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AG: Won't prosecute reporters for doing their jobs
Attorney General Eric Holder denied Thursday that the Obama administration is killing suspected terrorists with drone strikes to avoid capturing them ...
Russia: 'Red line' not crossed in Syria over arms
Russia's foreign minister says reports about possible chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime should not be used as a pretext for a foreign ...
China frustration with NKorea offers hope for US
China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding ...
Venezuela frees US filmmaker jailed as alleged spy
A U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could ...
British, French claims put Obama in tough spot
President Barack Obama is facing a new quandary from a pair of assertive allies, France and Britain, that suggest his stated "red line" for more ...
French president awarded a peace prize
He has been praised as a war chief in Mali. Now, French President Francois Hollande has been awarded a U.N.-sponsored peace prize — barely a year into ...
Gitmo detainees claim genitals being searched
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees urged a federal judge Wednesday to stop what they describe as new "genital searches" for detainees who want to ...
APNewsBreak: Chinese-American released from China
Just ahead of a meeting between U.S. and Chinese presidents, a Chinese-American scientist was allowed to leave China after being kept there for five ...
ITC bans iPhone 4 imports
A U.S. trade agency on Tuesday issued a ban on imports of Apple's iPhone 4 and a variant of the iPad 2 after finding the devices violate a patent held ...
Govt: Followed all procedures in AP subpoena fight
The Justice Department told Congress on Tuesday that the department acted properly and followed all legal procedures correctly in subpoenaing phone ...
France, Britain confirm use of sarin gas in Syria
France said Tuesday it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used "multiple times and in a localized way" in Syria, including at least once by ...
Officials: Russia rejects chemical arms evidence
The Obama administration came back empty-handed after a diplomatic delegation to Moscow last month presented intelligence suggesting that Syrian ...
NATO eyes tougher tack against cyber attacks
The NATO chief says the alliance wants its cyber defenses to reach "full operational capability" by this fall and is exploring ways of responding to ...
NATO to discuss post-2014 Afghan war details
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said it will likely be the fall before he is ready to recommend how many troops the U.S. and its allies should ...
NATO to send expert mission to Libya
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced Tuesday the alliance will send an expert mission to Libya on short notice to assess needs as ...
Silicon Valley at front line of global cyber war
Chinese President Xi Jinping and American counterpart Barack Obama will talk cyber-security this week in California, but experts say the state's ...
Fashion world applauds de la Renta - and Clinton
The big winners at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night were Proenza Schouler for womenswear, Thom Browne for menswear ...
Officials: Kerry returning to Mideast next week
Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East next week in another bid to revitalize peace hopes, officials said Monday, with the ...
Obama signs bill on lying about military medals
The White House says President Barack Obama has signed a bill making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal. The Stolen Valor Act cleared ...
Obama says Lautenberg improved Americans' lives
President Barack Obama is praising Sen. Frank Lautenberg as a proud citizen of New Jersey who fought to keep America's promise alive as a senator.
NATO to discuss Libya training, Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other NATO defense ministers plan to take up the issue of training Libyan security forces as that country battles ...
Yemeni al-Qaida leader warns Americans on security
The military leader of al-Qaida's Yemeni branch says Americans will not be safe unless their leaders respect the security of other nations and do not ...
Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in, face many tests
Newly elected members of Pakistan's National Assembly were sworn in Saturday, officially marking the first transition of power between democratically ...