Category: World

NEW YORK – Calling for “real change” in Syria, the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the war-torn country, Lakhdar Brahimi, said Thursday a

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. State Department announced Friday that it had suspended operations in an African country due to security concerns there: The U.S. Embassy in Bangui temporarily suspended its operations

AMES, Iowa – Dec. 27, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, Jan. 10, to discuss proposed reconstruction of Interstate 35 from approximately two miles

United States General Norman Schwarzkopf, who lead the United States to victory in the second Iraq war which began in 2003, has died at age 78. Statement by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that

The U.S. Embassy in Bangui temporarily suspended its operations on December 28 as a result of the present security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). We have not suspended diplomatic relations

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Enrique Mondragon, 23, of The Colony, Texas, died Dec. 24, in Baraki Barak, Afghanistan, from

Denison, IOWA — Throughout the morning Troopers in western Iowa have responded to assist numerous motorists whose vehicles have slid off the road. Though the road surface appears clear, law enforcement advises

Media reports are surfacing that former President George H.W. Bush is in a Texas hospital in intensive care. Reuters reported that the 88 year-old Bush has been in the hospital with bronchitis

SEOUL, South Korea – The South Korean government released a statement right after North Korea’s missile launch on December 12th and stated, “This missile launch by North Korea poses a threat to

NEW YORK, Dec 26, 2012 –Toyota Motor North America today announced an agreement to resolve economic loss litigation in the U.S. related to previous recalls by committing to actions that deliver value

From the U.S. State Department: This past weekend, the draft Egyptian constitution passed a public referendum. We have stood with Egyptians as they have engaged in the difficult work of democratic transition.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama is returning early from his vacation in Hawaii to join Congress in Washington in a last minute attempt to iron out the fiscal cliff issue. So far,

From the Iowa DNR – A blizzard was not the way Iowa’s pheasant and quail wanted to start winter. About half of Iowa received 6 to 12 inches of wet heavy snow

James David Tiner is being sought for crimes against a child in Colorado. On April 16, 2012, the victim’s mother contacted the police department alleging the sexual abuse of her daughter, which

The Justice Department (DOJ) last week entered into a sweeping agreement with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Governor Luis Fortuño to resolve its civil investigation of the Puerto Rico Police Department

Pyongyang, (KCNA) — The Defense Ministry of south Korea on Dec. 20 announced its plan to keep the lamp atop Aegibong in Kimpho City turned on from Dec. 22 this year to

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The team designing America’s new flagship rocket has completed successfully a major technical review of the vehicle’s core stage. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will take the agency’s Orion

NEW YORK – Earlier today, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a superseding indictment was unsealed charging three men with providing material support to the

Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) — The title of DPRK Hero, gold star medals and Orders of National Flag (First Class) were awarded to Choe Chun Sik and 100 other scientists, technicians, workers

The United States condemns in the strongest terms the renewed violence in Kenya’s Tana River region, which left over 39 dead and dozens injured on Friday, including many women and children. This

Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) — Scientists, technicians, workers and officials who contributed to the successful launch of satellite Kwangmyongsong 3-2 Sunday visited Mangyongdae, President Kim Il Sung’s birthplace. They laid bouquets before

Pyongyang (KCNA) — More army-people rallies were held in cities and counties to hail the successful launch of satellite Kwangmyongsong 3-2. Present there were service personnel of the Korean People’s Army, officials

CNN is reporting that a gunamn laying in wait at a house fire in New York state has shot and killed two firefighters. Two other firefighters were also wounded at the house

Alexandria Police arrested Michael Dean Crapo, 61, and charged him with driving under the influence on Sunday, December 23 at 12:45 a.m. An officer was on routine patrol when he noticed a

A Frank Lloyd Wright home in Phoenix, AZ that was set to be demolished was saved at the last minute by an anonymous buyer. According to CNN, a picturesque home that Frank

On December 21, 1988—24 years ago—the world experienced an act of terrorism that will never be forgotten when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone on board. But those

Des Moines, IOWA — The Iowa State Patrol has lifted the prohibition on towing of abandoned or wrecked vehicles for the majority of Iowa’s interstate and highway systems. If your vehicle is

President Obama on Friday named twelve eminent researchers as recipients of the National Medal of Science and eleven extraordinary inventors as recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest

Des Moines, IOWA — Road conditions across the state are slowly beginning to improve.  As the roads become more easily accessible to emergency responders, the severity and extent of storm damage can

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa – Three additional juvenile zebra mussels were found attached to docks/hoists removed from East Okoboji Lake, increasing the likelihood that the invasive species may be establishing itself in the

WASHINGTON — The nationwide search for a “Jane Doe” suspected child pornographer, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), ended with the arrest of an Okaloosa County, Fla.,

A 32-year-old Iranian Christian pastor who is a U.S. citizen has been imprisoned without notice of any formal charges while visiting his family in Iran. Saeed Abedini and his wife converted to

Today, the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) convicted Augustin Ngirabatware, a former government minister in Rwanda, of genocide, incitement to commit genocide, and rape as a crime

DEPUTY SECRETARY BURNS: Thank you. Mr. Chairman, Senator Lugar, members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity. Secretary Clinton asked me to express how much she regrets not being able to be

Des Moines, IOWA — Roadways across Iowa remain impassable due to snow and ice covered roads, reduced visibility from blowing snow, or wreckage in the road from various multiple vehicle crashes. Motorists