An undated handout photo shows missing Soviet soldier Bakhredtin Khakimov, who was found in Afghanistan after 33 years.STORY HIGHLIGHTSFormer Red Army soldier who went missing in 1980 found in Afghanistan Bakhredtin Khakimov, now Sheikh Abdullah, disappeared during the Soviet invasion He suffered a head injury in the conflict and was nursed back to health by…
Buy AP Photo Reprints WASHINGTON (AP) — The international prostitution scandal at the Secret Service claimed its first casualties Wednesday. The agency announced three agents would leave the service, even as separate U.S. government investigations were under way into the incident. The tawdry episode took a sharp political turn when presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt…
Britain demands probe into Heywood deathSTORY HIGHLIGHTSEditorial follows British Prime Minister's meeting with visiting Chinese official in London Xinhua: The party has made a resolute decision to thoroughly investigate related events Neil Heywood was found dead in November in the Chinese city of Chongqing His death was initially blamed on alcohol poisoning but foul play…
Ex-agent: Colombia scandal 'disgraceful'STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe White House says Obama has confidence in the Secret Service chief "It has overshadowed us a little," a Colombian official says A senator and the Secret Service disagree on the exact number of prostitutes Washington (CNN) -- A Colombian official said the Secret Service sex scandal has overshadowed the country's…
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said President Obama has confidence in his Secret Service director.STORY HIGHLIGHTSMilitary personnel from all branches are being questioned, officials say Senators say they're considering hearings into the incident The White House says Obama has confidence in the Secret Service chief The allegations overshadowed Obama's visit to a pan-American summit…
FILE - In this March 10, 2011 file photo, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. At least 20 women were involved in last weekend's hotel incident with Secret Service agents, U.S. Marines and prostitutes in Colombia just before President Barack Obama's visit, a senator says. Congressional…
Medical personnel help a man wounded in a blast at the Somali National Theater in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, April 4, 2012. An explosion Wednesday at a ceremony at Somalia's national theater killed at least 10 people including two top sports officials in an attack by an Islamist group on a site that symbolized the city's…
Hong Kong appoints new leader By Hilary Whiteman, CNNMarch 25, 2012 -- Updated 0529 GMT (1329 HKT)Hong Kong hopeful CY Leung pictured on February 23, 2012, before the March vote to elect him as chief executive.STORY HIGHLIGHTSCY Leung elected Chief Executive of Hong Kong Decision made by 1,200 members of Election Committee Hundreds of protesters…
Verizon has agreed to limit third-party charges on the bills of its customers, a move that some in Congress, including Senator Jay Rockefeller, are applauding. At the heart of the issue are charges, tacked onto the bills of customers by companies other than Verizon. These can be for services that the customer may not even know…
Pakistan committee calls for end to U.S. drone strikesBy Nasir Habib and Reza Sayah, CNNMarch 20, 2012 -- Updated 1003 GMT (1803 HKT)Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani created the Parliamentary Committee on National Security last November.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Committee calls for U.S. to halt drone strikes inside Pakistan NEW: It also demands apology for airstrikes…
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