Russias decision to grant temporary asylum to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has drawn a sharp reaction from the White House, which calls the move deeply disappointing. NPRs Ari Shapiro reports high-level talks that were sc
The State Department has issued an alert to all US citizens traveling overseas, and its closing some embassies in the Middle East and North Africa this Sunday. NPRs Dina Temple-Raston reports some unusual al-Qaeda activity has officials worried. The
The State Department has closed 21 embassies and consulates around the world. The New York Times reports this is based on intercepted communications between senior al-Qaeda members. Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey says the threat now was more sp
More than 20 US consulates and embassies are closed, mostly in North Africa and Middle East this weekend. The move comes after the US learned of a potential threat against American government or private business interests. The chairman of the US Join
Against the backdrop of a construction company in Phenix, President Obama is outlining a plan to overhaul the way mortgages are guaranteed in the United States. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports this would involve winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In
In a rare rebuke, President Obama's turning down Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation to meet in Moscow next month, though he still plans to attend the G20 summit in St. Petersburg. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports the White House says Russia's dec
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are going to meet next week in Jerusalem in their latest round of peace talks. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports US diplomats will be on hand. On August 14th, just two weeks after Secretary of State John Kerry relaunch
President Obama has plans for a sweeping review of the National Security Agency's surveillance programs and an overhaul of the secret court that monitors and authorizes those programs. NPR's Craig Windham reports Obama's telling reporters at the Whit
The Army staff sergeant who massacred 16 Afghan villagers during a nighttime raid last year says what he did was an act of cowardice behind a mask of fear and bravado. NPR's Martin Kaste describes Robert Bales' demeanor today. When Sgt. Bales took th
The government is now allowing the pubic to see some court opinions it had previously tried to keep secret. The documents show that the National Security Agency illegally collected tens of thousands of e-mails that had no connection to terrorism. NPR
The Obama Administration is rejecting reports that have quietly cut off aid to Egypt where nearly a thousand people have been killed in political unrest. But this afternoon the issue is a subject of a senior-level meeting. After the White House said
The U.S. says it has nothing to do with Britain's decision to detain a partner of American journalist Glenn Greenwald who broke the NSA surveillance story with materials leaked by Edward Snowden. Britain's independent monitor of terrorism legislation
Violence continued for a fourth day in Egypt .Officials say at least 800 people have died in fighting since bloodshed began Wednesday .Supporters of ousted President Mahand Morsi had been using a masking in Cairo make shift hospital and more. Today s
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh Helicopter can be heard hovering this hour over Egypt Tria square .The side of much today's deadly confrontation in Cairo. The city is dark but for the Origon glue for a large building in Gulf flames .Ca
The violence continues in Egypt. The official news agency says 36 people were killed today when members of the Muslim Brotherhood tried to help detainees escape from a prison truck convey in Cairo. The prisoners had been picked up during demonstratio
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The opening of the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland. Against of the backdrop of lake views, British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the other seven leaders of the worlds wealt
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A protracted hunger strike by most of the t error suspects detained Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could fuel a new round of debate over whether to shut down the U.S. prison. President Obama says he is going to
the man accused of prisonning three women roughly ten years is behind bars this hour held on eight million dollars bound. standing silent with head down, xx was arraigned today in the xx courtroom where the charges against him will read aloud. xx has
The Chinese government is protesting a trip made by a group of Japanese activists to the Diaoyu islands. Su Yi has more. China's foreign ministry is calling the trip by the Japanese activists illegal and troublemaking. Foreign ministry spokesperson H
A 15-year-old girl in Shanghai is striving for equal education opportunities in China's major cities after being denied access to high school because she didn't have the right residence permit. According to local policy Zhan Haite's hukou is register
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