calls for Disabling Emergency Beacons on Boeing Dreamliners
British air safety officials say emergency beacons on Boeing 787 Dreamliners should be disabled after investigators identified them as a possible cause of the fire in a parked jet at London's Heathrow Airport last week. The investigators said…
July 19, 2013
UN Calls for Humanitarian Access in South Sudan
A top United Nations official is voicing alarm over deteriorating humanitarian conditions in South Sudan, where an estimated 100,000 civilians have been cut off in fighting between two ethnic groups in Jonglei state. U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie…
July 19, 2013
Koreas Remain Divided on Reopening Stalled Joint Factory
South Korea says it failed to reach an agreement with North Korea at the latest round of talks aimed at reopening a joint factory complex. Seoul's Unification Ministry said no compromise was reached during the working-level talks held Wednesday…
July 19, 2013
Relations with US More Important than Snowden Dispute
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow's relations with the United States are more important than a dispute over fugitive U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. Putin's comments Wednesday come a day after Snowden applied for temporary asylum…