Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said there will be repercussions for the Jewish state over the attack. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant […]
Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said there will be repercussions for the Jewish state over the attack. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant […]
Republican Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for defense secretary, is facing GOP critics who have challenged his past comments on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons. The former two-term senator from Nebraska is the lone witness at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that could be crucial in determining whether he will win Senate […]
Republican Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for defense secretary, is facing GOP critics who have challenged his past comments on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons. The former two-term senator from Nebraska is the lone witness at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that could be crucial in determining whether he will win Senate […]
Update: The Daily Mail obtained leaked emails allegedly indicating the White House approved a chemical weapons attack within Syria, a move that would be blamed on Syrian leader al-Assad and used as a reason to carry out military intervention in the country. A Malaysian hacker leaked the emails initially, which showed interactions between Britam’s Business […]
Update: The Daily Mail obtained leaked emails allegedly indicating the White House approved a chemical weapons attack within Syria, a move that would be blamed on Syrian leader al-Assad and used as a reason to carry out military intervention in the country. A Malaysian hacker leaked the emails initially, which showed interactions between Britam’s Business […]
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate floor. The roll […]
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate floor. The roll […]
(MintPress) – A North Korean man was executed last week for reportedly murdering his children for food — confirming the possibility of a widespread famine in the East Asian dictatorship. Unconfirmed reports by citizen journalists working covertly for Asia Press estimate that as many as 10,000 in North and South Hwanghae have died as a result […]
(MintPress) – A North Korean man was executed last week for reportedly murdering his children for food — confirming the possibility of a widespread famine in the East Asian dictatorship. Unconfirmed reports by citizen journalists working covertly for Asia Press estimate that as many as 10,000 in North and South Hwanghae have died as a result […]
Israel has vowed military intervention in Syria should the country’s chemical weapons change hands. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that the chemical weapons could fall into Hezbollah’s possession, which will require Israel to prepare to fight in Syria if need be, Ha’aretz reported. “The Middle East is not awaiting for the outcome of [Israel’s] election […]
Israel has vowed military intervention in Syria should the country’s chemical weapons change hands. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that the chemical weapons could fall into Hezbollah’s possession, which will require Israel to prepare to fight in Syria if need be, Ha’aretz reported. “The Middle East is not awaiting for the outcome of [Israel’s] election […]
(MintPress) — The U.N. panel overseeing claims for damages from victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait has awarded an additional $1.3 billion to claimants, bringing the total paid thus far to $40.1 billion. The U.N. Compensation Commission did not disclose the identities of the claimants but said the money would go toward claims involving Kuwait’s oil fields, as […]
(MintPress) — The U.N. panel overseeing claims for damages from victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait has awarded an additional $1.3 billion to claimants, bringing the total paid thus far to $40.1 billion. The U.N. Compensation Commission did not disclose the identities of the claimants but said the money would go toward claims involving Kuwait’s oil fields, as […]
