Nicole Gaouette
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 06:19
The Obama administration is sending disaster response teams to northern Ethiopia to try to address a humanitarian emergency and avoid a national security risk to the U.S. should the drought there spiral out of control.
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 06:24
Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged in Congressional budget hearings this week that "there are disturbing arrests, there are disturbing sentences," but defended the administration's stance by pointing to Egypt's strategic importance to the U.S., the competition among global players for influence in Cairo and the difficult security environment there.
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 07:47
The Obama administration wants to waive long-standing human rights conditions on aid to Egypt, raising questions from rights groups that say the country is experiencing its worst period of human rights abuses in modern history and lawmakers who point to the recent conviction of a toddler on murder charges.
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 07:22
Islamic State extremists have discussed infiltrating the United States through its border with Mexico, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 06:13
The presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone plan to skip President Barack Obama’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to deal with the deadly Ebola virus in their countries, as a White House spokesman said the outbreak won’t affect the conference.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 00:00
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will be the first head of state to take the podium today at the United Nations General Assembly amid a feud with the U.S. for alleged spying on her communications with aides.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 00:00
Clinton said the U.S. was "trying to do more on our side of the border" to prevent money-laundering and weapons trafficking and to upgrade the border to speed trade and tourism.
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 00:00
Clinton and Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa will also discuss climate change, trade, immigration, drug and human trafficking and broader Latin American issues.
Friday, October 24, 2008 - 00:00
Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff says he will seek to lift an injunction on a rule that would check for discrepancies in workers' Social Security data.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 00:00
A Mexican judge has released the suspected killer of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar, leaving U.S. officials “shocked and appalled,” according to a statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.