WORLD NEWS

U.S. harassed by Iranian boats

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

At a time of heightened tensions with Iran, U.S. military officials told CNN Friday that U.S. military and Coast Guard ships had two close encounters earlier this month with high-speed Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf that exhibited provocative behavior. The incidents occurred January 6, according to a senior U.S. military official.

Mossad agents posed as CIA in operation: report

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

Agents with Israel's Mossad agency posed as American CIA agents in operations to recruit members of the Pakistani militant group Jundallah, a report in Foreign Policy magazine said Friday.

Russian Ad Compares Putin Foe to Hitler

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

While Republican voters in South Carolina are being warned in a new ad not to trust Mitt Romney because, “like John Kerry, he speaks French,” politicking in Russia, where a new president will be elected in March, is a good deal less subtle.

Source: John Edwards has life-threatening heart condition

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

A federal judge disclosed Friday that former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition, a court source confirmed to CNN.

Defiant Ahmadinejad wins backing of four LatAm allies

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:40:00 -0500

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad headed for home on Friday after achieving his goal of securing the backing of four Latin American allies in his country's nuclear standoff with the West.

Iranian paper calls for retaliation against Israel

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500

A hard-line Iranian newspaper called Thursday for retaliation against Israel, a day after the mysterious killing of a nuclear scientist in Tehran with a magnetic bomb attached to his car. Iran's top leader blamed Israel and the U.S.

Mitt Romney Secures Front-Runner Status With New Hampshire Win

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:30:00 -0500

Mitt Romney scored a decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, securing his second win in the first two contests of the presidential nominating season and trying to turn his front-running campaign into a steamroller.

Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:29:00 -0500

The Doomsday Clock, a figurative timepiece used as a barometer of humankind’s fate, was moved one minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, the first time it has been nudged forward since 2007. It is now 11:55, five minutes before the appointed hour.

US Military Rescues Iranian Sailors, Again

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:29:00 -0500

For the second time in as many weeks, the U.S. military has rescued distressed Iranian sailors, despite the extremely high tensions between the two nations.

Washington DC Council Considering Gay Divorce Bill

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:26:00 -0500

The D.C. Council is considering legislation that would make it easier for gay and lesbian couples who marry in the nation’s capital to get divorced.

38,000 Farmers, Ranchers Sue Former New Jersey Governor Corzine Over Missing Millions

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0500

Montana farmers have filed a class action suit against former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, charging that the failed financial firm run by Corzine stole millions from their accounts to pay off its spiraling debts, and that Corzine's "single-minded obsession" with making MF Global a big player on Wall Street led to the firm's collapse.

White House Chief of Staff William Daley resigns; budget chief Jacob Lew fills post

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0500

White House Chief of Staff William M. Daley resigned Monday, a year after taking the job, shaking up the administration’s senior management just as President Obama gears up for what is expected to be a tough reelection campaign.

Key witness excused from testifying in U.S. leaks case

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:57:00 -0500

A key witness was excused from testifying in the case against Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning on Sunday after he invoked his right against self-incrimination at a hearing about the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history.

Madman sets woman on fire in NYC elevator

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:57:00 -0500

Cops today busted the madman who allegedly burned an elderly Prospect Heights woman to death inside a Brooklyn elevator -- after he showed up at a police precinct reeking of gasoline.

Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Jordan, Israel

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:56:00 -0500

An Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was bombed Sunday, the 10th such attack this year, but no fire erupted because the line that runs through North Sinai was already disabled, a security source said.

Vaclav Havel, former Czech president, leader of "Velvet Revolution," dies at 75

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:56:00 -0500

Vaclav Havel, an anti-Communist playwright who became Czech president and a worldwide symbol of peace and freedom after leading the bloodless "Velvet Revolution," died at the age of 75 on Sunday.

Mexican ex-officials work for US intelligence: report

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:55:00 -0500

At least 80 former Mexican government officials are currently working as informants for US intelligence agencies, the daily La Jornada reported, citing senior Mexican officials.

Religious Jews still try to segregate Israel buses

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:55:00 -0500

Israel's political leaders and chief rabbis on Sunday condemned persistent efforts by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to shunt Israeli women to the back of public buses, a year after the country's Supreme Court outlawed the practice.

Killing of bin Laden voted top news story of 2011

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:55:00 -0500

The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan's earthquake/tsunami/meltdown disaster, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.

Egypt's Islamists claim sweep of second round vote

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:55:00 -0500

Egypt's two leading Islamist parties said on Sunday their separate party lists secured about three-quarters of votes cast in the second round of a parliamentary election, extending their lead in the three-stage vote.