Libyan Investigators Identify Commander of US Consulate Attack
STR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Although Libyan-based Ansar al-Sharia contends it was not behind the siege at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last month that left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead, Libyan authorities are po…
Hillary Clinton Takes Responsibility for Consulate Security Lapses
Alex Wong/Getty Images(LIMA, Peru) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepted blame for the security lapses before the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.”I take res…
Tourists in South Africa Survived Capsized Boat in Air Pockets
Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — A popular tourist excursion near Cape Town, South Africa, turned into a horrifying experience for dozens of people this weekend when their boat capsized in chilly, shark-infested …
Crown Jewels Stolen from Ghana’s Royal Family
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(OSLO, Norway) — Precious ancestral crown jewels were stolen from Ghana’s king while he was on a business trip to Norway and Oslo and police are trying to track down the thieves who were caught on video cameras.The gold jew…
Romney Says Obama Fails to Grasp Seriousness of Libya Attacks
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Mitt Romney offered his harshest attack to date on the Obama administration’s handling of last month’s terrorist attack in Libya that killed four Americans, accusing the president of failin…
Sen. McConnell: Obama Administration Libya Explanation ‘Disturbing’
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(DANVILLE, Ky.) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday blasted the Obama administration’s “disturbing” explanation for the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that resulted in the death of Amb…
US Security Official: ‘Inappropriately Low’ Security in Benghazi Post
STR/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Eric Nordstrom, the former Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, has told congressional investigators that security at the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, was “inappropriately low&rdq…
Obama’s Half-Brother Accused of Abducting Son
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NAIROBI, Kenya) — President Obama’s half brother, who has gained a reputation in Kenya as the family’s ne’er-do-well, is making headlines again. George Obama, 30, is being sued by his girlfriend who cla…
Libyan Security Officer Claims State Dept. Wanted to Reduce US Security Presence
GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — Eric Nordstrom, the former Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, told congressional investigators looking into the murder of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, that the Sta…
Ambassador Stevens Wanted Security Team to Stay in Libya
STR/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens wanted a Security Support Team, made up of 16 special operations soldiers, to stay with him in Libya after their deployment was scheduled to end in August, the commander of that…
Ambassador Stevens Wanted Security Team to Stay in Libya
STR/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens wanted a Security Support Team, made up of 16 special operations soldiers, to stay with him in Libya after their deployment was scheduled to end in August, the commander of that…
FBI Investigators Visit US Consulate Attack Site in Benghazi
STR/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. official confirms that an FBI team, under the protection of a U.S. military unit, visited Benghazi for the first time since the Sept. 11 attack that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Steven…
Al Qaeda Affiliate Loses Ground in Somalia
Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/GettyImages(KISMAYO, Somalia) — The al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia has officially lost control of its last major stronghold now that Allied African forces confirm they have seized the key port city of Kismayo. The al Shabab milita…
First Witnesses Called for House Hearings on Benghazi
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has written to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to call two witnesses for its Oct. 10 hearings on what went wrong at the diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.Per …
First Black Winner Crowned in "Idols South Africa" Singing Competition
Freemantle Media(NAIROBI, Kenya) — For the first time in the show’s eight seasons, a black contestant is the next South African Idol. Khaya Mthethwa, a gospel singer from Durban, according to The Washington Post, is the new winner of the wildly …
Amb. Stevens Cautioned Ex-Military Officer Against Libya Travel
MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A short time before his death, Ambassador Chris Stevens warned a retired senior American military officer against traveling to Libya due to security concerns, the officer told ABC News.The officer said he …
Supreme Court Debates Whether US Courts Can Take Human Rights Cases Overseas
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — When a Supreme Court Justice tells you that a sentence in your brief is “striking,” it’s not always a good thing.In fact, for Paul L. Hoffman, a lawyer trying to win a case before the court, it wa…
Supreme Court Debates Whether US Courts Can Take Human Rights Cases Overseas
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — When a Supreme Court Justice tells you that a sentence in your brief is “striking,” it’s not always a good thing.In fact, for Paul L. Hoffman, a lawyer trying to win a case before the court, it wa…
Administration Now Linking Al Qaeda Faction to Consulate Attack in Libya
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The White House now accepts the likelihood that Islamic militant forces were behind the deaths of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, two weeks ago.Dur…
Moammar Gadhafi’s Captor Tortured and Killed
Salah Malkawi/Getty Images(MISRATA, Libya) — One of the men who pulled former Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi from a drainpipe last year has been buried after he was kidnapped by Gadhafi supporters and tortured, later dying of his injuries.Omran Be…