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Wed, 25/05/2016 - 18:00
An independent State Department watchdog revived Hillary Clinton’s e-mail headaches with a stinging criticism Wednesday of the Democratic front-runner’s use of a personal server for work messages -- arousing an issue her campaign has tried to dismiss as overblown.
Mon, 02/05/2016 - 15:20
Event Notice: “Anderson Cooper 360 Special: We Got Him: President Obama, Bin Laden, and the Future of the War on Terror,” on Monday, May 2 at 8 PM (EST). CNN’s and New America’s Peter Bergen sits down with President Barack Obama and current and former national security staff members to talk about the Bin Laden raid and ...
Mon, 02/05/2016 - 14:23
After the Iraqi parliament again could not reach an agreement on the remaining cabinet nominations put forward by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, protesters rallied by influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr overran the Green Zone on Saturday. The crowd remained mostly nonviolent, though some property was damaged and there was at least one report of a parliamentarian ...
Mon, 02/05/2016 - 13:58
FP on the plane; U.S. and India swap sub tech to counter China; Fat Leonard claims another Navy officer; and lots more
Sun, 01/05/2016 - 23:18
Thousands of Yazidis have been saved from the jihadist group, but are now victims of infighting among Kurdish militias and the Iraqi government.
Sun, 01/05/2016 - 23:06
And the campaign to stop him is getting ugly.
Sun, 01/05/2016 - 23:00
Speechwriting at NATO is a self-defeating, creatively stifling exercise -- one that threatens the hallowed institution's very existence. An insider account of how to fix it.
Sat, 30/04/2016 - 21:22
When it comes to the treatment of journalists, Kiev is starting to look a lot like Moscow.
Sat, 30/04/2016 - 19:16
For the first time, Baghdad's Green Zone has been breached by protesters.
Sat, 30/04/2016 - 00:46
The Pentagon has quietly released a report on civilian casualties that it's hoping nobody will notice.
Sat, 30/04/2016 - 00:18
Washington set the small island up to fail. And now that the territory is on the verge of financial collapse, Congress is washing its hands of the blame.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 22:47
The German leader isn't just fighting for the future of the EU – she's trying to shape the future of the continent's biggest religion.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 22:27
The best stories from around the world.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 21:40
Authorities will press Salah Abdeslam for information on imminent threats to Europe -- and information about the Islamic State plots attacks far from its Syrian headquarters.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 21:35
When a computer beat a Go grandmaster, some in China saw the match as a battle between Western technology and Eastern culture.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 21:29
Europe has quite an appetite for Maine lobsters. Sweden wants to see that change.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 21:20
The Kremlin isn't withdrawing from the war-torn country, it's hoping to translate its recent gains into a diplomatic victory.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 20:09
The chaos in Syria is prompting some to look to federalism as a solution. But that’s a word that peace negotiators have every reason to avoid.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 20:05
Despite the disaster of the previous train and equip program, U.S special forces are ready to launch a new effort to find local fighters capable of taking on ISIS.
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 18:02
Snoop Dogg accidentally said he was in Romania this week. Now Romanians are encouraging others to visit.
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