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State Department to hold Keystone pipeline hearing in Nebraska
The US State Department said Wednesday it will hold a public meeting in Nebraska in April on a controversial $5.3 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, just days before a key consultation period ends. The April 18 meeting on the Keystone XL Project will take place in the midwestern US state’s environmentally-sensitive…
U.S. State Dept ‘excited’ by ‘Argo’ Oscar win
The US State Department, still mourning the loss of its diplomats in a bloody attack on a mission in Libya, Monday cheered the Oscar win for “Argo” based on a true life tale of diplomatic bravery. “I think we all were excited to see it win,” deputy acting spokesman Patrick…
State Dept. orders departure of Mali embassy dependents
The US State Department has ordered all family members of embassy employees to leave Mali, amid the country’s escalating conflict with Islamist militants who control the vast arid north. The order late Friday follows a tumultuous week in which gunmen across the border in Algeria staged a deadly raid on…
U.S. officials halt Bahrain outreach featuring ‘King of Partying’ Andrew W.K.
WASHINGTON — The US State Department was forced to deny Monday that it had invited a notorious rock star behind such classics as “Party Til You Puke” to represent America in the conservative Gulf state of Bahrain. Musician, DJ, motivational speaker and self-styled “King of Partying” Andrew W.K. had earlier…
State Department seeks to unblock $450 million for Egypt
WASHINGTON — The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed the US administration had asked Congress to free up the money in two…
Al-Qaeda calls for fresh attacks, U.S. pulls some embassy staff
Al-Qaeda called for fresh attacks against US targets in the Arab world and the West, as Washington said it was pulling non-essential embassy staff out of Sudan and Tunisia. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) also called for more violence against US diplomatic missions in the Middle East and Africa,…
For millions of women, cooking dinner is a matter of life and death
For millions of women around the world, cooking the family meal is a daily, dangerous chore. Sweating over smoky open stoves, they put their lives and their children at risk every day. More than three billion people, or 40 percent of the planet’s population, still rely on open fires to…
Rep. Rohrabacher compares Iranian exile camp to Auschwitz
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Washington accused US and Iraqi leaders Wednesday of perpetuating appalling conditions for Iranian exiles housed near Baghdad, with one Republican comparing the facilities to Auschwitz. The outrage over the conditions came as the US State Department expressed concern over Iraq’s threatened forced closure of Camp Ashraf,…
Saudi accuses activist of ‘disrespecting’ judiciary
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Monday accused prominent activist Waleed Abu Alkhair of “disrespecting” the judiciary and contacting foreign organisations, his wife told AFP by telephone. Alkhair was summoned by the prosecutor in the Red Sea city of Jeddah who accused him of “disrespecting the judiciary system… contacting…
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…
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