Obama: Egypt no ally but no enemy either
Egypt is neither an ally nor an enemy of the United States, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in the wake of a violent protest at the US embassy in Cairo.
Judge refuses to televise Guantanamo trial
A US military judge has turned down a defense request to televise the war crimes tribunal of the alleged Al-Qaeda mastermind of a deadly attack on a US warship in 2000.
US vulnerable to long-range missile attack
The US could be vulnerable to attack from long-range ballistic missiles unless the government overhauls the country's "fragile" missile defense system.
13 September 2012
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Obama calls Netanyahu to hear explanation on Iran warning
President Barack Obama called Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday after he provoked a sudden crisis in relations by warning Washington had no moral right to stop Israel attacking Iran's nuclear program.
Obama praises 9/11 unity on low-key anniversary
President Barack Obama lauded American unity Tuesday as the country marked a somber but low-key anniversary of the 9/11 attacks under crisp blue skies reminiscent of the fateful day 11 years ago.
12 September 2012
Post-convention poll boost for Obama
US President Barack Obama received a significant popularity bounce from his party convention last week and now leads the White House race by a small but clear margin.
One dead as Islamists storm US missions in Libya, Egypt
An armed mob protesting a film deemed offensive to Islam attacked the US consulate in Benghazi Tuesday killing a US official, hours after angry Islamists stormed Washington's embassy in Cairo.
12 September 2012
US faces 'utter defeat' in Afghanistan: Taliban
US forces face "utter defeat" in Afghanistan and Americans are unsafe wherever they go in the world, the Taliban said ahead of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
12 September 2012
Obama nominates new US ambassador for Iraq
President Barack Obama nominated a career diplomat as the new US ambassador to Iraq on Monday, after the previous candidate withdrew amid allegations of sexual impropriety.