Defense
Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties
China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers. Premier Li Keqiang said "the tree of China-Pakistan friendship" was planted decades ago, nurtured by successive leaders and "is now ...
Bahrain claims Iranian drone found
Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. The statement Wednesday gave no other details. Bahrain has repeatedly accused Shiite Iran of encouraging the more than 2-year-long uprising in Bahrain by its majority Shiites. Iran denies ...
Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks
Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. The shake-up will include commanders of divisions and ...
Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc
Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end. The charismatic and enigmatic WikiLeaks leader — who remains holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden for a sexual misconduct investigation — became the face of the freedom-of-information ...
Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog
The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. The report from the Financial Intelligence Authority showed the agency received six internal reports on suspicious transactions ...
Immigration bill heads to full US Senate
A far-reaching bill to remake the American immigration system is headed to the full Senate, though the outlook is unclear for legislation that would give millions of people living in the U.S. illegally a chance at citizenship. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure 13-5 Tuesday night, setting up an ...
Statehouse ceremony honors Ohio military dead
Sixteen fallen military members from Ohio have been honored in a ceremony on the grounds of the Statehouse. Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) presided over the event Tuesday in Columbus ahead of Memorial Day, honoring those killed during the past two years. The 16 were awarded the Ohio Military Medal of ...
7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed
Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said. The release, which followed a security buildup and a massive show of force by the military in northern ...
Judge allows foreign travel for NC theft suspect
A federal judge is allowing a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina to take a Bahamas cruise, overruling prosecutors who warned he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/10lubzL ...
Fla. man suspected of faking death found in Wyo.
A Florida man suspected of faking his own death has been arrested in Wyoming. Fifty-year-old David Leon Lashley was arrested Monday in the Clark area near the Montana border by U.S. Marshals and U.S. Coast Guard investigators. Park County Sheriff Scott A. Steward said Tuesday that Lashley fled Florida in ...
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