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- IRS to pay $70M in bonuses, Grassley says
- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- BRAC-like commission proposed to hunt down government cost savings
- Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
- Fed pens new furlough song
- Web guru Dorris brings new life to government websites
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- 8 contract executives guilty of 8(a) contracting fraud
- Whistleblower suit leads to $12M false claims settlement by SAIC
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
Scottish fiction writer Iain Banks dies at 59
Scottish writer Iain Banks, whose work drew on dark humor, science-fiction, dies at 59
Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak adjourned to July 6
Egypt court adjourns Mubarak retrial to July 6, sons to remain detained on corruption charges
Bolshoi won't renew star dancer's contract
Bolshoi won't renew star dancer's contract after years of open conflict with managers
2 Koreas to hold senior-level meeting in Seoul
In bid to ease tensions, rival Koreas to hold 2-days of senior-level talks this week in Seoul
In business, Pakistan's government bleeds
Pakistan's state-owned businesses bleed money, pose test for new government
Army leaders walk fine line as Afghan advisers
Once in the lead, US advisers find frustrations, success in counseling Afghan military
NSA contract worker is surveillance source
Edward Snowden, a former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, revealed himself Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, risking prosecution by the U.S. government. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called the revelation of the intelligence-gathering programs as reckless and said it has done "huge, grave damage."
Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon
Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon rally against militants' role in Syria civil war
Libya army chief resigns after clash in Benghazi
Libya army chief of staff resigns after clash between Benghazi protesters, militia kills 31
South Africa: family visits Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela's family visits him in South African hospital as citizens pray for ex-leader
Budapest braces for swollen Danube
Budapest braces for swollen Danube as thousands are evacuated in eastern Germany
Afghan authorities: Battle near Kabul airport over
Afghan authorities say battle near Kabul airport has ended; all 7 attackers killed
Israeli figures show spike in settlement starts
Israeli figures show rise in West Bank settlement starts ahead of Kerry visit
AP PHOTOS: When US presidents, China leaders meet
AP PHOTOS: Meetings between US and Chinese leaders over the past 41 years
New app helping Venezuelans find scarce items
Finding scarce food and toilet paper in Venezuela _ now there's a free mobile app for that
Algerian PM: Stop focusing on health of president
'We have nothing to hide': PM urges Algerians to stop focusing on health of ailing president
Man risks his life trying to enter Spain
Algerian tries to secretly enter Spain by riding a catamaran near its propellers
Iran says it sets up space monitoring center
Iran says it sets up center to monitor objects passing in orbit overhead
Sudan orders South Sudan oil pipeline closed
Sudan's President orders closure of pipelines carrying oil from South Sudan
London police: Suspicious fire at Islamic school
Suspicious fire at Islamic boarding school in London amid spike in anti-Muslim attacks
