Walker tells Iowa crowd of ‘go big and go bold’ attitude
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is holding up his “go big and go bold” attitude as something Republicans need to emulate in Washington. In a speech to Iowa conservatives Saturday, Walker…
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France tackles discrimination, inequalities after attacks
The French government launched a new effort Thursday to heal social and religious fractures by better teaching children about secular values and steering them away from extremist propaganda, after French-born…
Havana talks start after promises by Obama, Cuban caution
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The highest-level U.S. delegation to Cuba in decades kicked off two days of negotiations Wednesday after grand promises by President Barack Obama about change…
Aides: Rebels hold Yemen’s president ‘captive’ at his house
By AHMED AL-HAJ Shiite rebels in control of Yemen’s capital now hold the country’s president “captive” at his home, his aides said Wednesday, putting in question who actually rules the…
5 Chechens arrested in France, including 1 with explosives
By LORI HINNANT and SYLVIE CORBET Five ethnic Chechens from Russia have been arrested in southern France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as…
5 Chechens arrested in France, including 1 with explosives
By SYLVIE CORBET and LORI HINNANT Five Russians have been arrested in southern France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as four other men…
In State of the Union, Obama aims to influence 2016 debate
By JULIE PACE Key elements of the economic proposals President Barack Obama will outline in his State of the Union address Tuesday appear to be aimed at driving the debate…
To counter terror, Europe’s police reconsider their arms
By LORI HINNANT One was a young policewoman, unarmed on the outskirts of Paris and felled by an assault rifle. Her partner, also without weapons, could do nothing to stop…