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WASHINGTON — An internal State Department report says Blackwater Worldwide may lose its license to work in Iraq and recommends the agency prepare alternative ways to protect its diplomats there. The ...

WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it will not renew Blackwater Worldwide’s contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq when it expires in May. “The department notified Blackwater in ...

Can Blackwater incidents shed light on contractors' mental health? Oct. 3, 2007 — -- Along with congressional hearings on allegations of recklessness against Blackwater USA security forces in ...

Days from death? Speculation surrounds health of 'Green River Killer' Gary Ridgway Local and national speculation continues to swirl around the possibly delcining health status of Gary Ridgway, the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Blackwater Worldwide is still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, but executives at the beleaguered security firm are taking their biggest step yet to put that work and the ugly ...

WASHINGTON -- Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges -- all but ensuring ...

Khalaf said Blackwater employees who have not been implicated in the 2007 shooting have the right to work in Iraq but must find a different employer. Two other U.S.-based security contractors working ...

Blackwater, the controversial private security company used extensively by the U.S. in Iraq, may have paid $1 million in bribes to Iraqi officials in late 2007, The New York Times reports. The bribes ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has told Blackwater Worldwide, the private security firm whose guards are accused of killing Iraqi civilians while protecting U.S. diplomats, ...

Iraq’s cabinet met Tuesday for roughly one hour and discussed the role of security companies in the wake of a violent incident in Baghdad Sunday when a U.S. convoy protected by Blackwater contractors ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Blackwater executives authorized about $1 million (598,000 pounds) in payments to Iraqi officials to buy support and silence criticism of the private security firm after a ...