English
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:57
Russia accused NATO on Monday of destabilizing northern Europe and the Baltics by carrying out drills there and announced new military exercises of its own, increasing tension over the Ukraine crisis.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:45
An army general whose surprise capture by leftist rebels nearly derailed two years of peace talks has resigned after coming under pressure for venturing into guerrilla territory dressed as a civilian and without bodyguards.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:44
Just nine months after Peña Nieto appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the headline “Saving Mexico,” scandals and crises have pushed his approval rating down to around 40 percent.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:42
Uruguay has seen a record level of homicides during the term of outgoing President Jose Mujica, and rising violence will be a key challenge for his successor Tabare Vazquez, as well as for the future of the country's marijuana legalization policy.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:42
The State Department’s top official on human rights is planning to return to Bahrain on Wednesday, nearly five months after he was ordered to leave the country, American officials said.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:34
About 250 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division will deploy in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, officials announced Monday.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:33
The new Army commander in Europe plans to bolster the U.S. armored presence in Poland and the Baltic states and keep rotations of U.S. troops there through next year and possibly beyond to counter Russia.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:31
Nato, the world’s largest military alliance, is preparing to add its weight to the international campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant, known as Isis, after discussions with senior Iraqi government officials in recent weeks.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:28
Kyrgyzstan must protect itself from Arab Islamists and gay-loving Americans; so say supporters of a sweeping draft law that could shutter many non-governmental organizations and, like a Russian bill adopted in 2012, label foreign-funded activists as “foreign agents.”
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:26
Haider al-Abadi "retired" on Monday at least 24 senior Interior Ministry officials as part of government restructuring, saying that the scheme has drained millions of dollars from the country's coffers.