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December 20, 2015

Modi sworn in as Indian PM; a better relationship with Pakistan possible?

Narendra Modi has taken the oath of office as India's new prime minister. The ceremony at the sprawling presidential palace in New Delhi was made more historic by the presence of the leader of archrival Pakistan. 

December 20, 2015

Obama to argue for avoiding overreach overseas, in upcoming foreign policy speech

Confronting critics of his foreign policy, President Obama will soon outline a strategy for his final years in office that aims to avoid overreach as the second of the two wars he inherited comes to a close.

December 20, 2015

DOJ brings first-ever cyber-espionage case against Chinese officials

Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday announced a first-of-its-kind criminal cyber-espionage case against Chinese military officials the Justice Department charges hacked into major U.S. companies to steal trade secrets -- though Holder could not say whether the five defendants stand a chance of ever seeing the inside of a U.S. courtroom.

December 20, 2015

Egypt courts convict 170 in mass trials

A pair of Egyptian courts on Sunday convicted 170 suspected supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi on charges related to violent attacks last year, the country's latest mass trials ahead of this month's presidential elections.

December 20, 2015

Tensions mount in South China Sea dispute over Chinese oil drilling

China is stepping up provocative actions and harsh rhetoric in maritime disputes in the South China Sea as Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi traded words on the growing tensions.

December 20, 2015

France facing pressure from US over warship deal with Russia

The French government is facing pressure from the U.S. over the sale of two warships to the Russian navy, amid reports that Paris plans to push ahead with the controversial deal.

December 20, 2015

Administration threatens expanded sanctions if Ukraine referendum goes forward

The Obama administration is warning of drastically expanded sanctions on Russia if a secession referendum in eastern Ukraine goes forward, and is signaling that Vladimir Putin's latest call for the vote to be postponed does not go far enough.

December 20, 2015

President Obama removing trade benefits for Russia over Ukraine

President Obama notified Congress on Tuesday that he's removing Russia from the Generalized System of Preferences program because the country is now too economically developed to need the benefits. 

December 20, 2015

Members of Pussy Riot tell Congress about Russia's human rights abuses

Before a throng of cameras and reporters, the women — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina — said Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on human rights was damaging that country.

December 20, 2015

US sanctions both sides in South Sudan conflict

The Treasury Department says the U.S. is issuing sanctions against individuals on both sides of the deadly conflict in South Sudan.