The Navy SEALs strike that rescued two Western aid workers on Tuesday, coming as the Pentagon begins detailing how it will adapt to massive budget cuts, reflects a shifting emphasis toward elite, nimble units that can carry out targeted operations.
Greg Kelly, the son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, is currently being investigated by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance after reports surfaced that a woman accused him of rape. But what do you know about Greg Kelly?
She could hardly talk about Africa without tears in her eyes.”
President Barack Obama addressed Congress and the nation in his third State of the Union address on Tuesday night, his last before the 2012 presidential election. Read the full transcript of his speech, and watch the video replay here.
President Obama delivered his 2012 State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, making a bid for 2012 reelection. In a sweeping speech, the President touched upon issues like taxes, the economy, manufacturing and keeping the American dream alive. Though the current State of the Union is quite shaky, Obama highlighted the progress being made and attempted to solidify a sturdy campaign base.
The International Business Times has compiled comprehensive profiles on Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum and their positions on 11 issues: entitlement programs, health care, job creation, taxes, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, abortion, education, gay marriage and immigration.
Those on more than $1m a year would pay at least 30% and their tax deductions would be eliminated under Obama's plan.
President Obama's State of the Union Speech 2012, An America Built to Last, as prepared for delivery on Jan. 24.
The White House released the State of the Union 2012 official special guest list Tuesday afternoon, and the people who have been invited represent different visions of the American Dream.
Xi is largely an unknown entity to U.S. officials.
Mehmanparast also intimated that the EU is simply bowing to pressure from the United States,
A Marine accused of participating in the slaughter of 24 unarmed Iraqis in Haditha, Iraq has accepted a plea deal, ending a criminal case against U.S. troops for an incident that became an enduring symbol of violence during the Iraq war.
The European Union approved an oil embargo against Iran in hopes that new economic pressures will convince the country to abandon its nuclear program.
Iraq risks sliding back toward authoritarian rule with Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's security forces cracking down on protests, harassing opponents, and torturing detainees, a U.S.-based human-rights monitor said on Sunday.
Gingrich may have won the South Carolina primary but his liabilities in politics are so great that he will never be President, even in the unlikely event he wins the Republican nomination.
As the United States seeks to mobilize international support for a tough new set of sanctions on Iran, some experts are warning that tightening the economic vise could backfire and embolden the ruling regime.
Major powers signaled on Friday their willingness to reopen talks about curbing Iran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons but said Tehran must show it is serious about any negotiations.
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In the United States, there is a significant population of Iranians who emigrated from their native country to various cities across the United States. Many, if not most, of these individuals still have ties to Iran: their family and their culture.
The possibility of a war against Iran is no longer in the realm of fantasy.
An Iraq war veteran accused of knifing four homeless men to death, stabbing them each dozens of times in a bloody killing spree that rattled Orange County, California, was charged on Tuesday with murder.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's comment that Turkey is ruled by Islamic terrorists is the latest gaffe by Republican White House hopefuls: foreign policy has been a minefield for these candidates vying to oppose President Barack Obama in the 2012 election.
