Yemen’s Saleh leaves for U.S., opponents protest (Reuters)
Reuters - Outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh apologized for "any shortcoming" in his 33-year rule before leaving Yemen for the United States Sunday, paving the way for a transfer of power after a year of unrest.
U.S. wins Japan support over Iran nuclear program (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States, which has denied any U.S. role in the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist and condemned the attack, won Japan's support on Thursday for tougher sanctions against Tehran over a nuclear program that the West fears is for atomic arms.
Russia’s space chief says failures may be sabotage (AP)
AP - Some recent Russian satellite failures may have been the result of sabotage by foreign forces, Russia's space chief said Tuesday, in comments apparently aimed at the United States.
China top military paper warns U.S. aims to contain rise (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States' new defense strategy focused on the Asia-Pacific region is directed at containing China's rise, the People's Liberation Army's newspaper said on Tuesday in Beijing's strongest warning yet against the new Pentagon stance.
Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case (AP)
AP - An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran.
U.S. concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States called on its ally Bahrain on Saturday to investigate the case of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist who the opposition says was beaten by security forces.
Texas teen deported to Colombia reunites with mom (AP)
AP - A Texas teenager who was deported to Colombia after claiming to be an illegal immigrant was back in the United States on Friday and at the center of an international mystery over how a minor could be sent to a country where she is not a citizen.
Nation adds 200,000 jobs in December hiring surge (AP)
AP - Four painful years after the Great Recession struck and wiped out 8.7 million jobs, the United States may finally be in an elusive pattern known as a virtuous cycle — an escalating loop of hiring and spending.
AP source: Admin. plans change in immigration rule (AP)
AP - The Obama administration plans a rule change to help reduce the time illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from citizen relatives while they try to win legal status in the United States, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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