Obama moves to sell Northrop drones to SKorea
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has begun consulting the U.S. Congress on plans to sell to South Korea remotely piloted Global Hawk surveillance planes and related ground stations, two people familiar More...
Federer closing in on grand slam wins record
NEW YORK – Another milestone looms for Roger Federer at the U.S. Open on Thursday. If the Swiss master wins his second round clash with Israel’s Dudi Sela, he will chalk up his 225th grand slam win. That More...
Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest
AMMAN – Syrian forces raided houses in Hama for the second day on Thursday, residents said, hours after the city’s attorney general declared on YouTube he had resigned in protest against bloody repression More...
World powers, new Libya leaders to map out rebuilding
PARIS – Leaders of the Libyan uprising that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi sit down with world powers on Thursday to map out the country’s rebuilding, 42 years to the day after the former strongman seized More...
Obama shifts date of jobs address to Sept. 8
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress on Sept. 8 instead of Sept. 7 to unveil proposals to create new jobs, bowing to objections from Republicans, the White House More...
Attorney general of Syria’s Hama defects
AMMAN – The attorney-general of the Syrian city of Hama said in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday he had resigned in protest at the crackdown on pro-democracy protests, but authorities said he had been More...
Katia almost a hurricane; storm fears in Gulf
MIAMI – Tropical Storm Katia was expected to strengthen into a hurricane over the Atlantic on Wednesday, while another mass of thunderstorms that could become a named storm this week triggered evacuations More...
Wade Belak dead at 35 in a Toronto hotel
TORONTO – The NHL’s Nashville Predators were shocked to learn of the death of their former player Wade Belak on Wednesday following local media reports his body had been found in a Toronto hotel. ” More...