Authors: Carmen CoxStockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- A controversial Iranian group that the U.S. declared a terrorist organization nearly 15 years ago has been taken off the terror list in the wake of a high-profile political campaign aimed…
Authors: Carmen CoxNelson Ching/Bloomberg via Getty Images(BEIJING) -- The fall of Bo Xilai was nearly complete Friday when China’s Politburo expelled him from the Communist Party, paving the way for him to stand trial on…
Authors: Joshua Cohan(WASHINGTON) -- Iran’s Fars news agency, the media mouthpiece of the Iranian regime, posted a short story on its website Friday, citing a poll that said rural white Americans prefer Iranian President Mahmoud…
Authors: Joshua CohanMichael Skoglund/Workbook Stock/Stocktrek Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new analysis of the targeted killing of terrorists in Pakistan argues that U.S. drones have injured or killed far more civilians than the U.S. government has acknowledged…
Authors: Joshua CohanPAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Leon Panetta left no doubt Thursday where the administration stands on the circumstances surrounding the siege on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed Ambassador…
Authors: Joshua CohaniStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The White House has long insisted that tough economic and political sanctions to punish Iran for its rogue nuclear program are having the desired effect of convincing Tehran that developing atomic…
Authors: Christine HsuiStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) -- A plane carrying climbers to the Mount Everest region hit a vulture and crashed just after take-off in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, killing 19 onboard, including British and Chinese passengers.Villagers were unable…
Authors: Christine HsuGeorge Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING) -- Cecil Chao Sze-tung is Hong Kong’s perennial playboy. Call him the city’s Hugh Hefner, minus the pajamas and add a pair of shades.Never married, real estate and shipping tycoon Chao,…
Authors: Carmen CoxJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said Thursday that most NATO forces in Afghanistan are once again partnering with Afghan security forces. Last week…
Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- It’s a mystery straight out of the Da Vinci Code. A famous portrait, hidden away in a Swiss bank vault for 40 years, with the potential to break open a…
