Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano apologized Thursday after some veterans groups were offended by a department report about right-wing extremism. The report said extremist groups may try to attract veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
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DARPA invests in math
The group came into being in December 1987, growing out of the Muslim Brotherhood, the religious and political organization founded in Egypt.
Obama team ponders what to do with Guantanamo inmates
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has begun examining what to do with suspected terrorists at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which Obama has pledged to close, an aide said Monday
Turkish ‘media war’ causes alarm in Europe
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Wednesday added itself to a growing number of European voices expressing alarm at a record fine levied against Turkey’s largest media conglomerate. The Turkish government last week decided to fine Dogan Holding $2.5 billion for alleged unpaid back taxes
Mexico officers arrested, accused of ties to drug cartel
Mexican federal authorities have arrested 124 law enforcement officials in Hidalgo state on suspicion of being linked to the Zetas drug cartel, considered the nation’s most ruthless and dangerous crime syndicate.
Ancient bones seized, returned to China
Fossilized bones of a saber-toothed cat and dinosaurs that may be 100 million years old are among “priceless” artifacts that the United States handed over to China in a ceremony Monday. The fossils, which also include dinosaur eggs believed to be 60 million years old, were seized by U.S
Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences
Three men convicted of plotting to bomb planes flying from London to North America with liquid explosives hidden in soft drink bottles were ordered imprisoned for life, a judge announced Monday. The men were arrested in August 2006 on suspicion of plotting to blow up planes with liquid explosives hidden in soft-drink bottles
Official: No chemicals, infections in China syringe attacks
No dangerous viruses or chemicals were found in the samples from a series of syringe stabbings that recently triggered unrest in China’s western city of Urumqi, state-run media reported Sunday.
Potomac security threat merely an exercise, police say
A security incident Friday on the Potomac River was prompted by a training exercise, two sources in the Washington police department said the Coast Guard told them.
Whistleblower sues Afghanistan security firm
A former manager for the private contractor that provides guards for the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan said he tried to blow the whistle more than a year ago about inadequate staffing and improper behavior by guards, including going to brothels and sex trafficking.