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Saddam’s Chemical Weapons Bunker May Have Been Accessed By ISIS: Report
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 18, 2014 06:15 AM EDT |
The U.S. Marines assigned to guard Saddam Hussein’s production facility for weapons of mass destruction in northwest Iraq said the Islamic State may have gained access to the cache of chemical and biological weapons stored in one of its bunkers.
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Reoccupy Mong Kok As Police Move To Clear Barriers
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 18, 2014 05:04 AM EDT |
Thousands of protesters swarmed Hong Kong streets Saturday as pro-democracy demonstrations flared up again in the continuing saga of deepening political crisis in Asia’s financial hub.
Japan Pays High Price For A Brief Meeting With China On APEC Summit
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 18, 2014 05:00 AM EDT |
China and Japan are likely to hold a brief symbolic meeting during next month’s APEC Summit in Beijing after Tokyo made a major concession this week over the disputed Senkaku Islands.
Alaska, Arizona Lift Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Wyoming Poised To Follow
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 18, 2014 02:08 AM EDT |
Alaska and Arizona became the latest states on Friday to strike down the ban on same-sex marriage, bringing in the total number of states where gay union is legalized to 31.
Ebola Scare at Pentagon a False Alarm, Culprit Fabricated Story on West Africa Travel
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 18, 2014 12:48 AM EDT |
The culprit for the Ebola scare at Pentagon that prompted the police to close down the building’s entrance and a parking lot Friday admitted to hospital officials she had fabricated the story about traveling to West Africa.
Islamic State Training Pilots With Captured Fighter Jets
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 18, 2014 12:28 AM EDT |
Iraqi pilots who have defected to join the Islamic State group are believed to be training militants to fly three captured fighter jets, said a group monitoring the war in Syria, Friday.
Florida Gubernatorial Debate Between Scott and Crist Begins With Fight Over A Fan
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 17, 2014 07:15 AM EDT |
Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott nearly canceled Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate with his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Charlie Crist, over a bizarre squabble on live television that now goes by the name “Fangate.”
White House Appoints Lisa Monaco To Respond To U.S. Ebola, Refuses ‘Czar’ Moniker
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 17, 2014 06:59 AM EDT |
The White House appointed Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco to coordinate the government response to the Ebola scare that has been sweeping the United States, but has refused to call her the Ebola 'czar'.
Iran Nuclear Program Talks Make Some Progress, Deal Breakthrough Remains Elusive
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 17, 2014 03:22 AM EDT |
A six-hour meeting of American, European and Iranian diplomats Wednesday failed to achieve any breakthrough on Iran’s nuclear program negotiations, but officials said they have made some progress ahead of the November 24 deadline.
U.S. Airstrikes Slow ISIS Lethal Advance In Kobani
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 17, 2014 01:46 AM EDT |
Two days of intensified coalition air strikes have stalled the Islamic State’s lethal advance in the Syrian town of Kobani, the United States military's Central Command said Thursday.
U.N. Elects Five New Members To Security Council Seat, Turkey Loses Bid
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 16, 2014 11:42 PM EDT |
Turkey lost its bid to represent the West at the UN Security Council as the five non-permanent seats went to Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela, Spain and New Zealand on Thursday’s rounds of vote at the UN headquarters in New York.
All Eyes In Milan For Asian-European Meeting Summit
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 16, 2014 08:31 AM EDT |
The 10th Asian-European Meeting (ASEM) summit began Thursday in Milan, where 53 leaders from Western Europe and the Pacific countries are set to discuss global issues and economic cooperation in a series of dialogues that will last until Friday.
Boehner Urges Obama To Impose Ebola Travel Ban
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 16, 2014 08:26 AM EDT |
House Speaker John Boehner urged President Barack Obama Thursday to impose a temporary measure banning travel from Ebola-stricken countries to the U.S. as concern grows over the possibility of an Ebola crisis in the country.
U.S. Kept Secret Chemical Weapons Found During Iraq War: Report
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 16, 2014 08:21 AM EDT |
The United States has withheld information concerning the chemical weapons it found in Iraq in the years following the Iraqi invasion, a report published by The New York Times Tuesday claimed.
ISIS Now Controls Chemical Weapons From Saddam-Era Facility -Report
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 16, 2014 02:30 AM EDT |
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) now controls a massive compound housing thousands of rockets loaded with lethal nerve gas, said a statement released by the Iraqi government, confirming fears that the Islamist group is capable of launching chemical attacks.
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