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NSA contractor risks steep jail time

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:00:12 GMT

The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity.

Spain seeks US help to slim down sub

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:49:50 GMT

A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will not be able to surface.

US soldier pleads guilty in massacre

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:58:47 GMT

The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty Wednesday then described shooting each victim, telling a military judge he has asked himself "a million times" why he did it.

London attack is possible terror act

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57:58 GMT

British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related. Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks on Wednesday. One man died and the two others believed to be have weapons were shot by police. Speaking at a press conference in Paris with French President Francois Hollande, Cameron called the attack "the most appalling crime" and said there are "strong indications" that it is a terrorist incident. Hollande sa

Greenwich preparing for prince and polo

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:25:13 GMT

Great Britain's Prince Harry wraps up his U.S. tour Wednesday with a celebrity polo match at the Greenwich Polo Club. There are only 400 tickets to the invitation-only event.

Workers find survivor in factory rubble

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:05:11 GMT

A woman buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday.

Obama: North Korea has failed again

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:39:22 GMT

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves.

WH: Chemical weapons used in Syria

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:28:23 GMT

The White House says it's highly likely that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, not the rebel opposition, was behind any chemical weapons use in Syria.

DC Download: Weekly rewind

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:44:25 GMT

Although Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court were on break, this week was packed with plenty of political headlines. Here’s a look at what you might have missed.

Obama: US unsure who used chem weapons

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:09:16 GMT

President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.

Powerful blast injures 35 in Prague

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:57:29 GMT

A powerful blast believed to be a gas explosion ripped open an office building in the center of Prague on Monday, injuring at least 35 people and sending shockwaves through the Old Town tourist district.

Suspects' mom, dad: They were set up

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:18:00 GMT

The father of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing described his fugitive son as a smart and accomplished "angel" in an anguished interview in which he claimed they were set up.

Uncle to bombing suspect: Turn self in

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:58:13 GMT

The uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects urged one of his nephews to turn himself in Friday, saying he had brought shame to the family and the entire Chechen ethnicity.

Chechnya has seen decades of terror

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:42:11 GMT

Militants from Chechnya in Russia's volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas with bombings, but the allegations of involvement in the Boston explosions would mark the first time they had conducted a terror attack in the West.