A federal judge on Friday struck down Utah’s ban on gay marriage, saying that the western state’s law — approved by voters in a referendum in 2004 — violates the US constitution. Judge Robert J. Shelby of Utah’s Federal District Court, said the state…
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Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday expressed Britain’s “unconditional admiration” for the families of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing on the attack’s 25th anniversary. Pan Am Flight 103 blew up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie on December…
The civilian chief of the US Navy said Friday he expects more revelations to emerge in a multi-million dollar bribery scandal that has already ensnared several senior naval officers. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said he told investigators examining ship…
US President Barack Obama on Friday shrugged off suggestions that 2013 has been his worst year in office but conceded frustration at the failure of Congress to tighten gun regulations. In a final news conference before flying to Hawaii for the Christmas…
President Barack Obama said Friday he welcomed a debate on the role of the National Security Agency, but that leaks by Edward Snowden had caused “unnecessary damage” to US intelligence capabilities. Obama refused to be drawn at a year-end press conference…
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held fresh talks Friday to pave the way to a January peace conference between Syria’s government and rebels, amid wrangling over who will be at the table. Brahimi and senior US and Russian officials met behind closed…
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Friday that his Lebanese Shiite movement will “punish” Israel for the killing of a top leader earlier this month. “The killers will be punished sooner or later… Those who killed our brothers will not know safety…
Spain’s government on Friday approved a tightening of the abortion law that would overturn women’s right to abort freely up to 14 weeks of pregnancy, ministers said. The government adopted a draft bill for a law which would allow abortion only in cases…
19 December 2013 – Developing Asia-Pacific countries will face another year of subpar growth in 2014 due to slow recovery,…
18 December 2013 – The recent execution of a senior official in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “is…