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Panetta hopes Israeli general ‘correct’ on Iran
SANTIAGO — US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday he hopes that statements from Israel’s military chief describing Iran’s leadership as rational were “correct.” Israeli Lieutenant General Benny Gantz told the Haaretz newspaper on Wednesday that the Iranian leadership “is composed of very rational people,” and that while Tehran…
Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison among 13 tapped for Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — Music legend Bob Dylan and Nobel-winning writer Toni Morrison lead a list of 13 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honor, the White House said Thursday. “These extraordinary honorees come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but each of…
U.S. seeks to modernize NATO, deepen partnerships
CHICAGO — The United States will push to modernize NATO, deepen alliance partnerships and hammer out details of the Afghanistan withdrawal at an upcoming summit, White House officials said Thursday. “The alliance needs to be more deployable and more adaptable and we’re taking those lessons learned from Afghanistan and integrating…
U.S. seizes websites in stolen credit card crackdown
WASHINGTON — US authorities have ordered the seizure of 36 websites engaged in selling and distributing stolen credit card numbers, officials said Thursday. Visitors to the website, now in the custody of the federal government, are now greeted by a seizure banner under the FBI and Justice Department operation run…
U.S. returns looted artifacts to Italy
WASHINGTON — The United States returned seven stolen and looted artifacts to Italy on Thursday, including a rare Renaissance oil-on-copper painting and three pages ripped out of antique choir books. Homeland Security Janet Napolitano formally signed over the items — which also included a pair of 2,000-year-old ceramic vessels and…
Michelle Obama rules out White House run
WASHINGTON — US first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday excluded a possible White House run in the footsteps of her husband Barack, saying the job was “really hard.” The first lady confided in a child visiting the White House during the annual Take Your Child To Work Day who asked…
Bin Laden family about to leave Pakistan: officials
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Osama bin Laden’s family will be deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia early Friday, government officials said, nearly a year after the Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US raid. The 9/11 mastermind’s three widows and their children were detained by the Pakistani authorities after the Saudi…
WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning faces ruling on key charge
FORT MEADE, Maryland — A US military judge is set to rule Thursday if WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning can be charged with the serious crime of “aiding the enemy” for allegedly leaking classified documents to the website. Manning’s lawyers asked the judge at pre-trial hearings this week to dismiss the…
Study: Lava flows carved Mars valleys
Lava flows carved valleys on Mars, US scientists said Thursday amid a long-running debate over whether water or volcanoes formed part of the red planet’s landscape. The lava left behind telltale coils as seen on some parts of Earth, like on the Big Island of Hawaii and in submarine lava…
One new ‘illicit’ drug popping up in European Union each week
New illicit drugs are appearing on the European Union market at a rate of nearly one a week, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said on Thursday. In 2011, a record 49 new drugs were identified, up from 41 reported in 2010, the largest number of…
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