On Monday, at the unveiling of the global status on religious freedom in an annual report, John Kerry, the U.S. Secretary of state reinforced the commitment of the U.S. in promoting the right of freedom of religion around the world. In the briefing room at the State Department, Kerry made brief remarks that touted the latest annual report as an objective, clear-eyed look of what the state of religious freed ...

On Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer from New York said he would question why an interview was not performed by the FBI with the older brother suspected in the bombings at the end of the Boston Marathon, when he came back to the U.S. six months ago from Russia. Schumer said the FBI has been very good in doing their job, and until Boston, it was not an accident that no successful terrorist events had taken place ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday. Kerry traveled to an area of the world that is currently bracing for the possibility of North Korea testing another missile. Kerry’s presence alone could also push the leaders of North Korea to do something seeking attention for a provocative headline. At a news conference held in Seoul, Kerry told reporters that the world would not accept ...

Israel announced on Sunday that it could launch a strike to prevent the chemical weapons of Syria from reaching al-Qaeda groups or Hezbollah in Lebanon. The new warning by Israel came as its military was moving rocket defense systems to an important city in the northern part of the country. Israel has for quite some time expressed its concerns that Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria, who clings to powe ...

Park Geun-hye the conservative Saenuri Party candidate made history by being elected as the first female president in South Korea after she defeated Moon Jae-in her liberal rival from the Democratic United Party. Her win was by several percentage points. She is a five-term lawmaker and the daughter of a former dictator. She vowed to make good on all of her promises that she made while on the campaign trail. ...

Bank accounts were frozen by authorities with over 18.4 million euros ($24.2 million) and a list of luxury properties were seized across Spain by Spanish authorities on Friday. The assets were seized after Egypt requested the help of Spain under the anti-corruption conventions at the U.N., to find assets and seize them that were owned by former president Hosni Mubarak, family members, aides and others. Span ...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on national television Saturday night that he is returning to Cuba for an operation because his cancer has returned. His speech was broadcast from the presidential palace and during the speech, he spoke for just the first time about a successor if the cancer incapacitates him. He told viewers that if he is unable to continue as the president due to his illness, the ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was warned by President Barack Obama about using chemical or biological weapons in fighting the rebels. President Obama warned that U.S. forces would move against the government of Syria if the regime used the weapons against the rebel forces that have fought to overthrow the Assad regime since 2011. Obama’s statement was one of his strongest towards Syria to date. It comes ...

The Ministry of Defense in Britain may place a set of surface to air missiles in a densely populated section of London, as part of its security for the upcoming London Olympics scheduled for this summer. Residents of the community in east London have been sent leaflets that have warned them of the possibility of the missiles being placed near their neighborhood. A tower, formerly used as a water tower locat ...