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May 2, 2016

Canadian company behind Keystone to seek US approval for another pipeline

The Canadian company behind the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline will seek U.S. government approval for another pipeline -- this one going north.

May 2, 2016

Top Iranian nuke negotiator ordered to stop screaming at Kerry

Iran's foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks with the United States has been ordered by the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader to stop shouting and yelling at Secretary of State John Kerry during negotiating sessions.

May 2, 2016

Emails reveal sensitive info left exposed after US pullout from Yemen

Internal State Department emails reviewed by Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ reveal that as security unraveled in Yemen, U.S. personnel were scrambling to finalize their exit plan and were so uncertain about what would happen that procedures for safeguarding sensitive information were bypassed.

May 2, 2016

State Department spokeswoman: Call for using jobs to combat terror ‘too nuanced’ for critics

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, after coming under fire for suggesting a way to fight the Islamic State and all terrorism is by creating jobs, has an answer for her critics: Her argument is just "too nuanced" for them to understand.

May 2, 2016

State Department spokeswoman floats jobs as answer to ISIS

A State Department spokeswoman asks, 'What makes these 17-year-old kids pick up an AK-47 instead of trying to start a business?'

May 2, 2016

Rebels seize US vehicles after Yemen embassy closes

Armed rebels in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa seized U.S. embassy vehicles Wednesday after diplomats fled the country over growing unrest.

May 2, 2016

Muslim Brotherhood rep: White House official met us at State Department

A Muslim Brotherhood member who recently was hosted at the State Department along with several of the Islamist group's key allies now claims that a White House official also was present in that meeting, according to recent remarks.

May 2, 2016

Obama administration denied Predator drone request for Jordan, rep urges reversal

The State Department denied a request last year to send unarmed Predator drones to Jordan arguing that the kingdom was not a strong enough ally, according to a U.S. congressman who is now urging the administration to reverse the decision as Jordan escalates its fight against the Islamic State.

May 2, 2016

Calls grow to arm Ukraine, as European leaders scramble for last-ditch peace plan

European leaders scrambled Thursday to try and forge a diplomatic deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, in an apparent bid to head off U.S. consideration of lethal military aid for the Ukrainian government in its war against Russian-backed separatists.

May 2, 2016

Diplomat: US won't return Guantanamo to improve ties with Cuba

The Obama administration on Wednesday ruled out handing over the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting a central demand of Cuban President Raul Castro for restoring normal relations between the two countries.