Obama, South Korea To Show United Front On North Korea

President Barack Obama and South Korea’s new leader Park Geun-hye hope to present a strong front against North Korea’s nuclear threats during their high-profile meeting Tuesday at the White House. But they also want to leave the door open to talks with Pyongyang. Park has had something of a baptism of fire since she took […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

President Barack Obama and South Korea's new leader Park Geun-hye hope to present a strong front against North Korea's nuclear threats during their high-profile meeting Tuesday at the White House. But they also want to leave the door open to talks with Pyongyang. Park has had something of a baptism of fire since she took office in February, two

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U.S. Troops Enter Mali, Escalating West African Presence

The first U.S. troops arrived in Mali Friday, a change of policy after Washington had taken a mostly hands-off approach roughly one year ago.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

The first U.S. troops arrived in Mali Friday, a change of policy after Washington took a relatively hands-off approach during the French invasion roughly one year ago. A small number of U.S. troops are now in place, aiding the 4,000 French troops on the ground in combat roles. “About 10” U.S. ground troops are in the country, assigned to

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Bush Library Opens, Glosses Over Brutal U.S. Wars In Iraq, Afghanistan

After the opening of the $250 million George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas last month, Americans will have access to new exhibits extolling the Iraq War, an invasion opposed by the majority of U.N. members states and one that experts believe took the lives of at least 123,000 Iraqi civilians and […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

After the opening of the $250 million George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas last month, Americans will have access to new exhibits extolling the Iraq War, an invasion opposed by the majority of U.N. members states and one that experts believe took the lives of at least 123,000 Iraqi civilians and 4,448 U.S. troops. “I

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Is Hezbollah Israel’s Real Target — Not Syria?

The attack, which Syrian officials argue struck a research center, occurred just days after another airstrike against Syria last Friday.

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

BEIRUT - While a top Syrian government official has called Sunday’s bomb attack in a Damascus suburb a "declaration of war" by Israel, some Arab political analysts believe the intended targets were weapons — whether conventional or chemical — destined for Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah organization and not Bashar Assad’s beleaguered regime. They say

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Update: US Covert Actions In Pakistan, Yemen And Somalia

Two CIA strikes kill at least eight in Pakistan, including an al-Qaeda commander. U.S. drone strikes return to Yemen after an 85-day pause.

Jack Serle and Chris Woods
By Jack Serle and Chris Woods

Two CIA strikes kill at least eight in Pakistan, including an al Qaeda commander. US drone strikes return to Yemen after an 85-day pause. Militants launch one of their most well organised and deadly attacks to date, on a court house in Somalia.   Pakistan April 2013 actions Total CIA strikes in April: 2 Total killed in strikes

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A Tale Of Two Schools: 2 Radically Different Approaches To Weapons In Schools

At one school, a renaissance is underway. At another, a chemistry student finds herself facing felony charges.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

In two different parts of the country, two different schools are taking two different approaches to student safety and are getting radically different results. In Roxbury, Mass., Orchard Gardens was built to be a showplace for the Boston neighborhood. When built in 2003, the school had art studios, a dance room, a well-upholstered theater and

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