NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Wednesday called for more public participation to guard against terrorist threats, part of the Obama administration’s strategy to keep the country safe. Read more…
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Opposition groups made a surprise gain in Iraqi Kurdistan’s weekend elections, but ruling parties feuding with Arab leaders in Baghdad clung to power and are unlikely to end a standoff threatening Iraq’s fragile calm. Read more…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A phone call to the New York Stock Exchange from an investor worried that he’d just been duped helped spark a chain of events early last week that led U.S. authorities to file fraud charges against a Kuwaiti financier, who was later found dead in his home. Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain and the United States on Wednesday vowed a sustained effort in Afghanistan, despite growing public skepticism over the war after the deadliest month since it began in late 2001. Read more…
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man who was one of two serial shooters who terrorized the Phoenix area three years ago was spared the death penalty on Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison. Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It is unclear if Pakistan’s offensive in Swat has killed off Taliban insurgents or simply scattered them, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, adding a note of caution to U.S. praise for the effort. Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed sending one of the youngest prisoners held at the controversial U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay back to Afghanistan where his lawyer said he would likely go free. Read more…
BreakingNews: JUST IN — A South Korean freight ship has been towed into North Korea, officials tell the Yonhap news wire.
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BreakingNews: AP: Manhattan Borough President accepts resignation of deputy press secretary Lee Landor following Facebook remarks over Henry Gates.
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BreakingNews: Wall Street Journal poll shows President Obama’s approval rate has plummeted to 53% in June, only 3% higher than Bush’s in June 2001.
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