Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
Iran president still a force even as his era ends When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran's ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. More
Kerry: Russia sells missile defense to Syria Secretary of State John Kerry says the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security. More
Former Kazakh Interior Minister Detained Over Zhanaozen Unrest The Kazakh Prosecutor-General's Office said investigators have detained former Interior Minister Erlan Turghymbaev on a charge of abuse of office and power. 04/29/2024 - 11:07 pm | View Link
Police make arrests at Columbia amid wave of university protests Brown University announced Tuesday that it would consider divesting from Israeli funds this year, a move that student protesters lauded on the Rhode Island campus. In New York, demonstrators at ... 04/29/2024 - 7:27 pm | View Link
Hungarian Highway Contract Worth $45 Billion Won By Equity Funds Close To Gov't The total value of a 35-year contract to maintain, operate, and build most of Hungary's highways won by seven private equity funds whose owners have close ties to the Hungarian government is at least ... 04/29/2024 - 7:26 am | View Link
Iran Unveils Munition Resembling Russia’s Lancet—It Doesn’t Mean Moscow Shared Drone Tech With Tehran The drone isn’t identical to the Lancet but seems to share a similar basic design and most likely has a comparable range and payload. 04/28/2024 - 11:19 pm | View Link
12 Ways Your Smartphone Might Be Tracking You Most of us have smartphones nowadays, and though convenient, there are some privacy concerns. Here are 12 ways your smartphone might be tracking you ... 04/27/2024 - 2:30 am | View Link