Cheryl K. Chumley

Israeli military, politicos prep for solo attack on Iran

Israeli military and political heads are holding intense discussions on how best to launch an independent attack on Iran, should the need arise, the nation's defense force chief said Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Hamas bulldozes cultural site to make way for ‘terrorist training camp’

The Hamas-run government in Gaza has bulldozed down a 3,000-year-old culturally significant site that was listed as a U.N. heritage site in order to make room for military training.

April 16, 2013

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits along Iran-Pakistan border

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Iran at its central border with Pakistan on Tuesday has left up to 46 dead, various media reported.

April 16, 2013

U.S. helicopter crash near North Korean border sends 21 to hospital

A U.S. Marine CH-53E helicopter crashed just south of the demilitarized zone that separates North Korea from South Korea on Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Vladimir Putin: Russia ‘ready to provide assistance’ for bombings

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said his country stands ready to help the United States to investigate Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three and injured at least 140.

April 16, 2013

Security tightened for Margaret Thatcher funeral, in wake of Boston Marathon attacks

Security plans for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday just got a bit tighter, in the wake of the Boston Marathon bomb attack that killed 3 and wounded more than 140.

April 16, 2013

Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston Marathon bomb attacks

A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban said the group is not responsible for the bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three and injured more than 140.

April 16, 2013

Police question Saudi national on Boston Marathon bombings

Police have taken into custody and questioned a Saudi national in connection with the bombings at Monday's Boston Marathon, law enforcement officials told one reporter.

April 16, 2013

Israel marks memorial period, as PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to never surrender

A two-minute siren sounded right at 11 a.m. on Monday, bringing Israel to a halt during a days-long period of remembrance and honor for the nation's 25,578 victims of war and terrorist attacks.

April 15, 2013

Turkey talks global helm and names ambassador to Palestine

Turkey has become the first state to appoint and recognize an ambassador to Palestine.

April 15, 2013

Margaret Thatcher’s leadership spirit passes to family

Former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's spirit of leadership and empowerment lives on.

April 15, 2013

Gun-toting Michigan man, 80, fends off 5 burglars with 2 shots

An 80-year-old man in Flint, Mich., was able to fire off two shots from his handgun and drive away five male teenagers who were trying to rob him.

April 15, 2013

Kerry faults U.S. gun rights for drop in foreign students: They’re ‘scared’

Foreign students looking to study abroad are avoiding America because they're too scared of guns, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said.

April 15, 2013

Renowned Turkish pianist convicted of mocking Islam on Twitter

An internationally known pianist was convicted by a Turkish court of mocking and denigrating Islam for comments he posted on Twitter, and was given a 10-month suspended prison sentence.

April 15, 2013

Florida man building Noah’s Ark replica to push environmentalism

A Florida resident has embarked on an estimated two-year journey to build a replica of Noah's Ark using precise biblical specifications.

April 15, 2013

Afghanistan expects banner crop of poppy for opium

The Taliban fell 12 years ago in Afghanistan, but one of its steadiest sources of funding — opium, which is derived from the poppy plant — has hardly faded, and U.N. experts say this year's crop is on target to near record-breaking production levels.

April 15, 2013

Former President George W. Bush surprises with his painting talent

Former President George W. Bush says people can't believe he can actually paint — but then again, some can't even believe he can read.

April 15, 2013

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Western morals, not nukes, the bigger threat

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his nation's nuclear program on Monday and said Western morals seeping into the world's cultures are the real threat.

April 15, 2013

Dennis Rodman: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘just wants to be loved’

North Korea's dictator isn't a bad guy — he "just wants to be loved," said former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman, who vowed to return to the nation on Aug. 1.

April 15, 2013

Ex-lawmakers join hearing: What if ETs live among us?

Former Rep. Lynn Woolsey, California Democrat, is one of a handful of ex-lawmakers meeting at the National Press Club in Washington for a five-day mock hearing on extraterrestrials living in the United States — and their impact.

April 15, 2013