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December 20, 2015

State Department names groups behind Benghazi strike

The State Department on Friday for the first time blamed specific groups and militants for the 2012 Benghazi attack, designating them as terrorists -- a move that further undermines initial claims the attack was spontaneous.

December 20, 2015

State Department issues travel alert for Sochi ahead of Olympic games

The Department of State issued a travel alert Friday for U.S. citizens planning to attend the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The warning to 鈥渞emain attentive鈥� regarding 鈥減ersonal security at all times,鈥� comes amid rising reports of terrorism in the region and less than a month before the global games are set to start.

December 20, 2015

US withdraws diplomat after India demands expulsion amid dispute

The United States said Friday it was withdrawing a diplomat from India in hopes it would end a bitter dispute that started with the arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York.

December 20, 2015

Indicted Indian envoy accused of lying about maid's pay leaves US

The Indian envoy accused of lying about how much she paid her housekeeper was indicted on criminal counts Thursday but left the U.S. after being given clearance by the State Department and a federal court, authorities said.

December 20, 2015

Russia again blocks anti-Assad resolution at UN, as Kerry heads for Syria summit

Russia has once again blocked an anti-Assad resolution before the U.N. Security Council, 樱桃视频 has learned, in the latest setback ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's mission abroad to pursue a Syria peace plan.

December 20, 2015

Biden calls Iraqi leader for second time this week

Vice President Biden spoke on Wednesday for a second time this week to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, voicing support for the Baghdad government's effort to regain control of the city of Fallujah from Al Qaeda-linked fighters. The White House said Biden encouraged al-Maliki to continue talks with local, tribal and national leaders and said Biden welcomed al-Maliki's affirmation Wednesday that Iraqi elections will occur as scheduled in April.

December 20, 2015

Kerry vows support for Iraq government in Fallujah, but won't send US troops

In his first remarks since Islamic militants with Al Qaeda ties overran the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, U.S. Secretary of State promised support for Iraq's government, but emphatically rejected any possibility that the U.S. would send troops back into the country, saying of the Baghdad government "this is their fight."

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

Marine aircraft ferries Americans from South Sudan

The Pentagon says Marines used a KC-130 cargo plane to evacuate about 20 Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan, in a move prompted by what the State Department calls a deteriorating security situation

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