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US-Mexico border an obstacle to immigration reform
Mar 03, 2013 16:39 EST
Immigration reform is one of President Barack Obama's priorities for his second term, and for a wide-reaching package to pass, lawmakers need to be convinced that the border with Mexico is secure.
US drone strikes go down in Pakistan, up in Yemen
Dec 27, 2012 17:09 EST
US drone strikes against Islamist militants decreased in Pakistan's tribal regions for the second year in a row but intensified in Yemen, according to figures compiled by a Washington think tank.
US, Peru boost military ties to fight terrorism, drugs
Oct 06, 2012 17:32 EDT
The United States and Peru are boosting their military ties as they work to step up joint counternarcotics and counterterrorism efforts, the country's defense chiefs said Saturday.
White House warns 'fiscal cliff' would harm US security
Sep 14, 2012 16:04 EDT
The White House warned Friday that budget cuts scheduled to take effect on January 2 under the "fiscal cliff" austerity law would deeply damage the US economy and national security.
US arms sales nearly triple in 2011, researchers say
Aug 27, 2012 17:09 EDT
US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday.
US plans $4.2 bn Patriot missile sale to Kuwait
Jul 25, 2012 17:33 EDT
The Pentagon said Wednesday it planned to sell 60 Patriot missiles to Kuwait in a deal worth an estimated $4.2 billion, as the emirate tries to bolster its defenses against the threat from Iran.
Syria's chemical weapons shrouded in secrecy
Jul 24, 2012 17:11 EDT
Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, which Damascus has acknowledged for the first time, is decades old and among the biggest in the Middle East, but experts are divided over its exact nature.
US partially resumes military supplies to Bahrain
May 11, 2012 16:12 EDT
The United States said Friday it is partially resuming sales of military supplies to Gulf Arab ally Bahrain after having frozen most such shipments last year over a crackdown on protests.
NATO tensions over military sales to Russia: US study
May 10, 2012 10:51 EDT
NATO members are worried that unprecedented billion-dollar arms sales to Russia by France, Germany and Italy could destabilize security, a US congressional report said Thursday 10 days before the NATO summit.
Suicide blast near Yemen intelligence: ministry
Apr 06, 2012 07:55 EDT
Two suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bombers died in Yemen when their payload exploded short of their intended target on Friday, the defence ministry said as it reported a government offensive killed over 100 militants in two days.
Yemeni forces kill 38 Qaeda suspects: official
Apr 03, 2012 12:44 EDT
Yemen's armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts in the country's south, an official said Tuesday.
Yemeni forces 'kill 38 Qaeda suspects'
Apr 03, 2012 06:41 EDT
Yemen's armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts in the country's south, a government official said Tuesday.
Moroccan in custody for plotting to bomb US Capitol
Feb 18, 2012 03:35 EST
A Moroccan immigrant was in federal custody Saturday after he allegedly tried to carry out a suicide bombing at the US Capitol, under the watch of the FBI in a sting operation.
Man arrested in thwarted US Capitol bomb plot
Feb 17, 2012 17:06 EST
A Moroccan man was arrested Friday as he tried to carry out an Al-Qaeda suicide bombing in the US Capitol, under the watch of the FBI which was conducting a sting, officials said.
US-USA-IRAN-SANCTIONS
Feb 16, 2012 13:22 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopes the toughest sanctions ever imposed on Iran will squeeze its oil exports - all without scaring markets, crimping growth, impoverishing ordinary Iranians or antagonizing allies.
Mission impossible? U.S. wants sanctions to hurt only Iran
Feb 16, 2012 13:22 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopes the toughest sanctions ever imposed on Iran will squeeze its oil exports - all without scaring markets, crimping growth, impoverishing ordinary Iranians or antagonizing allies.
Pelosi urges support for U.S. insider trading bill
Feb 08, 2012 17:17 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi urged fellow Democrats on Wednesday to support a ban on insider trading by lawmakers but accused Republicans of weakening the bill by deleting some provisions passed by the Senate last week.
Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
Feb 08, 2012 06:44 EST
Iraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and detentions.
Keystone XL bill gets 44 senators on board
Jan 27, 2012 19:55 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 44 senators, all but one Republican, have signed on to proposed legislation that would authorize the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline despite the refusal of President Barack Obama to advance the project.
US senator questions NATO arms sales to Russia
Jan 25, 2012 18:23 EST
A senior US senator raised concerns Wednesday about NATO arms deals with Russia, fearing the weapons could be used against American allies and that sales might one day expand to China.
