Russia, India Sign Defense Deals Worth Billions
Russia and India have signed defense deals worth billions of dollars on missile systems, helicopters, and frigates at a meeting of the leaders of the two countries in the southern…
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Former NCIS Agent Sentenced to 12 Years in Navy Corruption Scandal
A former U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for disclosing sensitive law-enforcement information to a defense contractor whose company was under investigation.…
continue readingGinsburg Apologizes for Criticizing US Athletes’ National Anthem Protest
For the second time in recent months, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized for comments she made, this time about national anthem protests taken up by athletes. On…
continue readingHate-crime Charges Filed in California Against Sikh Man’s Alleged Attackers
Two men who allegedly attacked a turbaned Sikh man in September in California will face hate-crime charges, the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office said Friday. Chase Little and Colton…
continue readingConfederate Emblem to Stay on Mississippi State Flag
An effort to erase the Confederate battle emblem from Mississippi’s flag has failed because sponsors didn’t collect enough signatures to put an initiative on the 2018 ballot. The petition drive…
continue readingU.S. Weighs Pulling Support For Saudis After ‘Egregious’ Yemen Attack
The White House is reconsidering its support for a Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing rebels in Yemen after what one official called an “egregious” attack over the weekend that…
continue readingSaudi-Led Coalition Says Warplane ‘Wrongly Targeted’ Sanaa Funeral
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels says that one of its warplanes “wrongly targeted” a funeral in the capital, Sanaa, that killed more than 140 people and announced disciplinary proceedings. …
continue readingKerry, Lavrov In Switzerland As Syria Crisis Talks Open
Fresh diplomatic talks are under way in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a new effort to try to end the Syrian conflict. …
continue readingIranian Foreign Minister Zarif To Attend Kerry-Lavrov Meeting On Syria
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will take part in talks this weekend in Switzerland on the Syrian crisis, a spokesman said on October 14. …
continue readingUS Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Gun Maker
A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012. The judge…
continue readingBiden Says U.S. Will ‘Send Message’ To Kremlin In Retaliation For Hacks
Vice President Joe Biden said the United States will “send a message” to Russian hackers who it has accused of trying to influence the presidential election. …
continue readingRussia Criticizes Biden’s Promise That U.S. Will Send ‘Message’ Over Hacking
Moscow has objected to a top U.S. official saying that a “message” would be sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged Russian cyberattacks on American political institutions. …
continue readingSerbia, Albania Seek To Build Business Ties Despite Tensions Over Kosovo
Businesses from Serbia and Albania met on October 14 in an effort to boost economic ties and stabilize the Balkans region still troubled by tensions from the 1990s war. …
continue readingMerkel Says Open To Holding Berlin Summit On Ukraine Crisis Next Week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she remains open to meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin next week for a summit on the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. …
continue readingHundreds of Ukraine Nationalists March in Kyiv
Several hundred members of far-right and ultranationalist groups marked Defenders Day in Ukraine on Friday, marching through Kyiv as a show of support for Ukrainian fighters. The state holiday was…
continue readingHacked Emails Reveal Talk of Delaying Illinois Primary
A hacked email from the account of John Podesta, campaign chairman for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, was disclosed Thursday and discusses efforts to postpone the Democratic primary election in…
continue readingMilwaukee Men Accused of Trying to Join IS
Two Milwaukee men were charged in federal court Friday with trying to join the Islamic State group by traveling through Mexico to Syria. Jason Michael Ludke, 35, was charged with…
continue readingBRICS Countries Push to Expand Trade Within Group
At the sprawling exhibition grounds in the heart of New Delhi, Chinaland Solar Energy Company showcased a new design of solar panels at the first-ever trade exhibition organized by the…
continue readingHaiti Sets New Date for Presidential, Legislative Elections
Haiti announced Friday that its long-delayed presidential and legislative elections would be held Nov. 20, after a delay caused by Hurricane Matthew, which killed hundreds of people in the poverty-stricken…
continue readingUS Stocks Surge Before Pulling Back
Despite a surge in U.S. stocks in Friday morning trading, the major averages ended the day higher by only a fraction of a percent as banks and crude oil sold…
continue readingDelegates Optimistic at Climate Change Conference in Rwanda
Delegates at a climate conference in Rwanda are expressing optimism that they will reach a deal to phase out greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners. U.S. Secretary of…
continue reading3 Arrested in Alleged Plot to Attack Immigrants in Kansas
Three men were arrested Friday for allegedly planning an attack on a mosque and a housing complex in Garden City, Kansas, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Acting U.S. Attorney…
continue readingReports Differ on Conditions for Release of Nigeria’s Chibok Girls
Conflicting reports emerged Friday about whether the first negotiated release of some Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 involved a ransom payment, a prisoner swap for…
continue readingPeriscope Extends Beyond Phones as Twitter Ups Ante on Video
Twitter is taking the smartphone shackles off its live-video service Periscope in its latest attempt to broaden its audience. The Periscope Producer feature announced Thursday will let media companies and…
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