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Euro 2016 Soccer Championship In France May Face Terror Attacks: US Warning

By R. Siva Kumar - May 31, 2016 09:07 PM EDT

June Euro 2016 soccer championship in France may be the target of terror attacks. The U.S. State Department has thus issued a travel alert for people planning to visit France.

State Department, Catholic diocese put damper on Ice Bucket Challenge

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 21, 2014 07:29 PM EDT

While the ice-cold water of the ice bucket challenge has heat up social media like Facebook and Twitter, some organizations have barred their members from participating.

USAID sent operatives to Cuba to stir up rebellion

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 04, 2014 09:32 AM EDT

A new report has cast further doubt on the neutrality and true mission of the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, as it was revealed that USAID sent operatives to Cuba with the ultimate goal of fomenting an anti-government revolution.

Islamic State captures Mosul Dam, threatens Kurds

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 04, 2014 08:26 AM EDT

Frustrated by their inability to make further gains on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, it appears as if the Islamic State has chosen to engage Kurdish forces in Kurdish-controlled territory for the first time since taking control of large portions of eastern Syria and western Iraq.

Document suggests CIA did not inform State Department, Secretary of State about torture "black sites" abroad

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 31, 2014 12:31 PM EDT

A document accidentally emailed to a reporter from the White House suggests that the Central Intelligence Agency purposely kept some of the highest-ranking members in the State Department in the dark about the use of torture techniques in locations overseas.

State Department releases report on global religious freedom

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 30, 2014 10:37 AM EDT

The State Department has released its annual report on the state of religious freedom throughout the world.

Russia violated arms control treaty

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 29, 2014 07:13 AM EDT

The United States has accused Russia of testing a ground based cruise missile system in direct contravention to the Intermediate-nuclear Forces Treaty.

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