Obama picks confidante Susan Rice as national security adviser
President Barack Obama chose close confidante Susan Rice as his new national security adviser on Wednesday, increasing White House control over foreign policy and defying Republican critics of her handling of last year’s deadly attack on a U.S. compound in Libya.
Obama to discuss Al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Republican expects more Benghazi whistle-blowers
A top Republican on Sunday said he expected more witnesses to step forward with information about last year’s deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi and how President Barack Obama’s administration responded to the unfolding events.
FBI releases photos of three men from Benghazi attack site
The FBI released the photographs of three men it said were at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last September.
PHOTOS: Car bomb hits French embassy in Libya
France’s embassy in Libya was hit by what appeared to be a car bomb on Tuesday, injuring two guards in [...]
Libya car bomb wounds French embassy guards
A car bomb in Tripoli wounded two French guards at France’s embassy in Libya on Tuesday, bringing new violence to [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Park won’t name lawn for photojournalist killed in Libya
Despite receiving over 200 e-mails, park officials denied requests to name a lawn after Brooklyn-based photojournalist Chris Hondros, who was killed in Libya.
Chris Hondros: Selected Photos from Libya
Some of the photos Chris Hondros took in Libya in the days before he was killed.
What you need to know about the U.S. panel’s recommendations on Benghazi attack
An independent U.S. inquiry into the September attack on the U.S.
diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, released on Tuesday made
recommendations on how to improve U.S. diplomatic security overseas.
Jimmy Carter: ‘Israelis’ policy is to confiscate Palestinian territory’
Israel’s leaders don’t want a Palestinian state, Jimmy Carter tells Metro in an exclusive interview.