Tommy Thompson, the former governor of Wisconsin, officially filed his paperwork to become a Republican candidate for the state's Senate seat in 2012, his campaign confirmed to Raw Story.
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Monday sent long-stalled free trade deals with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to the congress and pressed lawmakers there to approve them "without delay."
The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought affecting more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa.
US President Barack Obama hailed Nelson Mandela on his 93rd birthday Monday, saying the former South African leader remains "a beacon for the global community, and for all who work for democracy, justice and reconciliation."
US and South Korean troops will stage an annual joint exercise next month to improve their combat-readiness, military authorities said Monday amid high cross-border tensions.
