WHITE HOUSE – For the first time, the United States is designating a part of another government as a terrorist organization, targeting Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), which is the Islamic Republic’s most powerful security organization. “This unprecedented step, led by the Department of State, recognizes the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor […]
GENEVA — The World Meteorological Organization reports 2017 is on track to be among the three hottest years on record, just behind the two preceding years. While 2017 may only emerge as the third warmest year on record, scientists predict it will beat out the competition for warmest year without a warming El Nino. These record setting years […]
An alleged leader of an international drug trafficking organization based in Guatemala was extradited to the United States Wednesday to face international narcotics trafficking charges in the District of Columbia, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Waldemar Lorenzana-Cordon, 49, was arrested in Guatemala on Sept. 13, 2013, after […]