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US Secret Service chief to retire
Feb 01, 2013 18:51 EST
The head of the Secret Service -- the police agency that protects US President Barack Obama -- is retiring, a spokesman said Friday, less than a year after the elite squad was hit by a sex scandal.
Europe hit by blizzards, air traffic havoc, deaths
Jan 19, 2013 17:32 EST
Extreme winter weather swept across western Europe on Saturday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at London's main international airport and claiming several lives in Spain, Portugal, Scotland and France, including those of three Mali-bound soldiers.
Three US soldiers punished in Colombia sex scandal
Jan 11, 2013 18:52 EST
The US military has punished three more soldiers for sleeping with prostitutes in a sex scandal in Colombia that overshadowed President Barack Obama's visit to a summit last year.
Honduras ambassador resigns after alleged embassy orgy
Jan 05, 2013 16:47 EST
The Honduran ambassador to Colombia was forced to resign Saturday after his bodyguard reportedly held a Christmas party with prostitutes at the mission, the foreign ministry in Tegucigalpa said.
Colombian rebels face deadline for peace deal
Dec 03, 2012 01:01 EST
Colombian leftist rebels faced Monday a new deadline for striking a peace deal with the government after President Juan Manuel Santos warned they have less than a year to reach a negotiated end to Latin America's longest-running insurgency.
Spain to exhibit shipwreck treasure: officials
Nov 30, 2012 16:40 EST
Tonnes of gold and silver from the wreck of a 19th-century warship will go on display in Spain from next year after Madrid won it in the courts from US treasure-hunters, officials said Friday.
US State Department mourns its slain diplomats
Sep 12, 2012 18:40 EDT
US diplomatic staff were plunged into mourning Wednesday on learning of the deaths of the ambassador to Libya and three other US personnel, shocked and stunned that one of their own had fallen.
US troops in sex scandal let dogs poop in hotel
Aug 03, 2012 18:23 EDT
US troops who caused scandal by sleeping with prostitutes ahead of a visit to Colombia by President Barack Obama also allowed sniffer dogs to sleep in hotel beds and defecate on the premises.
US soldiers punished over Colombia prostitution scandal
Jul 18, 2012 19:48 EDT
Ten US military personnel involved in the prostitution scandal that overshadowed President Barack Obama's trip to a regional summit in April in Colombia have been punished but not dismissed.
Garcia Marquez foundation refutes dementia claim
Jul 09, 2012 22:54 EDT
The head of a foundation created by Colombian Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez refuted claims from the author's brother that he is suffering from dementia.
US Secret Service chief apologizes for sex scandal
May 23, 2012 17:30 EDT
The head of the Secret Service apologized Wednesday for the sex scandal in Colombia that tarnished the reputation of the elite security force, as allegations of more misconduct surfaced.
No security breached in sex scandal: Secret Service chief
May 23, 2012 11:56 EDT
No operational security was breached during the Secret Service sex scandal in Colombia last month, the agency's head told US lawmakers on Wednesday.
Deadly bomb blast targets Colombian ex-minister
May 15, 2012 23:17 EDT
At least two people were killed and 39 wounded in Colombia's capital when a bomb exploded in what President Juan Manuel Santos said was an assassination attempt against a former interior minister.
Congress to hold hearing on Secret Service sex row
May 13, 2012 22:48 EDT
The US Senate will hold a hearing May 23 to question the head of the Secret Service about the recent sex scandal involving its agents and prostitutes in Colombia, Senator Joseph Lieberman announced.
US official faults Americas' lax stance on Cuba rights
May 08, 2012 11:47 EDT
The top US official on Latin American affairs expressed disappointment Tuesday that more countries in the region have not put more pressure on Cuba over its record on human rights.
US lawmaker irked Secret Service can't find scandal escort
May 04, 2012 17:30 EDT
Secret Service agents may have had no trouble finding prostitutes in Colombia, but now a US lawmaker is frustrated that investigators can't locate one of them despite her appearing Friday on Colombian TV and radio.
Colombian prostitute says she begged US agent to be paid
May 04, 2012 14:38 EDT
One of the Colombian prostitutes involved in a sex scandal with US Secret Service agents broke her silence Friday to tell how she had begged for hours to be paid $800 for her services.
Obama roasts Romney at White House Correspondents' dinner
Apr 29, 2012 02:10 EDT
Cheered by Hollywood stars, President Barack Obama lampooned Mitt Romney's wealth and mined a shaggy dog story about his foe, striking a rare light note in the bitter White House race.
US Secret Service issues new guidelines
Apr 28, 2012 06:46 EDT
Embarrassed over a Colombia sex scandal, the US Secret Service has released new conduct guidelines that forbid agents from visiting "non-reputable establishments" or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms.
Secret Service issues new guidelines
Apr 28, 2012 05:28 EDT
Embarrassed over a Colombia sex scandal, the US Secret Service has released new conduct guidelines that forbid agents from visiting "non-reputable establishments" or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms.
