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December 21, 2015

Rep urges Kerry to 'enlist' Bush to help resolve South Sudan conflict

A leading human rights advocate in Congress is calling on the Obama administration to enlist former President George W. Bush to help broker an end to the violence in South Sudan.

December 21, 2015

NYT editor defiant on Benghazi report amid lawmaker criticism

A New York Times editor on Monday staunchly defended a controversial report on the Benghazi attack which largely backed the State Department's narrative, amid withering criticism from congressional Republicans and others.

December 21, 2015

'Completely false': Sources on ground in Benghazi challenge NYT report

Sources, who continue to face threats of losing their jobs, sharply challenged the Times’ findings that there was no involvement from Al Qaeda or any other international terror group and that an anti-Islam film played a role in inciting the initial wave of attacks.  

December 21, 2015

Congress, in bipartisan tone, disputes report Al Qaeda not involved in deadly Benghazi attack

House lawmakers on Sunday disputed a new report that concludes Al Qaeda played no role in the fatal 2012 terror attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

December 21, 2015

House Intelligence chair: Benghazi attack 'Al Qaeda-led event'

The 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya was an "Al Qaeda-led event" according to multiple, on the record, interviews with the head of the House intelligence committee who receives regular classified briefings and has access to the raw intelligence to make independent assessments.

December 21, 2015

Kerry reportedly says he will consider freeing Jonathan Pollard as part of prisoner swap

Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Middle East in the first week of the new year amid a flurry of reports in the Israeli press that he has said he would consider freeing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard.

December 21, 2015

Security concerns raised amid surge in US arms deals abroad

U.S. arms deals with foreign governments have surged under the Obama administration, as part of an apparent push to have allies 'share the burden' of providing security.

December 21, 2015

White House reportedly pulls Egypt ambassador pick under pressure from Cairo

The White House has reportedly withdrawn its initial choice to be the U.S. ambassador to Egypt after objections were raised by representatives of the military regime in Cairo. 

December 21, 2015

Accused Indian diplomat needs US approval to work at UN mission

The United Nations says it has processed the Indian government's request to register the country's deputy consul general, who is accused of lying on a visa form about how much she paid her housekeeper, as a member of the country's mission to the United Nations.

December 21, 2015

US sending Marines to Africa in preparation for evacuations in South Sudan

The U.S. military is sending Marines and aircraft to the Horn of Africa in anticipation they may be needed to respond to the violence in South Sudan, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ confirms.