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| Clinton calls instability in Yemen a global threat
January 4, 2010 at 8:10 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen posed a global threat and pledged on Monday to plug any holes in U.S. security procedures after a Christmas Day airline bombing attempt. |
| U.S. spy effort in Afghanistan "ignorant": U.S. report
January 4, 2010 at 7:52 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's intelligence chief in Afghanistan sharply criticized the work of U.S. spy agencies there on Monday, calling them ignorant and out of touch with the Afghan people. |
| Vegas courthouse gunfire illustrates more threats facing judges
January 4, 2010 at 7:24 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Threats against U.S. judges and federal prosecutors rose almost 12 percent in fiscal 2008, the government said in a report released on Monday hours before a man opened fire with a shotgun in a Las Vegas courthouse. |
| Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner
January 4, 2010 at 7:14 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third uninvited guest made it into a White House state dinner in honor of the Indian prime minister, but there is no evidence the person had contact with the president or first lady, the Secret Service said on Monday. |
| U.S. seeks to pressure Iran, Revolutionary Guards
January 4, 2010 at 6:30 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it has begun discussing new sanctions to pressure Iran's government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to curb Tehran's nuclear programs without hurting ordinary people. |
| Jordanian with Qaeda ties killed CIA workers: report
January 4, 2010 at 5:45 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week was an al Qaeda double-agent from Jordan, NBC News reported on Monday, citing unnamed Western intelligence officials. |
| Clinton says Yemen instability a global threat
January 4, 2010 at 3:41 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen posed a global threat and pledged on Monday to plug any holes in U.S. security procedures after a Christmas Day airline bombing attempt. |
| Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner
January 4, 2010 at 2:32 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third uninvited guest made it into a White House state dinner in honor of the Indian prime minister, but there is no evidence the person had contact with the president or first lady, the Secret Service said on Monday. |
| Karzai orders Afghan parliament to suspend break
January 4, 2010 at 10:08 am
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| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday ordered parliament to suspend a winter break so that it can vet and vote on new cabinet nominees after lawmakers rejected over two thirds of his original candidates. |
| Iran says several foreigners arrested in protests
January 4, 2010 at 8:56 am
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| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday that several foreigners conducting "psychological warfare" against the clerical system were arrested in last month's bloody clashes between opposition supporters and security forces. |
| Indebted Dubai puts on brave face for tower
January 4, 2010 at 8:45 am
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| DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai opened the world's tallest structure in a glitzy ceremony meant to put a brave face on crushing debt woes, leading some to wonder whether the Burj Dubai is the emirate's crowning glory or its last hurrah. |
| North Asia pummeled by icy snap
January 4, 2010 at 2:54 am
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| BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Heavy snows and biting cold pummeled North Asia on Monday, with the unusually harsh winter weather snarling up transport across north China and South Korea but unlikely to deal any lasting economic damage. |
| Five Americans in Pakistani court on attack claims
January 4, 2010 at 2:48 am
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| SARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Five Americans who police say contacted the Taliban over the Internet and plotted attacks inside Pakistan appeared on Monday in court, where they could face terrorism charges. |
| U.S., British embassies in Yemen extend closure
January 4, 2010 at 2:02 am
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| SANAA (Reuters) - The United States and Britain kept their embassies in Yemen closed for a second day on Monday over concerns about possible militant attacks after the failed Christmas Day bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner, diplomats said. |
| Chinese firms evade U.S. Iran sanctions: report
January 4, 2010 at 12:27 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese companies accused of selling missile technology to Iran have managed to get around a U.S. trade ban, with millions of dollars worth of goods from these companies shipped to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. |
| U.S. considering lesser term for UBS whistleblower: report
January 3, 2010 at 11:43 pm
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| (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to ask a judge to reduce the jail sentence of Bradley Birkenfeld, the key informant in the U.S. tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG, the New York Times said, citing a person briefed on the matter. | | | 
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