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Wed, 03/06/2015 - 01:37
Sure, Sepp Blatter has stepped down -- but will that actually change anything for FIFA?
Wed, 03/06/2015 - 01:26
The answer might surprise you.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 23:58
A pair of senators is pushing the Pentagon to do more to prevent the Islamic State from using massive improvised explosive devices that have long been a hallmark of Sunni insurgents and, more recently, cleared the extremists’ pathway to seize the Iraqi city of Ramadi last month.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 23:51
Ending more than a week of intense debate, the Senate voted on Tuesday to limit the federal government’s vast surveillance powers while keeping many powerful snooping programs intact -- a compromise meant to balance civil liberties concerns with the intelligence community’s insistence that it needs the tools to prevent future attacks against the United States.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 23:21
President Barack Obama doubled down on criticisms of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with an Israeli television station.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 23:19
A new report alleges Sudan is helping fuel a conflict that has helped spark a famine and a refugee crisis.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 23:06
China’s citizens are skeptical, but American meteorologists find the official story plausible.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 23:06
A charismatic new leader could help the Kurds to a breakthrough in Turkey’s parliamentary election. He's already giving headaches to President Erdogan.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 21:01
More shipments of anthrax identified by the Pentagon.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 20:39
The student was attempting a left-hand turn onto a ring road used for transporting tanks.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 03:44
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has a plan to kickstart the stalled peace process. Can he broker a deal before famine strikes the world’s newest nation?
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 02:36
Is the violent extremism that's fueling the Islamic State something new?
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 01:27
The Obama administration is seen as no great friend of Bibi's government. But behind the scenes at the U.N., the United States is working hard to protect it.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 01:00
Amid the escalating tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines is growing increasingly desperate for more U.S. military support.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 00:26
Not every Westerner who comes home after joining the Islamic State is a threat. But whether they ultimately live a life of peace or violence can be shaped by what they find when they get back.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 00:17
The United States continues to dominate the global market for small arms.
Tue, 02/06/2015 - 00:16
A conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg on why he thinks “the most Jewish president we’ve ever had” is having such a tough time in the Middle East.
Mon, 01/06/2015 - 23:31
Rand Paul managed to temporarily derail an NSA surveillance program. But it will live to spy another day, and Paul's maneuvering could cost him as he embarks on a 2016 presidential run.
Mon, 01/06/2015 - 23:26
In one of the hottest cities in India, residents blame overcrowding, rapid urbanization, and pollution for record-breaking temperatures.
Mon, 01/06/2015 - 22:22
Many in China have been complaining about their education system for years.
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