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US missiles kill 16 militants in NW Pakistan
U.S. drones fired four missiles at a compound of a Pakistani militant commander in a northwestern tribal region on Thursday, killing 16 militants, ...
US names new top diplomat to Libya
The new top U.S. diplomat for Libya has arrived in the county to assume temporary control of the embassy in Tripoli after last month's deadly attack ...
Diplomat: UK sought Abu Qatada pardon from Jordan
Britain asked Jordan to pardon radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada because evidence used to convict him of terrorism there was obtained through ...
Romney seeks more assertive US policy on China
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is promising to get tough on China to help American workers, but his plans could backfire. Romney is ...
Mother of former SEAL asks Romney to stop
The mother of a former Navy SEAL killed in Libya has called on Mitt Romney to stop talking about her son during his political campaign. A spokesman ...
Republicans hammer State witnesses on Libya attack
Four weeks before the election, Republicans used a politically charged House hearing to confront State Department officials about security at the U.S.
Ryan prepares to take on skilled debater Biden
To prepare for his biggest test yet on the national stage, untested debater Paul Ryan has been hauling two thick briefing books around the country and ...
Turkey intercepts Syrian plane as tensions mount
Turkish jets on Wednesday forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport on suspicion that it might be carrying weapons or other military ...
Yemen holds US citizen for suspected al-Qaida ties
Yemen's security forces have detained a U.S. citizen suspected of having links to al-Qaida, a Yemeni official said Wednesday. Authorities arrested the ...
Egypt releases draft of constitution for debate
The panel writing Egypt's new constitution released a partial draft of the document on Wednesday, calling for a public debate in the face of mounting ...
Biden likely to play 'hardball' in VP debate
Four years ago, Joe Biden was careful not to appear overly aggressive in his vice presidential debate with Sarah Palin, then a newcomer to the ...
US counterterrorism chief in Libya to probe attack
President Barack Obama's counterterrorism chief has discussed last month's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya with the country's leaders.
Romney's Bain advisers aided China, Russia growth
As Bain & Co. head in the early 1990s, Mitt Romney presided over the corporate strategy firm's expanding operations into China and Russia, helping ...
Money shortage impedes investigation for funds
Stephen Rapp, United States Ambassador for War Crimes, said a lack of resources impedes the tracing of millions of dollars allegedly stolen by former ...
Greek unions call another general strike
Greece's main labor unions have called a general strike for Oct. 18, the day of a European Union summit and a month after a similar strike saw tens ...
Iran leader: EU support of sanctions is 'foolish'
Iran's top leader said Wednesday that European countries are "foolish" to support sanctions against Tehran, telling them they are sacrificing ...
Lawyer to ICC: Don't let Libya try Gadhafi's son
A lawyer for the son and one-time heir-apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi warned the International Criminal Court on Wednesday that its ...
State Dept reveals new details of Benghazi attack
All was quiet outside the U.S. Consulate as evening fell on Benghazi and President Barack Obama's envoy to Libya was retiring after a day of ...
New details of Sept. 11 consulate attack in Libya
Senior State Department officials provided a more detailed picture Tuesday of the consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S.
US officials: We didn't link Libya attack to video
The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing ...
Sierra Leone tribunal to wrap up business soon
The tribunal established to prosecute those most responsible for atrocities committed during Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war will soon deliver its ...
GOP senator defends W.Va. Dem vs TV attack ad
A Republican U.S. senator is defending West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin from a GOP colleague's attack ad. Manchin is the target of a ...
Romney shares personal link to slain Navy SEAL
On a push to expose his softer side, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday revealed his intimate connection to the attack last month ...
Ohio appeals to Supreme Court on early voting
Ohio's election chief on Tuesday appealed a ruling that reinstates the final three early voting days in the battleground state, calling a decision ...
Gaga visits WikiLeaks chief at Ecuadorean Embassy
Ecuador's Embassy in London says WikiLeaks boss and would-be refugee Julian Assange has had a celebrity visitor: Lady Gaga. On Monday the 26-year-old ...