McClatchy
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 22:00
President Barack Obama will find himself in perhaps the strongest diplomatic position in years for a U.S. leader when he travels to Panama this week, the result of broad, more intense American engagement in a region that’s long seen itself as neglected.
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 06:38
A U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed at least 50 Syrian civilians late last month when it targeted a headquarters of Islamic State extremists in northern Syria, according to an eyewitness and a Syrian opposition human rights organization.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:43
Egypt’s Constituent Assembly on Sunday approved a new constitution that calls for more rights and freedoms even as the reality of an increasingly police-like state played out in the streets.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:06
The trip yielded little that was concrete, however. A rumored $2 billion arms sale that would include MiG-29 fighter jets, combat helicopters and other defense systems, remained unannounced when the trip ended.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:30
The Pentagon has begun a burst of spending in Africa, expanding its main base on the continent and investing in air facilities, flight services, telecommunications and electrical upgrades as the U.S. military deepens its involvement in a region with a rising threat of Islamist terrorism.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 00:00
The leaders of Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela routinely lambaste the United States, concentrate power in their own hands and run roughshod over the news media but retain significant, and even strong, support.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 00:00
Two Cuban MiG-21 jet fighters found aboard a seized North Korean cargo ship three months ago were in good repair, had been recently flown and were accompanied by "brand-new" jet engines.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 08:42
The tribesmen promise more attacks and warn that every army response earns more support for radical groups with links to al Qaida.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 06:21
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence reportedly gave its approval last week to an Obama administration plan to provide weapons to moderate rebels in Syria, but how individual members of the committee stood on the subject remains unknown.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 00:00
The NSA and CIA were using programs called "Prism" and "Boundless Informant" in Latin America.