President Obama's speech at the Brandenburg Gate occurred nearly 50 years after President Kennedy appeared there in defiance of the Berlin Wall.
The G-8 summit in Northern Ireland concluded on Tuesday with leaders split on the Syria issue.
President Obama went on PBS to defend NSA surveillance programs like PRISM, comparing them to DUI checkpoints and airport security.
Bill Maher, the obnoxious, execrable and unfunny “comic” who hosts a talk-show on HBO called “Real Time,” is inexplicably one of the most successful and popular television celebrities in the United States.His rise to the top presents yet another example of how mediocrity, vulgarity (and, of course, luck) are far more important in determining the quality of contemporary pop culture than such quaint and forgotten qualities as talent and integrity.Like many of his dubious contemporaries -- including Oprah Winfrey, Michael Moore, Spike Lee, Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly, among numerous others -- Maher has become a “brand,” a brand that is meticulously marketed for the sake of maximizing profit. Maher does not engage in reasoned debate, nor does he really care about the validity of his viewpoints. Having identified the demographic he wants to target (that is, upscale urban liberals), he simply ladles out what they want to hear.
Libya may have more weapons than the British army arsenal. What does that mean for Syria?
Protesters breached the security perimeter surrounding the G-8 summit venue in Northern Ireland on Monday, but dispersed after police warning.
President Obama again defended the government's surveillance programs. But he also conceded that secrecy is a "legitimate concern."
Ireland has witnessed a number of racialist attacks against black Africans who have migrated in recent years to the country.
The EU and the U.S. launched negotiations over a historic trade deal at the G-8 summit, despite French objections late last week.
The West Virginia Democrat is pushing back at the NRA's target ads in his home state, questioning is Second Amendment commitment.
Following up on his promise to close the prison, President Obama has selected Washington lawyer Clifford Sloan to lead the effort.
A new CNN poll released Monday reveals that most Americans don't approve of their president, in the wake of the NSA scandal.
Russia is maintaining its firm pro-Assad government stance, despite increasing opposition from member nations at the upcoming G-8 summit.
Ahead of the G-8 summit on Monday, leaked documents obtained by the Guardian reveal British spies snooped on foreign diplomats at G-20 summits.
Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is defending the NSA's controversial electronic-surveillance measures.
The focus will be on the FOMC statement Wednesday, when the Fed will likely lower its forecasts, but remain ambiguous about the prospects for tapering its QE.
The decision comes after the U.S. and its allies determined that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons.
Two students in the Mexican city of Xalapa founded a mock campaign for a cat that is "running" for mayor in an upcoming election.
The U.S. government won an unlikely ally in Putin, who defended the NSA’s spying programs and U.S. drone strikes.
The two-day G-8 summit, scheduled to begin Monday in Northern Ireland, is facing a flurry of criticism from various quarters.
Free trade between Europe and North America is being discussed, but there are some barriers to an agreement.
The NSA chief will privately brief the Senate to defend the controversial surveillance program, while Chinese media react to new details.
