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U.S. Secret Service Plans Raising White House Fence As Deterrent To Jumpers

Nov 20, 2014 01:42 AM EST

The U.S. Secret Service has been mulling plans to raise the White House's perimeter fence to enhance security, according to Acting Director Joseph Clancy on Wednesday.

Cuban Doctor In Sierra Leone Tests Positive For Ebola; To Undergo Treatment In Geneva

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Nov 20, 2014 01:12 AM EST

A Cuban doctor treating Ebola-infected patients in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the deadly virus. Health officials on Wednesday said the doctor is expected to be flown to Geneva for treatment.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping in Shanghai, May 20, 2014.

China, Russia Vow Military Cooperation Against U.S. Pivot To Asia Pacific

Christl Leong |

Nov 19, 2014 10:50 PM EST

China and Russia on Tuesday pledged to bolster military cooperation and hold joint naval exercises in a move intended to counter the United States' growing influence in the Asia Pacific.

Democratic Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy

U.S. Senate Rejects USA Freedom Act, Broad NSA Surveillance Continues

Christl Leong |

Nov 19, 2014 10:37 AM EST

More than a year after Edward Snowden's revelations over the extent of U.S. surveillance rocked the world, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would have brought an end to the National Security Agency's (NSA) broad surveillance methods.

China Sees Rise In Violence, Blames Drug Contraband From Southeast Asia

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Nov 19, 2014 03:05 AM EST

The prevalence of drug smuggling in Southeast Asia, particularly those of synthetic drugs like methamphetamine, has led to a sharp rise in violence across China, according to state-run China Daily on Wednesday.

Derna Seized As Islamic State Expands To Libya

Christl Leong |

Nov 18, 2014 11:33 PM EST

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has seized control of Derna, a port city in eastern Libya just about 200 miles east of the Egyptian border.

Over $1 Million In Ivory Missing From Ugandan Government-Secured Vault

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Nov 18, 2014 04:24 AM EST

More than a ton of elephant ivory seized from illegal poachers have gone missing from Uganda's government-secured vault, according to a report by state-owned broadsheet New Vision published Monday.

French National Identified In Islamic State Beheading Video

Christl Leong |

Nov 18, 2014 02:32 AM EST

French authorities on Monday identified a French national among the ranks of Islamic State militants in a video of thr beheading of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig in the fifth such killing of a Western hostage that also saw the brutal murder of 18 men alleges to have been members of the Syrian military.

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

Senate Democrats Back Obama's Executive Action On Immigration

Christl Leong |

Nov 18, 2014 12:31 AM EST

Senate Democrats on Monday expressed support for President Barack Obama's planned executive action on immigration amid fierce Republican dissent and threats of GOP bills aimed at blocking the administration.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit, Brisbane, Australia

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin Begs Off Early At G20 Citing Need For Sleep

Christl Leong |

Nov 16, 2014 11:13 PM EST

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday pleaded lack of sleep as he sought to play down speculation that world leaders' frosty reception over Moscow's role in the Ukraine conflict caused him to leave the two-day G20 summit in Australia early.

Tom Cotton Alludes To GOP Spending Bill Tactic To Block Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration

Christl Leong |

Nov 16, 2014 11:01 PM EST

Republicans are planning to block President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration once they hold control of both chambers of Congress next year. One such tactic, according to Senator-elect Tom Cotton, includes a spending-cap bill much like the one the GOP used on the Guantanamo Bay issue.

Affordable Care Act, Obamacare Contraceptive Protest

U.S. Court Upholds ObamaCare Contraceptive Exemption For Religious Groups

Christl Leong |

Nov 15, 2014 04:01 AM EST

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled against arguments from religious nonprofit organizations that providing for employees' contraction under Obama's Affordable Care Act violates their right for expression of religion.

Obama Plans CIA Expansion On Anti-ISIS Covert Operations

Christl Leong |

Nov 15, 2014 01:36 AM EST

The Obama administration has been mulling plans to increase the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) involvement in providing support to moderate rebels in Syria, in an effort to boost U.S. anti-Islamic State operations, even as the Pentagon prepares to set up additional training facilities.

US-India Deal Push Forward WTO Global Trade Reform

Christl Leong |

Nov 14, 2014 03:58 AM EST

The United States and India on Thursday reached a settlement to resolve a dispute that has hindered progress on a World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation deal intended to expand the global economy to US$1 trillion and provide 21 million more jobs.

Anti-American Mob Attacks U.S. Sailors In Istanbul

Christl Leong |

Nov 13, 2014 02:54 AM EST

Turkish anti-America activists assaulted three U.S. sailors on Wednesday in the capital Istanbul, near where the servicemen's ship was docked at a cove in the Bosphorus Strait, according to navy officials.