Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  Today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius strengthened their countries’ partnership to combat nuclear terrorism by signing an agreement to advance protection against nuclear and radiological smuggling. This “Joint Action Plan between the Government of the United States[Read More…]

Ottawa–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  Yesterday, the RCMP arrested two individuals and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train. The accused have been charged under sections 248, 235 (1), 83.2, 83.18, 83.21 of the Criminal Code of Canada.  As a result of extensive collaborative[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. MS. HANSEN: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this event, where you, the trainees of the European Commission, will have the opportunity to hear some words from President Barroso and from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. And then you will have an informal chat with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT World Press Freedom Day on May 3 / South Sudan’s Isaiah Diing Abraham Chan Awuol IRAQ Elections RUSSIA Discussions between Secretary Kerry and President Putin TURKEY Prime Minister Ergodan Visit to Gaza PARAGUAY Elections BURMA Violence in Rakhine State DEPARTMENT Keystone[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2013 – 12:47 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  Before I take your questions I wanted to let you know that on Thursday afternoon, after the formal opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, the President[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013.  Dr. Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala, the 2012 Green Party presidential and vice-presidential nominees, marked the beginning of Earth Week by announcing a new Green Shadow Cabinet that will serve as an independent voice in U.S. politics, putting the needs of people and protection of the[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2013 – Tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and threats from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) dominated today’s opening of the second preparatory conference of the parties to the United Nations-backed treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Geneva. Speaking at the start of the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013.  Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, resulting in the death of three[Read More…]

Tel Aviv, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. MODERATOR:  We will start with a statement by the minister of defense, Mr. Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon, followed by a statement by the secretary of defense, Mr. Chuck Hagel.  Please, questions will be afterwards.  ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER MOSHE YA’ALON:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.  Shalom.  I[Read More…]

Rally Follows on Heels of Reintroduction of Ellison Bill H.R. 1579 in Congress National Peoples’ Action, National Nurses United, Jobs with Justice, HealthGAP, Friends of Earth, Public Services International, Amalgamated Transit Union hit the streets of Washington DC to demand a Robin Hood Tax! See photos:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalpeoplesaction/sets/72157633287320655 Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22,[Read More…]