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U.S. DOJ to investigate Obama over Trump ‘treason’ accusationsIn a rare move, Obama’s office issued a strongly worded rebuttal to Trump’s allegations.TrendingJul 23
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Julian Assange says he ‘pleaded guilty to journalism’ in 1st remarks since being freedJulian Assange returned to his home country Australia in June after a deal was struck for his release which saw him plead guilty to violating U.S. espionage law.WorldOct 1, 2024
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Trump vs Harris: What lessons can be learned from the Clinton debatesAs Trump and Harris prepare to debate for the first — and potentially only — time Tuesday, his three meetings with Clinton in 2016 illustrate the challenges facing both candidates.U.S. NewsSep 9, 2024
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U.K. court to hear U.S. appeal in Julian Assange extradition caseIn January, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges over WikiLeaks' publication of secret military documents a decade ago.WorldOct 27, 2021
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Skeptics of financial system push Bitcoin as alternative online currencyVANCOUVER - It was a stunning crash — a currency's value dropping from about $17 to just pennies per unit in a few short minutes, wiping away millions of dollars in the process.Jul 20, 2011
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INFLUENCE GAME: Kashmir lobby case underscores Pakistan’s efforts to sway US policy in regionWASHINGTON - Republican congressman Dan Burton criticized the White House last September for ignoring the persistent violence and unrest in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir. Barack Obama, he noted, pledged during the 2008 presidential campaign to defuse what has been long a flashpoint between Pakistan and India, nuclear-armed neighbours that each claim Kashmir as their own. "So far, this is a promise unfulfilled," Burton said.WorldJul 24, 2011
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Hackers claim attack on another FBI partner organization, 1,000 accounts hit<p> Hackers claim attack on another FBI partner organization, 1,000 accounts hit <p>HARTFORD, Conn. - Internet hackers who claimed responsibility for attacks at Sony Corp. and the CIA said they compromised the security of more than 1,000 accounts of a Connecticut-based FBI partner organization.</p> &</p>MoneyJun 20, 2011
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From Taliban taxes to shakedowns, US military presence hasn’t changed daily Afghan corruption<p> From Taliban taxes to shakedowns, US military presence hasn't changed daily Afghan corruption <p>WASHINGTON - The farmer picking apples in the outskirts of Kabul must pay the Taliban $33 to ship out each truckload of fruit. The governor sends in armed men to chase workers off job sites if the official </p>WorldJun 24, 2011
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Lawyer: Detained Swiss banker claims CDs given to WikiLeaks in staged handover were blankGENEVA - A lawyer for detained Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer says her client claims he gave blank CDs to WikiLeaks rather than secret bank client data.WorldJul 13, 2011
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AP Interview: Reporter who broke Britain’s phone hacking scandal says more revelations to comeLONDON - He broke the story that destroyed a 168-year-old newspaper, humiliated one of the world's most powerful media moguls and cast a spotlight on a phone hacking scandal that has embroiled politicians, police and journalists.WorldJul 13, 2011
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Chavez cancer scare causes jitters in Cuba, beneficiary from billions in Venezuelan trade<p> Chavez cancer scare causes jitters in Cuba, beneficiary from billions in Venezuelan trade HAVANA - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's battle with cancer has high stakes not only for his country but for Cuba, which relies on its South American ally for billions of dollars in preferential trade. If Chavez h</p>WorldJul 7, 2011
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APNewsBreak: Visa closes channel to WikiLeaks site after briefly accepting donations<p> APNewsBreak: Visa closes channel to WikiLeaks site after briefly accepting donations LONDON - Visa says it has closed a donation channel to WikiLeaks after briefly accepting payments. Visa and MasterCard were two of several financial and Internet services companies that severed their ties to WikiLeaks fol</p>MoneyJul 8, 2011
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Khadr had ‘high intelligence value’: memoCanadian terror suspect Omar Khadr continued "to provide valuable information" to U.S. military interrogators at the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba nearly two years after he was captured in Afghanistan, according to a classified 2004 document released by WikiLeaks.Apr 25, 2011
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8 injured as Canadian military helicopter makes ‘hard landingA Canadian Forces Chinook helicopter with five crew members and 15 passengers on board caught fire after making what military officials have termed a "hard landing" in dangerous Panjwaii district, west of Kandahar city.Aug 5, 2010
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WikiLeaks releases CIA memo on U.S. terror recruitsThe WikiLeaks website released a secret CIA memo on Wednesday warning of fallout if the United States came to be seen as an “exporter of terrorism,” given al Qaeda’s interest in American recruits.Aug 25, 2010
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Afghan officials free top Taliban fighters: reportAfghan security forces are freeing captured senior Taliban for payment or political motives, with President Hamid Karzai and his powerful brother among those authorising and requesting releases, Reuters reported Tuesday.Nov 30, 2010
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Manitoba included in latest Wikileaks dumpRelease of over 3,500 reports includes 12 documents regarding Manitoba Hydro, American Ambassador David Jacobson’s visit in 2009, human trafficking and more.Apr 29, 2011
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WikiLeaks founder vows to speed document releaseWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed Tuesday to step up his site's release of secret documents while he fights extradition to Sweden, as his lawyers argued that sending him to Stockholm could land him in Guantanamo Bay or even on U.S. death row.Jan 11, 2011
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Tunisia protests force president from powerWeeks of violent protests fueled by corruption, high unemployment and a lack of liberty toppled one of the Arab world's most entrenched leaders, who fled this North African country on Friday after 23 years of rule.Jan 14, 2011
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Ahmadinejad fires foreign ministerIran's president abruptly fired his foreign minister Monday and named the nuclear chief as acting top diplomat, the latest sign of a rift at the top levels of the Islamic theocracy as the country faces intense pressure from the West over its nuclear program.Dec 13, 2010