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Friday, May 29, 2015 - 11:37
While the United States has significant concerns and disagreements with a wide range of Cuba’s policies and actions, these fall outside the criteria relevant to the rescission of a State Sponsor of Terrorism designation.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 08:49
The United States has removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move eliminates a major obstacle toward restoring diplomatic ties.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 08:22
Authorities in Colombia claim guerrilla group FARC's presence has been reduced to only 18 percent of national territory, an assertion that appears to be based more on political motivations than an accurate appraisal of the country's security situation.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:58
It’s been just more than two months since a Saudi Arabia-led coalition began its airstrike campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen, and the country has since become a “humanitarian catastrophe,” experts said Thursday.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:56
The Pentagon has assembled a group to look at potential changes to the train and equip mission in Iraq, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:54
The 7,000 Iraqi army troops who have recently completed American-led training programs are not involved in the massive counteroffensive that Iraq launched this week against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, U.S. and coalition officials said.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:52
U.S. military leaders are looking for ways to improve and speed up the program to train and equip Iraqi forces, including options to better prepare Sunni tribes to join the fight, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:50
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have caused the majority of civilian casualties in the nation’s capital Sana’a by firing anti-aircraft munitions that explode after landing in populated areas, a leading human rights watchdog has said in a report published two months into a Saudi-led air war.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:47
Tunisia has embarked on a bold and painful experiment, gathering testimony from victims of six decades of abuses under two dictatorships before its revolution four years ago led to a still-fledgling democracy. Already, thousands have arrived to lodge complaints at the country’s Truth and Dignity Commission.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:37
Mexico needs to conduct an impartial investigation into a recent shootout between police and civilians that left 42 civilians and one officer dead in the western state of Michoacan, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.