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Obama says US ready to assist Algerian officials
President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. stands ready to provide whatever assistance Algerian officials need in the aftermath of the deadly ...
Algeria: 32 militants killed, with 23 hostages
In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists ...
Israeli PM faces tough choice if re-elected
After a lackluster three-month campaign, few doubt that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to re-election. But the makeup of Netanyahu's ...
More than 140 nations adopt treaty to cut mercury
A new and legally binding international treaty to reduce harmful emissions of mercury was adopted Saturday by more than 140 nations, capping four ...
Vatican welcomes Obama gun control proposal
The Vatican praised President Barack Obama's proposals for curbing gun violence, saying they are a "step in a right direction." The Vatican's chief ...
State Dept.: 1 American dead in Algerian standoff
One American worker at a natural gas complex in Algeria has been found dead, U.S. officials said Friday as the Obama administration sought to secure ...
Palestinians: Apartheid state if Netanyahu wins
The Palestinians have long complained that Israel's right-wing government is killing peace prospects by settling the West Bank with Jews, but now ...
Panetta: US-British working to free hostages
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. is working with the British and Algerian governments to assess what is happening on the ground at a ...
Sen. King reluctant to embrace assault weapon ban
U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine said that he's reluctant to endorse a federal ban on the kind of assault weapon used in last month's Connecticut school ...
Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclear
Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free ...
Duncan: Hard to teach kids scared of being killed
Too many students worry more about being killed by a gun than learning in the classroom, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said on Thursday, as he ...
Cameron delays Europe speech amid Algeria crisis
Prime Minister David Cameron is postponing a key speech about Britain and the EU because of the hostage crisis in Algeria, officials said Thursday.
Obama tells Cameron that US values Britain in EU
President Barack Obama is wading into a sensitive issue with close ally Britain, making clear to Prime Minister David Cameron that the U.S.
THE RESET: Obama rounding out his second-term team
Just days before he again takes the oath of office, President Barack Obama is rounding out his Cabinet and White House staff while bracing for major ...
Obama's gun measures face a tough road in Congress
President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill, where majority House Republicans are rejecting his ...
US envoy says Taliban peace process stuck
The United States wants serious peace negotiations with the Taliban to begin, but it has not been possible to get the process under way, the American ...
Somali militants say they killed French hostage
Somalia's most dangerous militant group said Thursday that it killed a French hostage that French military forces tried to rescue last weekend during ...
Panetta defends Obama's gun control package
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fired off a strong defense of gun control legislation Thursday, in front of a decidedly skeptical audience.
Inaugural transit options all have drawbacks
If you want to get to the National Mall on Inauguration Day, you're probably better off not driving. The hundreds of thousands of people spilling into ...
Egypt's Morsi tries to defuse flap over Jews slur
Egypt's Islamist president sought Wednesday to defuse Washington's anger over his past remarks urging hatred of Jews and calling Zionists "pigs" and ...
NASA, Europeans uniting to send spaceship to moon
NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth's orbit. Europe will provide the propulsion and power compartment for ...