by Anna Borshchevskaya This post originally appeared in CNN Fareed Zakaria’s Global Public Square Blog Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved perhaps his most desired goal in 2013: He successfully positioned Russia as indispensable to resolving key international problems. And nowhere has his success been more visible than in the Syrian conflict and Iranian nuclear negotiations.…
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Read MoreBAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces and their tribal allies made gains in heavy fighting on Sunday in Ramadi, reclaiming parts of the city from Sunni militants aligned with Al Qaeda, security officials and tribal leaders said.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly three years, the US Defense Department has some near-term budget certainty, but 2014 and beyond is still murky.
Read MoreThe NSA has spent nearly $80 million trying to build a quantum supercomputer that could crack virtually all types of data encryption, according to new documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Read MoreSouth Sudanese troops clashed with rebels as leaders from both sides convened for peace talks in Ethiopia and the U.S. embassy evacuated more staff from the capital because of worsening security.
Read MoreAWERIAL, South Sudan — On the eve of negotiations to end the conflict in South Sudan, rebel forces on Wednesday seized major sections of the city of Bor, giving them a strategic foothold for a possible march toward the capital and transforming the banks of the White Nile into an impromptu camp for the tens…
Read MoreNext to have their jobs automated: airport-security screeners? Aviation and government authorities are starting to use machines in lieu of people to verify the identities of fliers by scanning their faces, irises or fingerprints. Dozens of airports in Europe, Australia and the U.S. already employ such technology so passengers can pass immigration checks without showing…
Read More(Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have arrested the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader on charges of inciting violence, the Interior Ministry said, in the latest move in a crackdown against the group now branded a terrorist organization.
Read Moreby Anna Borshchevskaya The twin bombings that shook Russia’s city of Volgograd this weekend and left at least 31 dead, could be but a preview of what is to come in February during the Olympic games in Sochi. After Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to host the Olympic games in Sochi— a town approximately 400…
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