Correction: Military Sexual Assault story
In a story June 12, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the only Republican on the Senate Armed Services ...

Obama tests political might in Boston, Miami
President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser ...

Iran nuke policy 'unchangeable' no matter who wins
Just hours after Iran's presidential candidates bickered over nuclear policies during a televised debate, the country's foreign minister stepped in ...

Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after last ...

NSA leaker Snowden says he's not avoiding justice
The former CIA employee who leaked top-secret information about U.S. surveillance programs said in a new interview in Hong Kong on Wednesday that he ...

NSA leaker Snowden in hiding in Hong Kong
The former CIA employee who suddenly burst into headlines around the globe by revealing himself as the source of top-secret leaks about U.S.

Asian markets down on concern about Japan, US
Asian stocks fell Wednesday amid concern about a lack of new Japanese moves to calm bond markets and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S.
Russian minister: No asylum request from Snowden
Russia's foreign minister says his nation hasn't received an asylum request from the American who has identified himself as the person who leaked ...

Effort to clean up Honduras police force stalls
In the midst of a scandal over the police shooting of a university president's son, the government of Honduras launched an unprecedented effort last ...
Bill to revamp military justice faces uphill fight
Ambitious legislation to stanch the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces by overhauling the military justice system faces an ...
Senate bill defines sex trafficking as child abuse
Child prostitutes would be considered victims of abuse rather than juvenile offenders and be referred to child welfare officials under legislation in ...
State Dept. eyes probe process after complaints
Outside law enforcement experts are looking into how the State Department investigates allegations of sexual crimes and other serious misconduct by ...

Turkish economy depends on political stability
The escalation in the clashes between Turkey's government and protesters could hurt an economy that has become a source of growth and stability in a ...

Iraq increasingly drawn into Syrian battlefield
Signs are growing that stretches of Iraq and Syria are morphing into a single battlefield for militants, exacerbating Iraq's slide into renewed deadly ...
News Summary: Civilian planes shot down by MANPADS
Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is now thought to possess the SA-7, a surface-to-air missile in the category of MANPADS, or man-portable air-defense ...
Hagel: Budget forces review of outside contracts
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Pentagon is reviewing all private contractors as the department deals with budget cuts and the lucrative ...

Senate passes half-trillion dollar farm bill
The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while ...
South Sudan urges Sudan to keep security pact
Sudan's threat to shut down South Sudan's oil exports over its alleged support for rebels in Sudan will not spark a return to armed hostility as long ...

Al-Qaida leader scraps Syria, Iraq branch merger
Al-Qaida's leader has tried to end squabbling between the terror network's Syrian and Iraqi branches, ordering the two groups to remain separate after ...

Journalist: Snowden fled US fearing unfair trial
The American intelligence contractor who disclosed U.S. government surveillance programs fled to Hong Kong because he believed he wouldn't get a fair ...

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount
The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin ...
Court: Judges can't use new guidelines on old case
The Supreme Court says judges can't use newer sentencing guidelines on an old case. The justices ruled 5-4 for Marvin Peugh, who was convicted of five ...
GOP leader seeking answers regarding eavesdropping
The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration.

Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon
Men wielding batons and wearing yellow arm bands evoking Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Sunday during ...