WikiLeaks’ newest scoop, published by a number of newspapers Sunday night, has been condemned by the government. The Obama administration, after being served a reminder that WikiLeaks continues to torment Western countries with its trove of secret documents, lashed out at the website and several news organizations for revealing previously undisclosed details about the Guantanamo [...]
A gaggle of foreign ministers and heads of the international community are convening here today to discuss the future of Libya, most importantly how to pave the way for Moammar Gadhafi’s exit. The meeting this afternoon will include more than 40 foreign ministers, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.N. Secretary General Ban [...]
Obama is likely to sign the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy Wednesday, and may hold a news conference this week, spokesman Robert Gibbs said today. Officials have discussed a presidential news conference after the Senate wraps up its end-of-the-year business, including the proposed arms cut treaty with Russia — but no [...]
In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military’s 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” In a landmark vote that for some echoed the nation’s greatest civil rights struggles, [...]
The US has stopped the momentum of the Taliban in Afghanistan and will begin withdrawing troops from the country next summer, an Obama administration review said today. Taliban momentum has been “arrested in much of the country and reversed in some key areas, although these gains remain fragile and reversible”, the five-page summary said. The [...]
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