NATO: Patriot missile battery operational on Syrian border

(CNN) -- The first of six Patriot missile batteries intended to protect Turkey from Syrian threats is operational along the countries' shared border, NATO said Saturday.

Clinton takes on Benghazi critics, warns of more security threats

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- At times angry and choked with emotion, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday took on Republican critics of her department's handling of the September terrorist attack in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, but repeatedly distanced herself from a direct role in specific situations.

For Israeli voters, missile fire, money main issues in election

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The pundits in Israel, the United States and the West Bank have pretty much forecast the winner of Tuesday's Israeli national elections.

Clinton's Benghazi testimony set for next week in Senate

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify on last year's U.S Consulate attack in Libya before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on January 23, the same day she'll appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Senate committee announced Thursday.

Mount Mary College features exhibit honoring troops

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- They're images that break your heart and words you read in disbelief.

Pres. Obama and Hamid Karzai to huddle on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Years of tensions between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the U.S. government appeared to fade away like a bad dream, at least in public, when Karzai touched down in Washington this week.

Moscow: Americans can adopt Russian kids until 2014

(CNN) -- The Russian law that bans adoptions by U.S. families will take effect in one year instead of this month, Russia's semiofficial news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday.

U.S. may remove all troops from Afghanistan after 2014

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration is considering the possibility of removing all U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the NATO combat mission officially finishes at the end of 2014, White House officials said Tuesday.

Veteran wounded in Iraq five years ago, receives life-changing gift

KENOSHA -- A wounded veteran received a life-changing gift on Thursday, January 3rd. 28-year-old Randy Moore and his family were able to move in Thursday to their mortgage-free Kenosha home!

Russia's Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill

(CNN) -- Aaron and Jenny Moyer already consider a Russian orphan named Vitali as their own.

World's longest high-speed rail line opens in China

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday opened the world's longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required to travel from the country's capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in southern China.

CNN Poll: Should U.S. get directly involved in Syrian conflict?

Washington (CNN) -- Most Americans are concerned about the bloody civil war raging in Syria, but according to a new national survey a majority of the public opposes direct U.S. involvement in the fighting.

Former Marine released from Mexican prison

(CNN) -- A former U.S. Marine who languished for more than four months in a Mexican prison on a questionable gun charge was on his way to spending Christmas with his family Friday after U.S. politicians intervened for his release.

At Benghazi hearing, State Dept. officials promise quick change

(CNN) -- Top State Department officials are vowing to improve security at U.S. diplomatic posts around the world, some before the end of the year.

State Department resignations follow Benghazi report

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Three State Department officials, including two who oversaw security decisions at the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, resigned in the wake of a review of security failures there, senior State Department officials told CNN Wednesday.

Report on Benghazi attack cites 'management deficiencies'

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An independent review of the September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi released Tuesday cited "management deficiencies" at high levels of the State Department.

Syria uses Scud missiles against rebels

(CNN) -- American military satellites picked up and confirmed the infrared signature of four short-range Scud missiles launched from the Damascus area to northern Syria in the past several days, a U.S. official said.

Hugo Chavez undergoes surgery in Cuba

(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba on Tuesday for a recurring bout of cancer, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said.

Venezuela's Chavez arrives in Cuba for cancer surgery

HAVANA (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived Monday in Cuba for surgery just days after saying his cancer had returned.

Iranian warships dock again in Sudan early Saturday

(CNN) -- Two Iranian navy warships arrived Saturday morning in Port Sudan, in the second such visit to Sudan within two months, eyewitnesses and officials said.