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MONROVIA, Liberia ? Liberia’s president was sworn in Monday for a second term in a ceremony attended by her bitter rival, whose refusal to recognize her victory had threatened to undermine this country’s fragile peace. The 73-year-old Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addressed opposition leader Winston Tubman, thanking him for agreeing to attend the ceremony, where he [...]
This image made on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 from undated video posted on the Internet on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 by a YouTube user who identified themself as “semperfiLoneVoice” shows men in U.S. Marine combat gear, standing in a semi-circle over three bodies. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is branding as “utterly despicable” the video [...]
WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration says it remains committed to stability on the Korean peninsula and is closely monitoring developments there following the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and the apparent transfer of power to his son. The administration had been expected to decide, possibly as early as Monday, whether to try [...]
National Defense Authorization Act: Obama appeals to lawmakers for changes (Politico)
By | December 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama and his national security team are appealing to lawmakers for last-minute changes to a sweeping defense bill that mandates military custody for terrorism suspects linked to al-Qaida, including those captured within the U.S. The legislation is caught in an escalating dispute between the White House and Congress over [...]
MANILA, Philippines ? China has claimed new territory less than 50 miles (80 kilometers) from a Philippine province, boosting tensions over potentially resource-rich areas of the South China Sea, but the Philippines has dismissed the claim, an official said Monday. Energy Undersecretary Jose Layug Jr. told The Associated Press that China protested a Philippine plan [...]