US intelligence chief Clapper defends spying policy

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said such efforts were a "top tenet" of US intelligence policy.

But he told the intelligence panel of the House of Representatives the US did not "indiscriminately" spy on nations.

Bigger, Lighter, Deadlier! Navy launches new stealth destroyer

The Navy's newest warship slipped out of dry dock this week into the waters of Maine, marking a new era for war fighting at sea.

The USS Zumwalt, the first of the DDG-1000 class of destroyers, is longer, faster and carries state-of-the-art weapons that will allow it to destroy targets at more than 60 miles, according to the Navy.

6 dead in Greenwood County, South Carolina, shooting

Six people, including two children and the suspected shooter, were found dead in Greenwood County, South Carolina, an official said Tuesday night.

Boy, 14, rapes nine-year-old girl to death

The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into how a nine-year-old girl died, after sustaining injuries caused by alleged consistent rape.

According to police authorities, the deceased was raped over five times, by a 14-year-old student, Onyi Adimabua, in the Ikorodu area of the state.

ICC orders I.Coast’s Gbagbo to remain in detention

Former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo must remain in detention in The Hague pending a possible trial on charges of crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday.

“The appeals chamber dismissed the grounds for appeal raised by the defence,” against a decision ordering Gbagbo held pending charges for orchestrating post-2010 election violence, the court said in a ruling.

White supremacist in Mandela murder plot jailed for 35 years

The mastermind behind a rightwing extremist plot to kill former South African president Nelson Mandela and drive blacks out of the country was sentenced on Tuesday to 35 years in jail.

Mike du Toit, the ringleader of a white supremacist militia called Boeremag, was given the heaviest sentence of 35 years along with four other defendants over a botched 2002 plot to overthrow the post-apartheid government.

Ekweremadu, Tambuwal, Ihedioha, Govs, Others Mourn As Akhigbe Was Confirmed Dead

Eminent Nigerians, including the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal; his deputy, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha; Governors Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) and Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) Tuesday described the death of a former Chief of General Staff (CGS), Admiral Mike Akhigbe, as a great loss to the nation.

Oduah in another car scandal, faces Reps panel today

The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, has been linked to another car purchase scandal.

This time, Oduah is said to have also approved the procurement of two Lexus Limousine cars and two Toyota Prado jeeps.

Jonathan places Oduah on ‘tactical suspension’

President Goodluck Jonathan may have placed the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on “tactical suspension,” findings by The PUNCH have revealed.

A reliable Presidency source said Jonathan decided on the “tactical suspension,” hours before the signing of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Nigeria and Israel on Monday.

PhotoNews: Lady Gaga Shows Off Another Eccentric Look While In London On October 28.

          
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Kim Kardashian Reveals She's Taking Kanye West's Last Name

At some point, Kim Kardashian will become Kim Kardashian West!

Yep, the E! star told E! News on the red carpet of her Las Vegas birthday bash at Tao that she'll be taking fiancé Kanye West's last name once they're married, explaining that she'll make Kardashian her middle name, like what her sister Khloé Kardashian Odom did.