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U.S. strikes Nepal Maoists from terror blacklist
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday removed Nepal’s ruling Maoist party, which after a bloody, decade-long insurgency now heads a caretaker government, from its blacklist of terrorist organizations. After almost a decade as a designated global terrorist body, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), or CPN(M), which laid down…
U.S. holds ‘serious’ talks with Russia on Syria
WASHINGTON — The United States said Thursday it held “serious” talks with Russia about Syria and renewed its call for a political transition after months of disagreement over the bloodshed. Wendy Sherman, the under secretary of state for political affairs, “had very serious discussions” in Moscow with senior officials, the…
DEA agent fatally shoots drug suspect in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA — A US agent working with Honduran police fatally shot a Brazilian national last week during the seizure of nearly 1,000 kilos (2,200 pounds) of cocaine, US officials said Monday. Two agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) were involved in the July 3 operation in eastern Honduras,…
Can women ‘have it all?’ US writer stirs debate
An Ivy League scholar and mother-of-two is touching a raw nerve by questioning whether high-flying career women with families, at least American ones, can truly “have it all.” Writing in The Atlantic magazine, Anne-Marie Slaughter cited her own downshift from powerful State Department official to mere Princeton University professor as…
Secretary Clinton claims U.S. credit for hacking Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni websites
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said US experts scored a cyberwarfare coup by hacking into websites run by Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch and changing the message to undermine their propaganda. In a speech in Tampa, Florida late Wednesday, Clinton said the success was staged by the State Department’s new Center for…
State Dept. boots breast cancer survivor from blogroll over ‘nipple cozies’
A breast cancer survivor whose spouse works for the U.S. State Department recently discovered that her prior warm relationship with the agency’s blogroll ended shortly after she published details of reconstructive surgery she underwent after breast cancer therapy. Jennifer Dinoia’s blog had previously been featured on the State Department website,…
U.S. denounces burning of Koran copies by U.S. pastor
WASHINGTON — The US State Department on Monday denounced the burning of copies of the Koran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed by a Florida pastor, saying the acts did not reflect American values. “We find such action deplorable. We find it disrespectful. I, frankly, don’t want to give…
U.S. hopes North Korea pressure comes to bear
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday voiced hope that North Korea would heed international calls to call off a missile launch after even Pyongyang’s main ally China expressed concern. The State Department highlighted the unity in position among the five nations that were involved in moribund denuclearization talks with…
U.S. gives $1 million to anti-drugs drive in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The United States said Thursday it has contributed $1 million to a United Nations program to help probe, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers working in Afghanistan and Central Asia. The United States gave the funds Wednesday in Vienna to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Regional…
State Department to hold first Twitter briefing in Spanish
WASHINGTON — The US State Department said Tuesday it will hold its first Twitter briefing in Spanish, as part of its policy of using new social media to reach out to the international community. Hosting the briefing at 2 pm Thursday in Washington, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public…
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