Americas Situation Reports

Argentina: President Has Brain Hemorrhage, Spokesman Says

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been told to rest for a month after her doctors discovered a brain hemorrhage, a presidential spokesman said, AFP reported Oct. 6.
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 08:52

Libya: Government Condemns U.S. Capture Of Al Qaeda Leader

Libya has condemned the United States' capture of al Qaeda leader Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, also known as Anas al-Libi, and has demanded to know why it was not told about the Oct. 5 raid, Sky News reported Oct. 6.
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 07:54

Canada: Petronas To Build $35 Billion LNG Plant

Malaysian national oil company Petronas will build a $35 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Canada, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Oct. 6, AFP reported.
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 06:44

U.S.: Iranian Nuclear Weapons At Least A Year Away, Obama Says

U.S. intelligence assessments show that Iran is still at least a year away from building a nuclear weapons, U.S. President Barack Obama said Oct. 5, AP reported.
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 10:20

Iran: Supreme Leader Comments On Rapprochement With U.S.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an Oct. 5 speech that he supports President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic outreach to the United States while attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York recently, but some of what occurred there was not proper, and the United States cannot be trusted, Reuters reported, citing ISNA.
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 07:04

U.S.: Capitol Briefly Locked Down After Gunshots Were Fired

The U.S. Capitol was briefly put on security lockdown after gunshots were heard outside the building, WUSA9 and AP reported Oct. 3. One police officer was injured, the shooter was arrested and the situation has since been resolved, according to reports.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 13:54

Iran: United States To Continue To Enforce Sanctions, U.S. Official Says

The United States plans to keep its sanctions regime against Iran, and only concrete and verifiable steps can offer a path to sanctions relief, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said Oct. 3, AFP reported.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 11:33

Iran: Resumption Of Direct U.S.-Iran Flights Inevitable, Official Says

A resumption of direct flights between Iran and the United States is inevitable but will not have a great impact on the countries' political ties, an official with the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said, the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency reported Oct. 2.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 06:36

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