The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that proposes deep cuts to the federal budget, setting up a protracted fight between congressional Republicans and Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama. At an all-night session that lasted until early Friday, senators passed their version of a balanced budget plan that proposes $5.1 trillion in spending cuts over […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he would be open to a dialogue with the United States, but that it must be “based on mutual respect.” In an interview with CBS, Assad was responding to recent comments by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that the U.S. must eventually talk with the Syrian president in order […]
Fighter jets are striking rebel targets in Yemen for a second consecutive day, as part of a Saudi Arabia-led regional effort to oust the Shi’ite Houthi group that has taken over much of the country. Coalition warplanes pounded military bases and other rebel-held targets in and around the capital, Sana’a, Friday, according to officials and […]
As the investigation continues into the crash of a Germanwings passenger jet into the French Alps, investigators have revealed that the crash of the jet was directly attributable to the co-pilot of the jet, who investigators say crashed the jet intentionally, into the mountains. Investigators are basing their findings on the information gleaned from one […]