The Obama administration on Tuesday warned Haiti against a long delay of elections previously scheduled for early next year to ensure that the billions of ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal. Continue reading »
Top political leaders said on Tuesday that they were sympathetic to demands from Greece's prime minister for a crackdown on speculators who have been plaguing European financial markets. Continue reading »
A top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings may have been killed in a shootout with police at an Internet cafe Tuesday moments after sitting at a terminal, authorities said. Continue reading »
Japan confirmed Tuesday secret Cold War-era pacts with Washington that tacitly allowed nuclear warships in Japanese ports in violation of a hallowed postwar principle, effectively acknowledging that previous governments had lied about them for decades. Continue reading »
The Qalandia crossing, the Israelis say, is where potential attackers are filtered out before reaching Jerusalem. Palestinians say it's a daily humiliation they must endure to reach jobs, family, medical appointments and schools. Continue reading »
MAR 10, 2010
A senior State Department official said Tuesday that he's sorry for a joking remark he ...
