Reuters
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 00:00
Prosecutors accuse Barrera, 44, of manufacturing upwards of 400 tons of cocaine annually in Colombia and trafficking it worldwide
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 13:21
International donors and lenders promised over $1.7 billion in grants and loans on Wednesday to support reforms in Central Asian state Kyrgyzstan over the next five years as it struggles to alleviate poverty after a period of political upheaval.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 00:00
Regional leaders called for a tough response to the alleged espionage that O Globo said included a satellite monitoring stations based in Brazil's capital.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 00:00
Barrera is accused of buying raw cocaine paste from the leftist rebel group FARC and processing it in laboratories in areas controlled by the now-demobilized paramilitary group the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 14:09
Congressional committees are holding up a plan to send U.S. weapons to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of fears that such deliveries will not be decisive and the arms might end up in the hands of Islamist militants.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:21
Rebels clashed with an opposition unit linked to al Qaeda in northern Syria in a deadly battle that signals growing divisions among rebel groups and rising tensions between locals and more radical Islamist factions.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:08
The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, visited Baghdad on Sunday for the first time in more than two years, in a step towards resolving long-running disputes between the central government and the autonomous region.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 00:00
The decision came as U.S. officials, including the American ambassador in Brasilia, sought to reassure Brazil following reports in the O Globo newspaper that the American Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency had gathered telephone and
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 00:00
The plan to bring in Cuban doctors created a backlash because of questions about their qualifications.
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 00:00
"These actions demonstrate we live in a world in which the powerful feel they can violate international law, violate the national sovereignty of other states and trample on the rights of citizens."