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Candlelight vigil to mourn shooting victims in California

UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.

WTO rules against China in US chicken dispute

2013-08-03 16:16

A World Trade Organization panel circulated a report Friday regarding the dispute of China's anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures on chicken products from the United States.

US issues travel alert over possible terror attacks

2013-08-03 05:44

The US Friday issued a global travel alert over possible terrorist attacks, one day after it announced the closure of embassies in the Mideast region.
UK to close embassy in Yemen as Ramadan ends

US to close embassies for security reasons

2013-08-02 13:42

US embassies in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo that would be open Sunday will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns.

Number of leaked documents was 'overwhelming'

2013-08-02 10:10

The US Army was overwhelmed when WikiLeaks published more than 700,000 secret diplomatic and war documents handed over by soldier Bradley Manning, a retired officer testified in the sentencing phase of the convicted private's court-martial.

NSA chief details program at hackers' conference

2013-08-02 10:08

The head of the US National Security Agency defended the government's much-criticized surveillance program against hecklers among a crowd of computer systems analysts on Wednesday.

New Snowden leak upstages US

2013-08-02 10:06

New revelations from Edward Snowden that United States intelligence agencies have access to a vast online tracking tool came to light on Wednesday, as lawmakers put the secret surveillance programs under greater scrutiny.

Russia grants Snowden 1 year's asylum

2013-08-02 07:42

Fleeing US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has received temporary asylum in Russia for one year, and has moved to a safe place, a lawyer assisting him said Thursday.

US rethinking Putin summit after Snowden move

2013-08-02 07:20

High-level talks between Russia and the US scheduled for next week in Washington are "up in the air" and a September summit also is in doubt after Russia granted asylum to Snowden.Russia grants Snowden 1 year's asylum Special

Cuban boxers to train in China

2013-08-01 14:22

Four Cuban boxers will begin training in China this week in preparation for the 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan in October and the World Series of Boxing the following month.

Fighter jet engines found in DPRK ship

2013-08-01 11:03

Panamanian investigators unloading the cargo of a seized Pyongyang ship carrying arms from Cuba under sacks of brown sugar on Tuesday found 12 engines for MiG-21 fighter jets and five military vehicles that officials said resembled missile control centers.

Student left in cell for 4 days settles with DEA

2013-08-01 10:47

A 25-year old college student reached a $4.1 million settlement with the US government after he was abandoned in a windowless cell for more than four days without food or water.

Snowden's father thankful to Putin

2013-08-01 07:42

The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden told Russian television that he is grateful to President Vladimir Putin and his government for protecting his son.

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