
Obama digs in for a fight on Hagel, Brennan picks
President Barack Obama riled Senate Republicans and some Democrats, too, on Monday by nominating former senator and combat veteran Chuck Hagel to lead ...

Republican Party seems as divided, angry as ever
The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever. Infighting has penetrated the highest levels of the House GOP leadership.

US drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan
An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce ...
German magazine mistakenly publishes Bush obituary
Germany's respected news weekly Der Spiegel mistakenly published an obituary Sunday for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, hours after a family ...

Communist palace draws pop stars and presidents
Twenty-three years after communism collapsed, the Palace of the Parliament, a gargantuan Stalinist symbol and the most concrete legacy of ex-dictator ...

French leader honors troops home from Afghanistan
President Francois Hollande on Friday declared "mission accomplished" for French combat troops in Afghanistan, hailing their 11-year military ...

Some Venezuelans see 'Chavismo' struggles brewing
Hugo Chavez's most influential allies are projecting an image of unity while the president recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba, standing side-by-side ...

European court condemns CIA in landmark ruling
A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA's "extraordinary renditions" programs and bolstered those who say they were ...
Clinton, Bush fund helping Haiti businesses ends
A pro-business fund that was created by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake ...

Russia fumes at US bill as "reset" plan takes hit
What happened to the "reset"? U.S.-Russian ties have again plunged into acrimony amid disputes ranging from disagreement on Syria to Russian President ...
Iran hints direct talks with US are possible
Direct talks between Iran and the United States are possible, but any such breakthrough would have to be approved by the country's Supreme Leader ...
Pentagon lawyer: War on terror not endless
The war on terror is not an endless conflict and the U.S. is approaching a "tipping point" after which the military fight against al-Qaida will be ...
Shoe-throwing Syrian Kurd freed from Spanish jail
A Syrian Kurd who threw a shoe at Turkey's prime minister in Spain has been released from prison a few months early. Hokman Joma tried to hit Recep ...