US Charges Dozens of Russian Diplomats with Fraud 05/12/13 14:14 from Voice of America

» US Charges Dozens of Russian Diplomats with Fraud
05/12/13 14:14 from Voice of America
U.S. prosecutors are charging 49 current and former Russian diplomats and family members with fraud in an illegal scheme to get health benefits intended for the poor.   Investigators say the diplomats from Russia's U.N. mission lied abou...

» U.S. Charges Dozens of Russian Diplomats and Spouses With Medicaid Fraud
05/12/13 14:01 from NYT > International
A criminal complaint unsealed in Manhattan says the Russians, who are protected by diplomatic immunity, illegally obtained $1.5 million in benefits.

» U.S. charges 49 Russian diplomats with healthcare fraud
05/12/13 12:30 from Reuters: International
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members with participating in a scheme to get health benefits intended for the poor by lying about their income.

» Kerry, Seeking to Nudge Along Peace Talks, Offers Netanyahu Security Proposal
05/12/13 12:08 from NYT > International
The secretary of state discussed security arrangements that could be put in place in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley.

» Russia launches criminal inquiry into U.S. child trafficking
05/12/13 11:06 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian federal investigators have launched a criminal probe into suspected child trafficking in the United States following a Reuters investigation which found that adopted children, some born in Russia, were being tr...

» Kerry lobbies Netanyahu to give interim nuclear deal with Iran some breathing room
05/12/13 10:41 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
JERUSALEM — The Obama administration set up a choice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday: allow the United States and other world powers some breathing room to make a good final deal with Iran, or dig in his heels a...

» Kerry: Israeli Security 'Top of Our Agenda' in Iran Nuclear Talks
05/12/13 07:59 from Voice of America
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israeli security tops the Obama administration's agenda in international efforts to limit Iran's nuclear program. Kerry said Thursday after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in...