Faisal al-Maqdad, a member of Bashar al-Assad's government, declares the rebellion has failed. The rebels' vow to take Damascus hasn't materialized, deputy foreign minister says. However, battles continue in the capital's southern suburbs.
The vote marks the first time a nominee for defense secretary has been filibustered, said Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote for Friday to attempt to break the Republican filibuster against the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, President Obama's defense secretary nominee.
Venezuela's government has not given details about what sort of treatment Chavez is now undergoing in Havana, more than two months after his fourth cancer-related surgery in December.
North Korea said the atomic test it conducted Tuesday in the remote, snowy northeast was merely its "first response" taken with "maximum restraint," in response to what it called U.S. threats, and said it will continue with unspecified "second and third measures of greater intensity" if Washington maintains its hostility.
North Korea appeared to have conducted its third underground nuclear bomb test, as the U.S. Geological Survey reported a seismic disturbance.
Investigators are still trying to determine why the battery short-circuited. NTSB spokeswoman says heat from one battery cell damaged other cells. One Dreamliner made a special trip Thursday to Seattle-area headquarters for paint job.
Ex-Marine Eddie Ray Routh faces murder charges in deaths of veterans Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. Routh told his sister he'd killed two men, "traded his soul for a truck," an arrest warrant says. The 25-year-old told police he had PTSD, was hurting and his family didn't understand.
The body of Sarai Sierra was found in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday. The Staten Island, New York, woman went missing in Turkey some 10 days earlier. Her husband and brother traveled to Istanbul to assist in the search.
John Kerry sworn in, first trip likely to include stops in Egypt and Israel. Clinton cites Turkey attack as example of challenges in the world, after her resume includes visiting 112 countries and flew almost 1 million miles in four years.
President Barack Obama's choice for defense secretary, former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel, stumbled at times as he faced questions from his former colleagues.
"We think they are preparing for a test," one U.S. official told CNN Wednesday. "We are watching it all as closely as we can."
Damascus said the strike had instead targeted a research facility near the Syrian capital. Israelis believe the convoy was carrying SA-17 missile parts, a source says. There are concerns about the security of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.
Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco of Staten Island, New York is doing most of the things he used to do.. and is looking forward to driving.. after the amazing transplant procedure done by experts at Johns Hopkins University.
John Kerry, the longtime senator from Massachusetts and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, has served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for decades, and was the panel's chairman the past four years.
Queen Beatrix will end 33 years on the Dutch throne on April 30th. She will be succeeded by Prince Willem-Alexander, and his daughter Catharina-Amalia will be first in line when he becomes king.
Kerry tells a senator there's no "daylight" between Clinton and him. "China is all over Africa," Kerry says, and we need to be in the game. The Massachusetts is drawing praise from Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Elizabeth Warren.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says predicting a North Korean test is difficult. Pyongyang says it plans a new nuclear test and further long-range rocket launches. It vows an "all-out action" against the United States, which it calls its "sworn enemy."
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says he should not have 'speculated' about Clinton's emotional moments during yesterday's testimony on the Benghazi attacks.
