White House plans to release Mideast peace plan next month
By Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is aiming to roll out its much-hyped but long-delayed Middle East peace plan next month amid signs it may further alienate the Palestinians by More...
Let’s talk about my granddaughter: Little Charlotte a touchstone in Clinton’s 2016 campaign
They don’t make power suits in her size. If asked for political insights, she might just respond with a goo or a giggle. And her campaign vehicle of choice is a stroller… [READ MORE] By CATHERINE More...
EU Proposing Punishment for Israeli Settlements
An internal European Union document proposes unspecified “actions” against Israel for its settlement activities in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, reflecting unhappiness with the lack of progress More...
European Jihadis Take Lead Roles in Killing Video
A young Frenchman and two young men from Wales and England are believed to be among the cold-eyed fighters on an Islamic State propaganda video showing a beheaded American aid worker and the deaths of more than More...
Confrontations Await Obama after Asia Trip
President Barack Obama returned from a productive trip to Asia back to a Washington where confrontations loom with Republicans on immigration and a massive oil pipeline project. On the foreign policy front, More...
G-20 leaders agree on $2 trillion boost to growth
– Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare, however, More...
Graphic IS Video Claims US Aid Worker Kassig Beheaded
– A new graphic video by the militant Islamic State group claims that U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig has been beheaded. In the nearly 16-minute video uploaded to social networks on Sunday, a black-clad More...
Iran Judge Disbarred over Protester Deaths
Iran’s Supreme Court has disbarred a hardline judge over his role in the death by torture of at least three jailed anti-government protesters in 2009, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported. Saeed More...
Appeals court rules against imprisoned American
– A federal appeals court has ruled against a government subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba who is seeking to sue the U.S. government for the destruction of his business. Alan Gross was detained More...
Yellen says Fed must focus on globalization
– Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the growing globalization of financial markets requires the Federal Reserve to understand how economic developments in other nations may affect the U.S. More...