US Considers Options for Troops in Afghanistan by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
U.S. military leaders have proposed two options for Afghanistan after 2014 - leave 10,000 American troops there when the combat mission is over, or pull all of them out. A source tells VOA the proposal has been discussed at length for some time now. But several news organizations, including The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, say the commander of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, General Joseph Dunford, presented the option to the White House last week. About 37,500 U.S....
Security experts believe the malicious software that infected Target was in part the work of a 23-year-old in southern Russia. The man said he helped write the software but had nothing to do with how it was used.
An investigation linked to a Neapolitan mob boss led to the seizure of 27 pizzerias, cafes and other restaurants in the heart of Rome as well as other businesses elsewhere.
Nearly 500 police officers were either fired or reassigned Wednesday in what appears to be a purge related to a graft inquiry that has already ensnared many of the prime minister’s allies.
Iran reportedly hanged 40 people in the first two weeks of January, 33 of them in the last week, leading United Nations human rights experts to call for a halt to the executions.
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Edgar Tamayo is killed by lethal injection despite objections from the Mexico and an appeal from the US State Department.
President Rafael Correa said Wednesday that Washington had too many military officers assigned to its embassy in Ecuador.
Texas Executes Mexican Man for Murderby By MANNY FERNANDEZ
The state put Edgar Arias Tamayo to death on Wednesday, despite the stated concerns of Mexican officials, Latino advocates and Secretary of State John Kerry that the execution could harm international relations.
The 238-page report is likely to inject a significant new voice into the debate over surveillance, underscoring that the issue was not settled by a speech President Obama gave last week.
Australia’s foreign minister accuses US whistleblower of ‘unprecedented treachery’ as the country’s rift with Indonesia deepens amid spying allegations
Clashes see demonstrators torch barricades and hurl Molotov cocktails, as police use tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets.
