December 20, 2015 Official: Freeing Nigerian girls a top US priority The State Department acknowledged Thursday it could have acted sooner to designate Nigeria's Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organization, even though the Nigerian government and many Africa experts opposed the move when it was first considered two years ago.
December 20, 2015 GOP chairman revives Benghazi subpoena of Kerry A Republican House chairman on Thursday issued a new subpoena for Secretary of State John Kerry to testify about the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, in an escalating fight with the Obama administration over its cooperation with Congress.
December 20, 2015 ӣƵ Poll: Obama, Clinton seen as deceitful on Benghazi A majority thinks the White House has tried to deceive people about the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. At the same time, Republicans are seen as politicizing the issue rather than trying to get to the truth.
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 US embassy in Yemen closed over 'credible' threat, officials say A senior U.S. official said the embassy in Sana’a was closed two days ago and remains closed while “the threat is assessed.”
December 20, 2015 Clinton's State Department resisted labeling Boko Haram as terror group The State Department, under Hillary Clinton's leadership, repeatedly resisted and blocked efforts to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist group.
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 US team of military personnel, federal agency experts to reach Nigeria in coming days A small team of U.S. military personnel will arrive in Abuja, Nigeria, in the coming days to help find hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic terrorists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Kerry planning to visit Mexico on day of Benghazi hearing, despite subpoena Secretary of State John Kerry is planning to be in Mexico on the day of a congressional hearing on Benghazi for which he was subpoenaed to testify.
December 20, 2015 US preparing team to help Nigeria locate kidnapped girls The White House said Tuesday the U.S. is preparing to send a team to Nigeria to help the government search for nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted more than three weeks ago by Islamic militants.