Obama Breaking Vows on Secrecy
Despite Barack Obama’s formation of a new task force to review government secrecy, and an ongoing investigation into use of the so-called state-secrets doctrine, lawyers for the new administration refused last week to disclose information on the government’s use of warrantless wiretaps and backed legislation to block the release of photos of prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Cheney Admits: No Link between Saddam, 9/11
Former US Vice President says there was no Saddam Hussein involvement in 9/11 terrorist attacks but that the Iraqi dictator provided terrorists with a safe haven.
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Poll: Most Americans against Shuttering Gitmo
Two-thirds of Americans are against closing the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with even more rejecting the idea of relocating its detainees to US prisons.
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Obama Starts Middle East Tour
The United States president is embarking on his first ever Middle East trip to seek Arab support for his efforts to revive the so-called peace process.
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US Pressed to Readmit Cuba to OAS
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has come under pressure over her country's approach toward Cuba at the annual Americas Summit, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
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Iran Decries US Support for 'Terrorism'
Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi has warned the US against providing financial support for terrorist groups that operate against Iran.
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US Advised to End Israeli Blockade of Gaza
A fact-finding mission has urged the Obama administration to secure an immediate end to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.
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Carter Breaks with Obama
Former president apparently lends support for “Truth Commission” on prisoner abuse, says torture a crime “against our Constitution”
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Cheney: Waterboarding was ‘Well Done’
In a speech Monday at the National Press Club, continuing along familiar themes of terrorism, Guantanamo and his hatred for The New York Times, Cheney spoke defensively of the administration’s practice of water-boarding detainees.
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Judge: Gitmo Legal Documents Must be Public
A federal judge ordered the United States on Monday to publicly reveal unclassified versions of its allegations and evidence justifying the continued imprisonment of more than 100 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay.
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US will Continue Support of Israel in UN
Contrary to recent reports, the U.S. will maintain its support of Israel in the United Nations, a U.S. official told Haaretz on Monday.
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Muslims Want Tangible Change on Mideast from Obama
Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq — that's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia say they want to hear from President Barack Obama this week when he addresses them from Cairo.
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US 'to Open Office within 10km of Iran'
The United States is reportedly taking measures to set up an office in Iraq's northeastern province of Diyala, within 10 kilometers of the Iranian border.
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Larijani: US will Pay Dearly for Zahedan Bombing
Iran Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani holds the US responsible for the deadly bomb attack at a Shia mosque in Zahedan, which killed 25 people.
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Under Obama, Wiretap Docs Rest with Torture Photos
The Obama administration has dismissed calls by a federal judge to disclose secret documents on warrantless wiretapping, citing national security concerns.
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US Lawmakers Spend Public Fund on Luxury
Despite a biting recession the US lawmakers follow in the footsteps of their British counterparts living a lavish lifestyle on taxpayer's money.
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Obama to Ban PoW Photos Exposing Rape, Torture
The US administration asks an appeals court to stop the release of prisoner abuse images, showing that Obama has fully backtracked on his promise of transparency.
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US Senator Rejects Cheney Torture Claim as 'Lie'
A US senator says claims by former Vice President Dick Cheney that enhanced interrogation techniques -- torture -- saved countless American lives are wrong.
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In US, another Israeli Spy Walks Free
A US court has fined an American who earlier pleaded guilty to giving classified nuclear weapons documents to Israel in the 1980's.
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US Blocks Saudi Group's Lawsuit
The US administration has reserved 'the right' to avoid being called to court by a Saudi-based charity which it accuses of funding al-Qaeda.
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Iran Mosque Blast Bears 'US, Israel Thumbprints'
A senior Iranian official says Israel and the US have had a hand in the mosque bombing that shook the southeastern city of Zahedan to its core.
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US-banned Torture Photos Depict Sexual Abuse
Photos of US misconduct in Iraqi prisons, which President Barack Obama is trying to keep in the dark, reportedly contain gruesome scenes of rape and sexual abuse.
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Photos of US Soldiers' Rape, Sexual Abuse in Iraq
Photos obtained by Press TV reveal alleged sexual harassment and rape of
Iraqi prisoners at US-run Abu Ghraib detention center by American soldiers.
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Bush Backs 'Torturous' Interrogation Methods
In his first public address since leaving the White House, former president George W. Bush has defended torturing detainees of his 'War on Terror'.
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US Preparing for Cyberwar
The Pentagon is planning to establish a cybercommand to manage its future offensive and defensive conduct in the cyberspace.
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Indonesia: US Ignores Gazans, Sticks to Tamils
Indonesia strongly condemns the West for adopting double standards as US pushes for a rights violation probe into Sri Lanka's final battle against the Tamil rebels.
