The US government agency that collects personnel information for federal employees has said that a cybersecurity breach had compromised the data of up to four million people. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Thursday that it has launched a probe and would hold the culprits accountable, Reuters reported.[…]
Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 “boat people” it had kept at sea for days aboard a seized vessel, as the United States on Wednesday called on the country to help solve a migrant crisis by recognizing the rights of its Muslim Rohingya minority. U.S. President Barack Obama has sought[…]
The US embassy in South Africa has confirmed that the woman who was killed by a lion at the Lion Park in Johannesburg on Monday afternoon was an American citizen. ”Out of respect for the privacy of the family, we will not be releasing the name or commenting any further,”[…]
The newly re-elected leader of FIFA Sepp Blatter has said he’s shocked at the way the US targeted football’s world governing body, adding the arrest of its officials and calls for his resignation is “no coincidence.” On Friday, 79-year-old Blatter won his fifth presidential term at FIFA after his opponent,[…]
The United States military has mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine US states and a US airbase in South Korea, after apparently failing to properly inactivate the bacteria last year, US officials have said. The Pentagon said on Wednesday that there was no known suspected infection or[…]
The United States and Turkey have agreed “in principle” to give air support to some forces from Syria’s mainstream opposition, Turkey’s foreign minister said, in what if confirmed could mark an expansion of US involvement in the conflict. There was no immediate comment from US officials on the assertion —[…]
California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency over Tuesday’s oil spill off the Santa Barbara County coast. It follows news that up to 105,000 gallons of oil leaked out from the ruptured pipeline. “This emergency proclamation cuts red tape and helps the state quickly mobilize all available resources,”[…]
The United States (US) earned significant praise earlier this year after President Barack Obama sought to improve relations with the Caribbean nation of Cuba, making moves to lift a more than 50 year embargo against the Western Hemisphere’s only remaining communist state. Whilst restrictions still remain, there has been a[…]
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said the upcoming Camp David summit between Gulf leaders and US President Barack Obama will focus on Iran’s “aggressive” moves in the Middle East, SPA reported on Tuesday. “We see Iranian support for terrorist organizations and facilitating the work of terrorist organizations, so the[…]
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and senior ministers Thursday to discuss regional developments including a five-day cease-fire to facilitate humanitarian aid in Yemen. However, the timing and nature of the cease-fire will be discussed[…]
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