Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
Libyan officials warned Washington D.C. that an attack on the consulate was imminent days before the attack happened according to the documents the Obama admin turned over to satisfy Senate questions regarding “who changed the talking points” on Benghazi. It
(Reuters) – A former security guard at a U.S. consulate in China was sentenced to nine years in prison on Tuesday for trying to pass secrets to the Chinese government. Federal prosecutors had sought to have Bryan Underwood sentenced to
On March 4, the House of Representatives put forth a spending bill that adds $2 billion for embassy and consulate security in a bid to prevent another Benghazi-like attack. This is part of the larger bill that keeps the government
Since CBS News learned that the Obama administration delivered Benghazi documents to the Senate Intelligence Committee last Thursday, a source who has viewed the documents is telling the network that someone “in a federal agency ‘press shop’ was involved in
Czech President and voice of conservatism Vaclav Klaus was accused of high treason on March 4 by the Czech Senate. This means a treason complaint will be forwarded to the Czech Constitutional Court. The complaint arises from a group of
A leading Bolshoi Ballet soloist and two other detained suspects have confessed to their involvement in the acid attack on the artistic director of world famous dance company Sergei Filin, Moscow police said Wednesday. One of the company’s leading male
Faced with a spike in sexual violence against female protesters, Egyptian women are overcoming stigma and recounting painful testimonies to force silent authorities and a reticent society to confront “sexual terrorism”. The victims of the attacks have been talking openly
Saboteurs during the night blew up an oil pipeline that runs from Yemen’s eastern Marib province to its west coast, the defence ministry announced. The attack caused “a large fire” in the pipeline, it said, without mentioning whether crude exports
Short, pot-bellied policemen will be banned from traffic duty in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi and given office jobs in a bid to improve the force’s public image, police said Wednesday. Details of the new height and weight restrictions were not available
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested he could return to politics, not out of a desire for power but out of a “duty” to the French people. Right-winger Sarkozy, defeated by Socialist President Francois Hollande in May, told weekly
Former President Jimmy Carter hailed deceased Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez on Tuesday as a visionary who left “positive legacies.” “We hope that as Venezuelans mourn the passing of President Chávez and recall his positive legacies — especially the gains made
The Vatican has not yet announced a date for the start of voting to elect a new pope for the Roman Catholic Church, but it is preparing the world’s most beautiful voting booth for the process. On Tuesday, March 5,
As the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church gather in Rome for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, a new determination to do something about the Church’s sex abuse scandals is emerging. Cardinal Francis George,
Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed to Fox News Reporter James Rosen on Tuesday that he visited an individual at Walter Reed who survived the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. According to Kerry, the survivor of
Hours before announcing the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan officials expelled two members of U.S. embassy personnel and said “historic enemies” were to blame for Chavez’s cancer. The two U.S. embassy officials–U.S. Col. David Delmonico and an unnamed
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is dead, according to Vice President Nicolas Maduro. Chavez had been battling cancer for the last two years. The Venezuelan president had close ties with Cuba’s Castro family, making numerous treks to the island country for cancer surgeries
Secretary of State John Kerry revealed today that the U.S. is training Syrian rebel forces in the fight to dislodge dictator Bashar al-Assad. It is the right intervention, but at the wrong time, and reveals much that is wrong with
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with
(AP) – John Brennan is one step closer to becoming director of the CIA. The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the spy agency, setting the nomination up for consideration by the full
Speaking from Qatar, Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged that the U.S. is indeed training Syrian rebels. This means that in addition to the $60 million the Obama admin has already admitted to providing, we are also presumably training the
China and the U.S. are introducing news sanctions against North Korea at the U.N. on March 5. This new resolution tightens existing sanctions against ballistic missile and nuclear tests and also contains sanctions on “the import and export of nuclear and
Monday marked the first day of the General Congregation at the Vatican in Rome, a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals – both the “cardinal electors” (those eligible to vote for the new pope) and those over 80 and therefore too
(AP) Venezuela: Chavez hit by new, severe infectionBy FABIOLA SANCHEZ and FRANK BAJAKAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaA severe new respiratory infection has hit cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez and his condition is “very delicate,” Venezuela’s government says. A brief statement read on national
Top Republicans with classified information about the terrorist assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi last September may not want to see a House Select Committee formed to investigate the attack that left four Americans dead, including U.S. ambassador Chris
(AP) Diplomats: US, China agree on NKorea sanctionsBy EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council was set to hold closed consultations on North Korea and non-proliferation Tuesday after U.N. diplomats said the United States and China reached agreement on
