What is Al-Shabaab, and what does it want?
The brutal act comes just days after the Islamists ambushed a bus and sprayed bullets on those who failed to recite Quran verses. The attacks reminded the world once again…
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Rudy Giuliani: Obama Was Influenced By Communism At An Early Age
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday explained why he believes the president of the United States has no love for his country — and it’s a line…
Kerry: U.S. Considering Extra Sanctions On Russia Over Ukraine
LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday the United States and its allies were not prepared to play games with Russia and are discussing…
Takata to Be Fined $14,000 a Day by N.H.T.S.A. in Airbag Investigation
In an escalating standoff with Takata, federal regulators said Friday that they would begin to fine the Japanese auto supplier $14,000 a day, saying it had not fully cooperated in…
Chip Maker to Investigate Claims of Hacking by N.S.A. and British Spy Agencies
LONDON — Gemalto, a French-Dutch digital security company, said on Friday that it was investigating a possible hacking by United States and British intelligence agencies that may have given them…
Q. and A.: Barnett Rubin on China's Role in Afghanistan
“We will support the Afghan government in realizing reconciliation with various political factions including the Taliban,” Mr. Wang told reporters in Islamabad, according to Reuters. That follows on other initial…
Giuliani stands by, explains Obama ‘America’ remarks
Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and one-time presidential candidate, insisted that Obama doesn’t love the United States because he “doesn’t express a great love of this country” and…
How ISIS makes (and takes) money
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has crude, stomach-turning tactics when it comes to dealing with its enemy, but experts say that its moneymaking methods are highly sophisticated, especially…
Walmart Says It Will Raise Some Workers’ Pay as It Reports a Rise in Profit and Shoppers
Walmart, the United States’ largest employer, said Wednesday that it would increase wages for a half-million employees as it reported its first rise in shopper traffic in more than two…
U.S. to Monitor Air Quality in India and Other Countries
HONG KONG — The United States says it will expand air-quality monitoring at some overseas diplomatic missions, following several years of reporting pollution data in China. – The move angered…
Obama Urges Global United Front Against Extremist Groups Like ISIS
WASHINGTON — President Obama called on Americans and more than 60 nations on Wednesday to join the fight against violent extremism, saying they had to counter the ideology of the…
Civilian Casualties in Afghan War Topped 10,000 in 2014, U.N. Says
KABUL — Last year was the deadliest for civilians caught up in Afghanistan’s war since the United Nations began keeping records in 2009, the world body said Wednesday — a…
Islamist Faction in Libya Now Strikes From the Sky
CAIRO — The Islamist-backed faction in Libya’s civil conflict said Tuesday that it had carried out its first airstrike, targeting opponents in the town of Zintan in an escalation of…
Syrian Forces Try to Cut Supply Route to Aleppo as Hezbollah’s Role Grows
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces gained ground Tuesday in a new offensive that threatened to cut off the main supply route to insurgents in the divided northern city of…
Prosecutor asks court to acquit Strauss-Kahn of pimping charges
The charges against Strauss-Kahn involve sex parties he’s accused of organizing or encouraging in Europe and the United States. Investigators alleged that the parties, in locations such as Belgium, New…
Judge in Texas orders temporary halt to Obama immigration action
Obama angered Republicans when he announced in November that he would use the executive branch to temporarily delay deportation for as many as 5 million people who came to the…
Arnaud de Borchgrave, a Journalist Whose Life Was a Tale Itself, Dies at 88
Arnaud de Borchgrave, the son of a Belgian count and a storied foreign correspondent who cabled back bell-ringing scoops throughout the Cold War decades, often from the battlefield, died on…
Spyware Embedded by U.S. in Foreign Networks, Security Firm Says
SAN FRANCISCO — The United States has found a way to permanently embed surveillance and sabotage tools in computers and networks it has targeted in Iran, Russia, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan…
United Nations Postpones Report on Possible War Crimes in Sri Lanka
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday agreed to defer the release of a landmark inquiry into possible war crimes in Sri Lanka, after an intense lobbying campaign by…
Sudden Turbulence On Hawaii-Bound Flight Sends 5 To The Hospital
HONOLULU (AP) — Seven people were injured Saturday on a United Airlines flight after the plane was struck by sudden turbulence, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said. – © 2015…
U.S. Revels in Victories and Its Rising Status in a Sport
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — When the Alpine world ski championships came to the United States this month for the first time since 1999, the 13-day event was quickly defined by…
Museum Rules: Talk Softly, and Carry No Selfie Stick
In a famous lab trial, a chimp named Sultan put two interlocking sticks together and pulled down an elusive prize, a bunch of bananas hanging just out of arm’s reach….
United Methodist Church Makes Small Step Toward Accepting Same Sex Marriage
The United Methodist Church is taking a small step towards becoming a more welcoming place for LGBT people. The Connectional Table, a global church body tasked with articulating a vision…
Parts of U.S. at risk of ‘megadroughts’ for decades, NASA warns
The feared droughts would cover most of the western half of the United Statesthe Central Plains and the Southwest. Those regions have suffered severe drought in recent years. But it…
Bill Clinton Apologizes To Mexico For War On Drugs
Former President Bill Clinton apologized to Mexico during a speech there last week for a backfired U.S. war on drugs that has fueled spiraling violence. “I wish you had no…
From Syria, an Atlas of a Country in Ruins
Recent satellite image analysis by Unitar-Unosat, an agency of the United Nations, reveals vast devastation in major cities across Syria from the civil war that started nearly four years ago….
Hillary Clinton thinks Europe ‘too wimpy’ with Putin, London mayor says
Johnson, on a trade mission to the United States, said that he was struck by the former secretary of state’s insistence that Europe must do more to stand up to…
Total, French Oil Giant, Reports $5.7 Billion Loss in Fourth Quarter
LONDON — Total, the Paris-based oil giant, on Thursday reported a loss of $5.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014 as it struggles with the deep slump in oil…
At the Time Warner Center, an Enclave of Powerful Russians
In March 2009, a bookish-looking Russian senator stepped to the podium at the Brookings Institution in Washington. The occasion was the inauguration of a new think tank devoted to United…
Madeleine Albright: Netanyahu Should Deal With Problems ‘In His Neighborhood’ Instead Of Speaking To Congress
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said she thinks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not travel to the United States to give a speech to a joint session of…