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The Guardian | Barack Obama to call for nuclear stockpile reductions in Berlin speech The Guardian The US president, Barack Obama, will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House has said. Obama will make his case during a speech on Wednesday at ... In Germany, Obama defends US Internet snooping In Berlin, Obama to call for reduction in nuclear arms Internet monitoring must have proper limits, Merkel tells Obama |
Telegraph.co.uk | Where does global approach to Syria go from here? Fox News The US and Russia clashed during the summit over what to do about Syria and what -- to -- Senior White House foreign affairs correspondent Wendell Goler has the latest from Berlin. Russian president Vladimir Putin used his veto more than once at the G-8 ... Senators: US must take "more decisive" military action in Syria Assad's henchmen urged to launch coup On Syria, leaders didn't agree on much |
Livemint | Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban agreement Los Angeles Times The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find a way to end the nearly 12-year war. The move ... Mr Karzai also ruled out talking to the Taliban until the peace process was ... Four US soldiers killed at Bagram as US seeks talks with Taliban Push for peace after 12 years of war |
Patriots' Aaron Hernandez's Home Searched After Killing WWGP 1050 AM (NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.) — Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday following the killing of a man police call an “associate” of Hernandez, ABC News has learned. |
New York Daily News | NSA director: Surveillance foiled 50 terror plots Cherry Hill Courier Post Expect Obama to discuss NSA surveillance at G8: President Obama will discuss NSA surveillance programs with leaders of other nations at the G8 summit. Written by. Kevin Johnson. USA Today. Filed Under. News · Nation/World. Keith B. Alexander. Zoom ... Government claiming 50 terrorist plots revealed by snooping NSA head, lawmakers defend US surveillance programs Feds: NSA surveillance helped thwart NYSE bombing |
Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies Wall Street Journal LOS ANGELES — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an unfailingly bright ... Journalist Michael Hastings dead at 33 Remembering Michael Hastings Michael Hastings' death remains under investigation |
FBI reaches milestone in Most Wanted fugitive list Hilton Head Island Packet WASHINGTON — The FBI has reached a milestone in its 63-year-old program of pursuing its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." It has added the 499th and 500th names of fugitives to have appeared over the years on its regularly updated list. The FBI says citizen ... |
AFP | Somali Islamist rebels attack UN compound in Mogadishu Reuters By Abdi Sheikh. MOGADISHU | Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:57am EDT. MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist militants carried out their first major assault for years on a U.N. compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, dealing a blow to fragile security ... UN headquarters in Somalia attacked Somali UN compound attacked in Mogadishu Al-Shabab Gunmen Attack UN Compound in Mogadishu |
U.S. News & World Report | Abortion bill passed by US House; Senate expected to ignore it DesMoinesRegister.com WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a GOP war ... House OKs 20-week abortion ban bill House Approves Bill Banning Abortion after 20 Weeks In Partisan Vote, House Approves Ban on Abortions After 22 Weeks |
Treatment of women in Israel is distressing: Barbra Streisand Business Standard Hollywood veteran Barbra Streisand says she is concerned about how women are treated in Israel during a felicitation ceremony. The 71-year-old actress received honorary doctorate in philosophy from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reported E! online. |