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Shell Human Rights Abuse Case to Open in US
Oil giant shell is expected to come before a court in New York to explain its alleged complicity in the 1995 execution of a Nigerian environmental activist.
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US Reaches out to China to Quell Violence in Pakistan
With Pakistan racked by widening insurgency, the US makes an appeal to China to provide training and even military equipment to help bring stability back to the troubled country.
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Ahmadinejad: US Needs Counsel on Afghanistan
As Washington plans to implement a new strategy in Afghanistan, Iran's president says the White House should seek advice from regional countries on the issue.
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Khatami: Israeli Lobby Hindering Change in US
Reformist figure Mohammad Khatami says the all-powerful Israeli lobby in the US stands in the way of President Barack Obama's quest to bring change to Washington.
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Cheney Lured Bush away from Closing Gitmo
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell says ex-vice president Dick Cheney even disagreed with his boss George W. Bush on the closure of Guantanamo.
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Pelosi in Deep Trouble over CIA Allegations
The Senate Minority Leader suggests the intelligence committees to resolve the House Speaker's CIA case after some Republicans demanded her resignation.
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US Holds Journalist without Charges in Iraq
Ibrahim Jassam is the latest journalist the US has arrested but not charged. A journalists advocacy group says such actions hurt US standing when it speaks for press freedom and rule of law.
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NATO Air Strikes Continue to Kill Afghan Civilians
On Wednesday, NATO forces launched an air strike in Afghanistan Paktika Province, targeting a farmer along the road. The farmer was wounded, and later died of his wounds. NATO later admitted that “a subsequent investigation has determined that the individual was not emplacing improvised explosive devices, as originally suspected.”
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Ex-US Officials Lash Obama over 'Failing' Iran Policy
Former US officials say the Obama administration has done absolutely nothing to achieve his professed claims of a “new beginning” with Iran.
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US Soldiers Taking Swine Flu to Persian Gulf
A Kuwaiti official has confirmed that eighteen US soldiers have developed H1N1 flu, as the first cases of the disease in the Arab country.
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Maliki: US-backed Law Unleashes Terrorists
Iraq's prime minister says a US-backed prisoner release law that aims for sectarian reconciliation has helped insurgents and corruption suspects get back on the streets.
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Obama Likely to Keep Gitmo Running
US President Barack Obama says deciding what to do about prisoners of great threat is the main issue on Guantanamo's closure.
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Cheney: Support for Israel Feeds Terrorism
If we hear in the coming days that former vice president Dick Cheney has fired one of his speechwriters – or perhaps grounded Lynne or Liz – it will be clear why.
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Israel Won't Yield to US Demands
Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon spoke to Channel 2 on Saturday about the meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama, held earlier this week, saying that Israel's government will not allow the U.S. to dictate its policy, and that "settlement construction will not be halted."
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Cheney Remarks Rebuffed by Experts
Dick Cheney's 'overrated' account of the security gains of the former administrations 'anti-terror' campaign has invited expert criticism against the former vice president.
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Liz Cheney Tells Story behind Father's Return
Elizabeth Cheney has unintentionally cast doubt on the sincerity of her father in returning to the political spotlight and his criticism of the incumbent US administration.
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US Politician Floats Torturing Bush Officials for Charity
An American politician says former US President George W. Bush and two close allies should be subjected to waterboarding -- a harsh interrogation technique -- for charity.
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US Seeking Multipartisan 'War on Terror'
The United States has started enlisting foreign intelligence support in its crackdown on, what Washington continues to term as, terrorism suspects.
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US Burns Bibles in Afghanistan Row
The US army in Afghanistan has burned Bibles printed in local languages, a US colonel in Afghanistan has said, amid concerns they could have been used to try to convert Afghans.
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Larijani: Iran Keeps Watchful Eye on US
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran is "constantly monitoring" US moves and is prepared to deal with any eventuality.
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US Plans for Iran War Re-emerge
As Washington gets updates on Israeli plans to strike Iran, US President Barack Obama orders the Pentagon to rejuvenate contingency plans for the use of military in Iran.
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US, Israel Want to Dismantle Iran
As the US and Israel apparently diverge, the Israeli foreign minister says Washington and Tel Aviv share a full understanding on strategic issues including Iran.
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Cheney Defends Waterboarding, Slams Obama
Dick Cheney says the Bush-era interrogation techniques were essential in keeping America safe, arguing that Obama's policies are weakening the US in countering al-Qaeda.
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Obama Gov't Restores Visa to Former Spy
As might be expected of a former senior official with Israel's spy agency Mossad, Uzi Arad -- the most trusted political adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister -- has become used to being in the shadows as he exerts influence.
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