By Alana Goodman - The Washington Free Beacon
A “secret” Facebook group of foreign correspondents and human rights activists quickly devolved into an anti-Israel hate-fest on Tuesday following the release of a new Israeli government report that cleared the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of wrongdoing in the 2000 death of a Palestinian boy. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A machete-wielding attacker and his gun-toting sidekick killed a man in the streets of London on Wednesday, and police are regarding the pair — whom they subsequently shot — as potential terrorists. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Bassem Mroue and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press
The United States and several key allies sought Wednesday a strategy to end Syria’s civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime’s military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Pope Francis, in a blistering attack on capitalism, said followers of the faith ought to bolster their charitable outreach and dampen their materialist pursuits. He made his comments while visiting a food kitchen on Tuesday. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times
Libya’s prime minister has nominated a new interior minister to fill the first spot vacated in his Cabinet, a consequence of a new law that bars officials who had served under late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from holding public office. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - Associated Press
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe signed into law on Wednesday a constitution that scales back government powers, including those currently enjoyed by his own office. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Seven Egyptian security guards taken hostage while traveling through the Sinai peninsula were freed Wednesday. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
With broad bipartisan support Wednesday, a key House panel pushed forward new Iran sanctions legislation, calling on the Obama administration to broaden its strategy of using economic punishment to pressure the Islamic Republic away from developing a nuclear bomb. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A mentally ill, knife-wielding man went on a rampage at an elementary school in southern China, stabbing six children and one adult. Published May 22, 2013
By Michelle Faul - Associated Press
One Pistorius brother is free of charges, acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympic double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend. Published May 21, 2013
By C. Boyden Gray - Special to The Washington Times
One missing element in the review of Benghazi is the role of the military — a relevant issue, it would seem, since we intervened in Libya in a military operation that Hillary Rodham Clinton recently described as "an unprecedented historic partnership between NATO and the Arab League." Published May 21, 2013
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
Gay or lesbian domestic partners who want to serve together in the Peace Corps may start applying for assignments this summer. Published May 21, 2013
By Sam Hananel - Associated Press
The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas. Published May 21, 2013
