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(AP) – The president of the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has been dismissed by the group’s military leader over accusations that he is supporting Bosco Ntaganda, a wanted war criminal, said a spokesperson of the M23 Thursday. “Jean-Marie

(AP) – The Obama administration said Thursday that it will provide the Syrian opposition with an additional $60 million in assistance and — in a significant policy shift — will for the first time provide nonlethal aid like food and

(AP) – A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced a leader of an Islamic political party to death for crimes during the nation’s 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left at least

(AP) – They bound his hands to the rear of a van, and then sped off, dragging the slender taxi driver along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouted in dismay. The man was later found dead. A gut-wrenching

The Senate Intelligence Committee has postponed the vote on CIA Director nominee John Brennan until next week, and it has declined to offer an explanation for the delay. The committee’s vice chairman, Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), would only say he expects the

(Reuters) – The Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday postponed until next week a vote on the confirmation of White House aide John Brennan to be CIA director, dashing hopes of Democratic leaders who had hoped to have a vote on

Sitting on the fringes of upheaval in the Middle East, Lebanon’s capital Beirut has become the scene of experimental music-making by Khat Thaleth, a group of rappers out to take the revolts that started during the Arab Spring to the

In an effort to justify continuing to approach Iran via talks instead of stepping up the pressure in other ways, Sec. of State John Kerry said: “Iran is a country with a government that was elected and that sits on

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On Wednesday, newly-minted Secretary of State John Kerry continued his tour of blunders with a whopper about the government of Iran. “Iran is a country with a government that was elected and that sits in the United Nations,” said Kerry.

(AFP) – The European Union on Thursday pledged 144 million euros of fresh funding for research of rare diseases that currently affect some 30 million Europeans, the majority of them children. The funding will go to 26 research projects in

(AFP) – Lawmakers slammed Britain’s Ministry of Defence on Thursday after it was revealed that between 2009 and 2011 it bought £1.5 billion worth of equipment more than it used. A report by a cross-party committee of MPs identified £3.4

After reviewing new information released by the White House on Feb. 26–information intended to put some distance between CIA Director nominee John Brennan and the Benghazi attacks–many Republican Senators are now persuaded that Brennan may have had a role in crafting

Although it was just weeks ago that Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei rejected the notion of new bilateral talks between the U.S. and Iran, newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed direct negotiations again.   This gesture comes

A report indicates that “members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps are currently in the Gaza Strip” helping Hamas and Islamic Jihad develop long-range missiles. Moreover, earlier today, a Grad rocket was fired from Gaza to Ashkelon.  The rocket was apparently

On Tuesday, the head of Mexico’s powerful 1.3 million member teachers’ union was arrested on suspicion of embezzling $200 million in union funds. Attorney General Jesus Murillo says that Elba Esther Gordillo, 68, who has controlled the teachers’ union for

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro dismissed rumors about Hugo Chavez’s health, saying the ailing leader was giving orders to subordinates who listen “with a knee on the ground.” President Chavez has remained out of sight since checking into a Caracas

The White House is mulling a major shift in policy on war-torn Syria and could supply rebels with “non-lethal” aid such as body armor, armored vehicles and perhaps even military training, according to the Washington Post. Citing unidentified US and

A campaign by global environmental movement Earth Hour to get promises of action from individuals and organisations has spread to at least 50 countries, its chief executive said Wednesday. Andy Ridley said the “I Will If You Will” campaign, launched

North Korea warned Wednesday that the US mainland was “well within” the range of its nuclear weapons, as Pyongyang continued to ramp up the bellicose rhetoric after its recent nuclear test. In an article posted on the official Uriminzokkiri website,

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah, 52, has reportedly been flown to Tehran, Iran for treatment of cancer, according to the Turkish Anatolia News Agency. Last week the agency quoted “knowledgeable sources affiliated with Hezbollah” about Nasrallah’s health. The report stated that

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After Chuck Hagel’s Tuesday confirmation as Secretary of Defense, a number of GOP Senators have vowed not to confirm nominee John Brennan for CIA Director unless the Obama administration turns over more Benghazi documentation. The White House responded, signaling it would provide

(AFP) – Satellite images show that Iran’s Arak heavy-water plant is operational, raising fears that it is trying to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb, Britain’s Daily Telegraph claimed on Tuesday. The newspaper published images on its website which appear