• U.S. reputation survives spying revelations, poll finds

    U.S. reputation survives spying revelations, poll finds

    Jul 14, 2014 06:38 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — Widespread global opposition to U.S. electronic surveillance since the revelations by onetime National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has not badly tarnished the overall image of the United States, and it remains far more popular around the world than rising power China, according to a poll released Monday ...

  • News Wrap: Relatives of missing Flight 370 passengers threaten hunger strike for answers

    News Wrap: Relatives of missing Flight 370 passengers threaten hunger strike for answers

    Mar 18, 2014 11:45 PM EST

    ... plus consular offices in Troy, Mich., and Houston, Texas. Syrian diplomats and staff have until the end of the month to leave the country. The U.S. closed its embassy in Damascus in 2012. Iran and six world powers resumed talks today on reining in Iran's nuclear program, but ...

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    Remembering McGovern, WWII Hero, Politician, and Vietnam War Challenger

    Oct 22, 2012 10:45 PM EST

    ... had to stop those people and the military machines behind them, whereas, in Vietnam, it was a confusing situation. We undertook an impossible situation in Vietnam. JUDY WOODRUFF: McGovern's opposition to the Vietnam War blossomed during the first of his three terms in the U.S. Senate. His anti ...

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    Libya Protesters Call for 'Day of Anger,' Boat Sinks in Vietnam, Killing 12

    Feb 17, 2011 04:38 PM EST

    ... Davis shot the two men in a poor area of Lahore while he was driving alone. A third person died when a vehicle coming to his aid ran over a pedestrian. The court is under public pressure to try Davis, but the U.S. has threatened to cut military aid.

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    U.S. Panel Spotlights Plight of Religious Minorities in Iraq

    Dec 24, 2008 03:30 PM EST

    Although progress has been made to reconcile differences between Shia and Sunni Iraqis, other non-Muslims there are suffering "severe abuses of religious freedom," a U.S. advisory group recently reported. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that the State Department designate Iraq as a "country of ...

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    When does tough interrogation of U.S. prisoners cross the line?

    Dec 02, 2005 05:00 AM EST

    RAY SUAREZ: When does tough interrogation of U.S. prisoners around the world cross the line into torture and run afoul of international law? And even when there's no disagreement on what constitutes torture, does it work? Widespread abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq sparked worldwide outrage ...

  • News Wrap: Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from Mexico and EU

    News Wrap: Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from Mexico and EU

    Jul 12, 2025 09:45 PM EST

    ... settlers beat to death a U.S. citizen, 20-year old Saifullah Musallet, on his family's land. Family in Tampa said he was visiting relatives and called on the U.S. government to investigate. Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles today, killing at least six people ...

  • What you need to know about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake

    What you need to know about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake

    Jan 28, 2025 08:12 PM EST

    ... the festival is known as Tết, there is the preparation of various local dishes, along with the holding of parades and public performances. In the U.S. and Australia, where there are substantial ethnically Chinese populations in cities such as San Francisco, New York and Sydney, Chinese New Year festivals ...

  • Eric Adams called this Palestinian activist and retired teacher an ‘outside agitator.’ She saw inspiration at protests

    Eric Adams called this Palestinian activist and retired teacher an ‘outside agitator.’ She saw inspiration at protests

    May 02, 2024 01:04 AM EST

    ... Palestine,” she recalled. “Then I was tired, so I left.” EXPLAINER: A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at U.S. colleges It was a photo of her kneeling alone beside a tent, taken by her daughter and shared on X by her husband ...

  • Philippines say Chinese boats rammed vessels in disputed waters

    Philippines say Chinese boats rammed vessels in disputed waters

    Oct 22, 2023 02:06 PM EST

    ... Sierra Madre, the task force said. The South China Sea is one of the world’s busiest trade routes. The disputes involve China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, and are regarded as a flashpoint in a delicate fault line in U.S.-China rivalry in the region. In ...