December 20, 2015 US spy agencies heard Benghazi attackers using State Dept. cell phones to call terrorist leaders The terrorists who attacked the U.S. consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 used cell phones, seized from State Department personnel during the attacks, and U.S. spy agencies overheard them contacting more senior terrorist leaders to report on the success of the operation, multiple sources confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
December 20, 2015 Federal reports warn of dangers to human life, environment in rejecting Keystone project A pair of reports released this week by federal agencies bolster arguments by supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline that the administration’s failure to approve the project would produce more and deadlier environmental disasters.
December 20, 2015 White House reportedly let Bergdahl parents take part in secure video conferences The White House allowed the parents of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to take part in a series of secure video conferences with State Department and intelligence officials and senior military commanders, according to a published report.Â
December 20, 2015 State Department confirms American detained in North Korea North Korea has detained a 56-year old man from Ohio, accusing him of an unspecified crime after he traveled to the communist-led country as a tourist, the nation's state news agency and the man's family said. The North is now holding three Americans.
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers renew drive to free Marine held in Mexico, on heels of Bergdahl deal The slow-moving case of jailed Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi is generating a renewed push on Capitol Hill for his freedom, as lawmakers press the Obama administration to do more to secure his release on the heels of the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange.
December 20, 2015 West prepared to work with new Palestinian government despite Hamas concerns On Monday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new government that is made up of technocrats backed by Hamas and the rival Fatah political faction.Â
December 20, 2015 Obama's policy toward Russia is a 'failure', national security expert says Russia’s movement of troops into Crimea is proof that the Obama administration’s policy toward Moscow is a failure, Heritage Foundation senior fellow Peter Brookes said Friday.
December 20, 2015 Obama warns of 'costs' to Russia intervention in Ukraine, 'concerned' by reports of military movement President Obama said Friday that the U.S. government is "deeply concerned" by reports of Russian "military movements" in Ukraine, warning that any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty would be "deeply destabilizing."
December 20, 2015 Kerry: Russia pledges to respect Ukraine's borders U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he has been assured by Russia that it will respect the sovereignty of Ukraine and that military exercises near its borders are not a prelude to military invention by Moscow.
December 20, 2015 US warns Russia on war games as tensions mount in Ukraine's Crimea The United States on Wednesday warned Russia against a military intervention in Ukraine, saying such a move would be a "grave mistake," as troops in western Russia were placed on high alert for massive new war games in the area, including near the Russian-Ukrainian border.