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Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 05:13
The government of Colombia and Farc rebels have announced that they have reached a deal on reparations for victims of the armed conflict.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 05:11
Health and human services secretary voices concerns to Congress over money available to house high numbers of unaccompanied children crossing border
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 07:07
A report released by the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), a Brussels-based organization, says that increased efforts to crackdown on dissent and pluralism in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are “part of a region-wide trend of shrinking space for independent voices.”
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 07:02
Some of the thorniest conversations in the long road toward full relations between Cuba and the United States have only just begun in recent days: The two sides are sitting down for the first time to discuss the American properties Cuba confiscated decades ago.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:59
The closing ceremony of the OSCE’s Community Security Initiative (CSI) project took place in Bishkek today with the participation of Kyrgyz officials, donor countries and international organizations.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:57
The U.S. Department of Defense assists the National Guard of Ukraine in order to strengthen and expand the capacity of Ukraine to respond to nuclear incidents involving the security of nuclear materials, primarily with a focus on nuclear power and the forces that ensure its physical security.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:56
Tens of thousands of Brazilians protested corruption and called for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in demonstrations across the country Sunday. But the numbers were down from nationwide protests staged three times earlier this year.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:42
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto has put forth two new initiatives aimed at combating kidnapping and torture, but local conditions may hinder any eventual implementation.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:38
Central Asia’s leading democracy has taken the unprecedented step of barring a prominent human rights researcher from entering the country. The decision comes ahead of Kyrgyzstan taking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in January 2016.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:38
he Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has warned the Nigerian military authorities against plunging the country into another Boko Haram-like insurgency with the repeated attacks on members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. Several members of the Movement were reportedly killed by troops of the Nigerian Army after a confrontation on Saturday in Zaria.