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Friday, August 16, 2013 - 06:40
Obama strongly condemned Egypt’s interim government, saying the United States was canceling a planned joint military operation in protest over bloody clashes that left at least 638 dead and thousands injured.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 13:52
More than 1,000 people were killed in Iraq in July, the highest monthly death toll in five years, the U.N. said Thursday, a grim figure that shows rapidly deteriorating security as sectarian tensions soar.
Friday, July 19, 2013 - 00:00
Special Agent James Terry Watson was targeted for robbery June 20, according to the indictment, which alleges that one of the defendants shocked him with a stun gun and another stabbed him
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 00:00
Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement that the shipment was "a grave violation of international treaties."
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 00:00
The kingpin's capture may simply result in more violence in the near future, as rivals move to make a play for his area of influence and internal foes fight over the cartel's top position.
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 00:00
The head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has threatened to lead the effort to remove preferential trade treatment for Ecuadorian goods if the country offered asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 00:00
The "border surge" — a Senate proposal to double U.S. agents on the Mexican boundary and extend 700 miles of fencing — would squeeze even more incoming migrants onto perilous and scorching overland paths, likely boosting the death toll.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 00:00
Many are angry that billions of dollars in public funds are being spent to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics while few improvements are made elsewhere.
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 00:00
As Yanira Maldonado's family waits anxiously to learn her fate, thousands of other people are smuggling narcotics over the borders and across the U.S., risking life and liberty for a payday
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 00:00
A Mexican judge was scheduled to review Maldonado's case at a closed hearing Friday. If there's no ruling then, she will be sent to another facility for what could be several more months of jail time