WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy said he intends to block aid to Egypt’s military until he sees “convincing evidence” the interim military-backed government is committed to the rule of law. The lawmaker’s statement came as Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met with Secretary of State John Kerry and insisted his country is moving forward […]
Philippine officials say at least 15 people have been killed during fighting between government troops and Islamist militants in a remote southern region.The fighting began Tuesday and continued into early Wednesday in the town of Patikul on the island province of Sulu, a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf militants.The military says the fighting broke out […]
It was publicly stated by the Ukrainian government in Kiev on Wednesday that control of the situation, for all intents and purposes has been lost of the eastern region of the country. The interim president of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov says that he believes that Russia has now set an eye on six more regions in […]
A botched execution by lethal injection in Oklahoma left an inmate writhing on the gurney for more than 40 minutes before he eventually died from a heart attack.Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections said inmate Clayton Lockett was issued the first of the state’s new three-drug lethal injection combination on Tuesday. Thirteen minutes later the convicted […]