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Flowers, an Estonian pillow and an inflatable walrus: Nato waves goodbye to Hillary Clinton
Wednesday 05 December 2012
She remained silent on whether stepping down from her post was in preparation for a bid for the White House in 2016
Terror groups in Africa working with Al-Qaida, US General says
Tuesday 04 December 2012
Terror groups operating in Mali, Nigeria and elsewhere in northern Africa are collaborating among themselves and receiving training from al-Qaida affiliates in the region, according to the head of the U.S. Africa Command.
Putin's power stirs Russians watching 'Julius Caesar'
Monday 26 November 2012
Vladimir Putin, who has stirred up unprecedented protest to his more than decade-long rule in Russia, was not far from the minds of some watching the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Julius Caesar" in Moscow.
Why do the Republicans want to stop Susan Rice succeeding Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?
Sunday 25 November 2012
The President knows that his current ambassador to the UN is an exceptional talent. What he can't be sure of is how she's so annoyed his political opponents
Adrian Hamilton: Obama should be back home doing deals
Friday 23 November 2012
What on earth was Barack Obama doing this week swanning around south-east Asia barely a fortnight after his re-election, with a war having broken out in Gaza and a deal still needed to be completed in Washington to prevent the US economy falling over the precipice of tax and expenditure cuts.
Rice rejects criticism of her remarks on fatal Benghazi attack
Friday 23 November 2012
Susan Rice, US ambassador to the United Nations, rejected criticism of her remarks about the deadly attack on an American diplomatic mission in Libya, saying they were based on initial intelligence community assessments.
The future of war is looking bleak
Thursday 22 November 2012
Predictions based on population data suggest conflict will become increasingly rare
The Arab Spring has done nothing for Gaza
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Since the revolutions in the Arab world, Gaza is no longer without allies, but with friends like these, who needs Israelis?
Clinton to testify before Congress about Benghazi attack
Friday 16 November 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will appear before Congress to discuss the findings of a State Department review of potential lapses in the September 11 attack in Libya, the State Department said Thursday.
Bee Gees blaring in post-Gadhafi Libya
Thursday 15 November 2012
Fuad Gritla, the morning host on 100.7 FM, knows his listeners in Libya's capital are grouchy, and he's trying to help.
Gaddafi's PM Al Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi goes on trial in Libya
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Muammar Gaddafi's former Prime Minister has gone on trial charged with corruption and ordering mass rapes during the war that toppled the Libyan dictator.
Pentagon releases Benghazi timeline
Saturday 10 November 2012
Elite US Marines arrived in the Libyan capital more than 23 hours after the deadly September 11 assault on a diplomatic mission in the city of Benghazi began, a Pentagon timeline released Friday shows.
Cameron gets through to Obama - but only for five minutes
Friday 09 November 2012
During a five-minute phone call yesterday David Cameron congratulated Barack Obama on his re-election, before swiftly getting back to business at hand, with the two pledging to work together on a range of international issues.
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