Shifting to the U.S.<br />Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed head-on the growing controversy surrounding her use of private emails while in office.<br />Republican members of Congress have been her hardest critics, who claim the move was an attempt to cover up important facts from the public about her work.<br />In an attempt to defuse the situation, Clinton held a press conference at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday. <br />There, she said she regretted her choice in correspondence but stressed he didn't violate any rules. <br />She also insisted that no classified materials were ever sent via her personal emails. <br />The controversy comes ahead of Hillary Clinton's expected bid for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2016 election .
