Trump Threatens Reversal of Cuba ‘Concessions’
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says if he is elected, he will reverse all of what he called the “concessions” President Barack Obama made in an effort to normalize…
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U.S. Pays $1.2m In Landmark Payment To Drone Victim In Pakistan
The U.S. government has paid $1.2 million to the family of an Italian aid worker killed by a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in a landmark deal. …
continue readingUS Condemns Russian Elections in Crimea
The United States says it will not recognize the outcome of the Russian parliamentary elections slated for Russian-occupied Crimea Sunday. State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement “Our…
continue readingIsrael Kills Palestinian in West Bank
Israel say its military force has shot dead a Palestinian man who had stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the West Bank. The Saturday morning violence took place at…
continue readingKosovo Expels Russian, Ukrainian Journalists
Kosovo police said they expelled two journalists on September 16, a Russian and a Ukrainian, who did not have entry visas. …
continue readingU.S. Says Russian Duma Elections In Crimea Are Illegal
The United States has announced that it does not recognize the legitimacy, and will not recognize the outcome, of Russian Duma elections scheduled on September 18 in Crimea. …
continue readingWADA Says 11 More Athletes’ Data Leaked By Russian Hackers
The World Anti-Doping Agency said that the “Fancy Bear” Russian hacking group has leaked the confidential data of another 11 athletes who competed in the Rio Olympics. …
continue readingIraqi Yazidi Woman Enslaved By IS To Become UN Goodwill Ambassador
The United Nations on September 16 appointed a new goodwill ambassador: a Yazidi woman who was raped, tortured and sold into sexual slavery by the Islamic State group in Iraq.…
continue readingObama To Meet With Iraqi President Abadi At UN Next Week
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with his Iraqi counterpart on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, the White House said. …
continue readingObama Warns U.S. May Walk Away From Syria Deal Unless Aid Flows
U.S. President Barack Obama warned that the United States may walk away from a Syrian cease-fire deal reached with Russia last week unless Syria allows humanitarian aid to reach needy…
continue readingIsmayilova Decries Repression, Political Prisoners In Azerbaijan
An investigative journalist and former political prisoner in Azerbaijan says repression of journalists and opposition activists in Azerbaijan is increasing in the country. …
continue readingPutin Says Crimea Not Annexed By Russia, It Was ‘Reunified’
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow did not annex the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014 but claimed it was “reunified” with Russia. …
continue readingMillennials Lead Private Media Opening in Communist-run Cuba
A handful of independent, web-based news outlets in Cuba are chipping away at the Communist-run island’s half-century state media monopoly, challenging the official version of reality. While low levels of…
continue readingPublic Debate About Refugee Admissions Is Brisk in US
The Obama administration’s proposal to admit 110,000 refugees next year has triggered vocal Republican opposition and perked up an old question: How many refugees can the United States take in…
continue readingDivided Bosnia Expects EU to Accept its Application Bid Next Week
Bosnia expects the European Union’s foreign ministers to accept its membership application next week, the start of a long path towards joining that could yet be overshadowed by a Bosnian…
continue readingVenezuela Opposition Running Out of Options to Force Maduro Vote
Venezuela’s opposition failed to draw large numbers on Friday in its latest protests against President Nicolas Maduro and the national election board delayed a decision on the next stage of…
continue readingUS Will Admit More Refugees Next Year, But Americans Conflicted
America’s policy on refugees has become a political football in the past year, thanks to a global migration crisis, fears of terrorist attacks and a contentious presidential election. Masood Farivar…
continue reading$5.3 Billion Pledged for Marine Conservation at US Summit
A 90-nation conference devoted to the world’s oceans ended Friday with $5.3 billion in pledges for marine conservation, which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said proves “we are making…
continue reading75,000 Syrian Refugees Trapped, Dying Near Border, Amnesty Says
Around 75,000 refugees are stranded in a no-man’s land on the Syria-Jordan border, and hundreds are dying because they are cut off from food and medical aid, Amnesty International says.…
continue readingLibyan Unity Prime Minister Visits Egypt After Oil Exports Resume
Libya has resumed oil exports for the first time since military forces under the command of army General Khalifa Haftar, loyal to the parliament in Tobruk, recaptured oil installations west…
continue readingStudy: Protection of Amazon’s Biodiversity Could Fuel ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’
The Amazon rainforest holds the biological keys to kick-start a “fourth industrial revolution” if its biodiversity is protected, said a study published on Friday. New digital technologies such a 3-D…
continue readingDeath Toll Rises Among Syrian Refugees Trapped In Desert ‘No-Man’s Land’
Around 75,000 refugees are stranded in a desert no-man’s land on the Syrian-Jordanian border – and hundreds are dying because they are cut off from food and medical aid, according…
continue readingNational Park Visits Lead Back to the 1800s
In celebration of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary this year, adventurer Mikah Meyer is traveling across America with the goal of visiting every one of the more than 400…
continue readingBrazil Files Terrorism Charges Against 8 for IS Support
Eight Brazilians arrested before the Rio Olympics for belonging to a loosely organized group that supported Islamic State and discussed attacking the games were charged on Friday under Brazil’s anti-terrorism…
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