• Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chlorine gas against them

    Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chlorine gas against them
    * Chlorine said to be used in attempted suicide car bombing * Choking agent is banned by international treaty * Allegation follows extensive use in Syria (Adds White House, U.S. defense official comment, paragraphs 11-12) By Isabel Coles ARBIL, Iraq, March 14 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq in January. The Security Council of the semi-autonomous
  • Wisconsin's Walker: Sons ditching college for fall campaign

    Wisconsin's Walker: Sons ditching college for fall campaign
    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Although they're carefully avoiding declaring themselves presidential candidates, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have made weekend swings through New Hampshire with all the marks of White House bids.
  • White House fence jumper pleads guilty to two charges

    White House fence jumper pleads guilty to two charges
    A mentally disturbed US Army veteran who jumped over the White House fence and ran into the president's mansion with a knife pleaded guilty Friday to two federal charges. Omar Gonzalez, 43, faces 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful entry while carrying a weapon and one count of assaulting officers, according to court documents. The September 19, 2014 intrusion was just one in a string of recent security failures surrounding President Barack Obama, including
  • Has Bibi outstayed his welcome in the US and Europe?

    Has Bibi outstayed his welcome in the US and Europe?
    Washington (AFP) - "Anyone But Bibi." It's the rallying cry of opponents battling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday's elections, but also seems to aptly sum up feelings in both the US and Europe. After nine years of dealing with Netanyahu, the wily Israeli politician appears to have outstayed his welcome on both sides of the Atlantic, with leaders exasperated by the repeated failure under his watch of efforts to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Rela
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