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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 07:04
Honduras is taking aggressive steps to reform its prison system, building two modern mega-prisons and pardoning petty criminals who have already served half their sentence. But with no accompanying judicial reforms, will there be any impact in Latin America's most violent nation?
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 07:03
Costa Rica has seized nearly 23 metric tons of cocaine so far in 2014, more than any other country in Central America, Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa said on Monday.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 07:00
To many Omanis, it is offensive to openly contemplate life after Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the widely admired albeit absolute monarch who has been receiving medical treatment in Germany since July. But policymakers elsewhere in the world have no choice but to do just that. The 73-year-old Qaboos is said to have colon cancer and rumors suggest he may not be around for too long. The Omani royal court has said he is recovering from successful surgery, and some say that he will return to Oman in time to attend the annual National Day military parade on November 18. But dark clouds of uncertainty nevertheless hover over the country’s future. And given Qaboos’ importance as a strategic partner for the West—and for Washington in particular—it’s only natural to wonder what will transpire after he is no longer in charge in Muscat.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:56
Behind the jokes, however, is the deadly serious responsibility of the CIA and Defense Department to vet Syrians before they receive covert American training, aid and arms. But according to U.S. counterterrorism veterans, a system that worked pretty well during four decades of the Cold War has been no match for the linguistic, cultural, tribal and political complexities of the Middle East, especially now in Syria.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:52
U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland says there is no doubt that the Georgian-U.S. partnership will continue and it will become even stronger.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:49
Britain launched its first drone strike in Iraq against Islamic State (IS) fighters at the weekend, the government said on Monday, saying a Hellfire missile had been fired at militants laying improvised explosive devices.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:47
US troops have deployed to Iraq’s frontline western province of Anbar for the first time in the fight against Islamic State jihadists, with 50 preparing the way for a larger contingent, the Pentagon said Monday.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:44
The OSCE representative on freedom of the media has called on authorities in Azerbaijan to stop their crackdown on independent media and rights activists.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:44
The Islamic State threat has delayed the initial delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Iraq, the Defense Department announced Monday.
The first Iraqi-purchased F-16s will be sent to Tuscon, Arizona, instead of Balad Air Base, Iraq, DoD spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren said in a news release.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:42
Armenia's Defence Minister, Seyran Ohanyan, visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on 10 November 2014 for discussions on the current security situation and the interoperability of Armenian Armed Forces with NATO.