P.J. Crowley

Mideast Talks
Leak Investigation

U.S. officials debate charging WikiLeaks' Assange

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In presenting their case that WikiLeaks' alleged U.S. Army leaker Bradley Manning should face a court martial, military prosecutors this week revealed new evidence purporting to link Manning to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
 

State Department names new spokesperson after Wiki-flap

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday named career diplomat Victoria Nuland as its new spokesperson, filling a vacancy left when the former incumbent resigned in a flap over the soldier accused of leaking secret WikiLeaks documents.
 

U.N. expert "frustrated" with U.S. over WikiLeaks soldier

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations investigator on torture on Monday accused the U.S. administration of blocking a one-on-one meeting he was seeking with detained "WikiLeaks" soldier Bradley Manning.
 

Obama takes 'unprecedented' aim at leakers

Elected on a promise of a more transparent government, President Barack Obama has taken "unprecedented" aim at leakers who divulge classified information to journalists, critics say.
 

State Department spokesman Crowley steps down amid flap

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned on Sunday after reports that he labeled as "stupid" and "ridiculous" the Pentagon's treatment of a U.S. soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website.
 

State Department spokesman Crowley steps down amid flap

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned on Sunday after reports that he labeled as "stupid" and "ridiculous" the Pentagon's treatment of a U.S. soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website.
 

Obama asked Pentagon about Wiki soldier's treatment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Friday he has been assured by the Pentagon that its treatment of a soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website was appropriate.
 

Saudi minister says dialogue needed, not protest

RIYADH (Reuters) - Dialogue, not protest, is the best way to bring about change in Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Wednesday as the country braced for possible protests in the world's top oil exporter.
 

U.S. urges China to halt detention of activists

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has urged China to stop what it called the "extralegal" detention and abduction of leading lawyers and human rights activists, the State Department said Tuesday.
 

Obama treads carefully on Libya and rebuffs pressure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House pushed back on Monday against rising pressure from some lawmakers for direct intervention in Libya, saying it first wanted to figure out what various military options could achieve.
 

Obama treads carefully on Libya and rebuffs pressure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House pushed back on Monday against rising pressure from some lawmakers for direct intervention in Libya, saying it first wanted to figure out what various military options could achieve.
 

Cuban court to rule in U.S. contractor case

HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban court will rule in a few days on whether U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross is guilty of crimes against the state after prosecutors presented evidence he was involved in a "subversive project" to "defeat the revolution," the Cuban government said on Saturday.
 

Cuban court to rule in U.S. contractor case

HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban court will rule in a few days on whether U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross is guilty of crimes against the state after prosecutors presented evidence he was involved in a "subversive project" to "defeat the revolution," the Cuban government said on Saturday.
 

Cuban court to rule in U.S. contractor case

HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban court will rule in a few days on whether U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross is guilty of crimes against the state after prosecutors presented evidence he was involved in a "subversive project" to "defeat the revolution," the Cuban government said on Saturday.
 

Obama says Libya stalemate a danger

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was concerned a bloody stalemate could develop between Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel forces but gave no sign of a willingness to intervene militarily.
 

Obama says Libya stalemate a danger

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was concerned a bloody stalemate could develop between Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel forces but gave no sign of a willingness to intervene militarily.
 

U.S. concerned about Zimbabwe political arrests

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday warned Zimbabwe it was monitoring a string of recent politically motivated arrests in the country and demanded Harare hold accountable anyone found to have tortured detainees.
 

U.S. seeks immediate steps on Libya crisis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama consulted the leaders of Britain, France and Italy on Thursday on immediate steps to end the Libyan crisis, as Washington kept all options open, including sanctions and military action, to stem the bloodshed.
 

U.S. backs expelling Libya from U.N. rights council

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it supported expelling Libya from the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the government had violated the rights of its people.
 

UK court agrees Assange extradition to Sweden

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who rocked the U.S. government by publishing thousands of secret diplomatic memos, must be extradited to Sweden to face sex crimes allegations, a British judge ruled on Thursday.