December 20, 2015 State Department warns video purporting to show Indian envoy's strip search is 'hoax' The State Department warned Friday that a video circulating online purporting to show federal agents strip-searching an Indian diplomat is a "dangerous" hoax.
December 20, 2015 Government to pay freed subcontractor Alan Gross $3.2M after Cuba ordeal A former subcontractor freed last week after five years in a Cuban jail will receive $3.2 million from the federal government as part of a settlement with the Maryland-based company that employed him at the time of his arrest.
December 20, 2015 North Korea issues new threat against US over hacking claims as Obama weighs action North Korea issued a new threat against the United States late Sunday and accused President Barack Obama of "recklessly" spreading rumors that Pyongyang is behind last month's devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures
December 20, 2015 Republicans critical of Obama response to Sony attacks, 'cybervandalism' remark Top Washington Republicans on Sunday hammered President Obama for his handling of North Korea’s cyberattacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment, saying he is slow to respond and has underplayed the impact of the hacking by calling it “cybervandalism.”
December 20, 2015 Obama saying 'Aloha,' then taking trip is wrong response to N. Korea cyber attacks, Rogers says President Obama should already be responding to North Korea's cyberattacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment, instead of just vowing to respond, Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Sunday.
December 20, 2015 Obama agrees to more sanctions on Russia, as economic woes squeeze Moscow President Obama plans to sign new congressional legislation that heaps more sanctions on Russia -- another blow to a country whose economy and global dominance already is struggling from earlier sanctions and falling oil prices.
December 20, 2015 UN still struggling to move aid into Syria The U.N.'s decision in July to begin moving aid into war-torn Syria without the consent of President Bashar Assad was heralded as unprecedented. It was the first time that humanitarian need trumped a nation's sovereignty.
December 20, 2015 US, Turkey reportedly close to agreement on joint mission against ISIS The U.S. and Turkey are close to an agreement on a joint military action against the Islamic State militant group in northern Syria, according to a published report.
December 20, 2015 Obama, Chinese President Xi downplay disagreements at joint news conference President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to play down points of tension between their two nations Wednesday, unveiling a flurry of agreements on climate change, military cooperation and trade, while casting their own burgeoning relationship as candid and productive.
December 20, 2015 US, China reach 'understanding' to scrap tariffs on some high-tech goods, Obama says President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the U.S. and China have reached an "understanding" on a deal that would eliminate tariffs on certain high-tech goods.