Wednesday, December 1, 2010

U.S. in 'grueling' effort to patch up

U.S. in 'grueling' effort to patch up


U.S. in 'grueling' effort to patch up

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:43 PM PST

A senior State Department official conceded, "This was a rough week for American diplomacy," describing a "grueling" effort by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to contain damage from the leaks.

Powell endorses arms control treaty

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:29 PM PST

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday joined a growing list of former GOP diplomatic and national security heavyweights endorsing the new Russian arms control treaty negotiated by the Obama administration.

U.S.: China must act more against N. Korea

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:10 PM PST

China's call for a return to talks is an inadequate response to the threat posed by North Korea, America's top military officer said Wednesday.

S. Korean spy chief warns of more attacks

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:25 AM PST

South Korea's spy chief said Wednesday that there is a high chance that North Korea will attack again following an attack last month that has led to renewed tensions on the peninsula, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Spain arrests 7 suspected extremists

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:37 AM PST

Spanish authorities arrested seven alleged Islamist extremists Wednesday who dealt in providing stolen travel documents to terrorist groups, the national police said.

4 held after car bomb found near N. Ireland

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:27 AM PST

Police in the Republic of Ireland arrested four men after finding a bomb in a car near the border with Northern Ireland, authorities said Wednesday.

Egypt's ruling party wins big in elections

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:37 AM PST

Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party won 217 seats in the first round of voting in the country's parliamentary elections, the semi-official Al-Ahram newspaper said.

'Sport killing' soldier to face court martial

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:40 PM PST

The first court martial of one of the soldiers accused of killing Afghan citizens for sport, is scheduled to start Wednesday.

Taliban: Troop deaths were planned attack

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:33 AM PST

A gunman in an Afghan Border Police uniform who killed six U.S. troops was a reliable officer who had been with the force for three years, a senior official said Wednesday.

Song champions effort to free detained hikers

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:14 AM PST

Sarah Shourd, the American hiker freed from an Iran prison after 14 months, will release a song Wednesday to support her fiance and friend who remain behind bars in Tehran.

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