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Cuba, US at odds on ending Havana’s terror blacklist
February 26, 2015
Cuba, US at odds on ending Havana’s terror blacklist
Just two days ahead of a second round of talks on restoring diplomatic ties frozen for five decades, Cuba and…
US official: More moderate Syrians ready to battle Islamic State than expected
February 25, 2015
US official: More moderate Syrians ready to battle Islamic State than expected
Moderate Syrian fighters in greater numbers than U.S. officials had expected are stepping forward to battle Islamic State militants, the…
Bahrain court rejects bail for Shiite opposition chief
February 25, 2015
Bahrain court rejects bail for Shiite opposition chief
A Bahraini court on Wednesday again rejected a request for bail from a Shiite opposition chief whose trial for allegedly…
UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails
February 25, 2015
UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails
Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were…
Sources: Turkish police detain dozens over illegal wiretapping
February 25, 2015
Sources: Turkish police detain dozens over illegal wiretapping
Turkish police have detained dozens of people in the latest raid over illegal wiretapping targeting supporters of US-based Muslim cleric…
Palestinian mosque damaged in suspected West Bank arson
February 25, 2015
Palestinian mosque damaged in suspected West Bank arson
A Palestinian mosque was set alight in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and graffiti in Hebrew at the scene…
EU pushes for tough Paris climate deal – draft
February 25, 2015
EU pushes for tough Paris climate deal – draft
European Union leaders want to enshrine in international law a goal to cut global emissions by 60 percent by 2050,…
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
February 25, 2015
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
At a shelter in Damascus, the strain of life under a crippling siege not far from the Syrian capital is…
Firing squads, blast walls and dangerous diplomacy in Somalia
February 25, 2015
Firing squads, blast walls and dangerous diplomacy in Somalia
A navy flak jacket over his sky-blue shirt, Neil Wigan peered through the bulletproof glass window at six uneven wooden…
Britain to help train Ukrainian army to counter Russian threat
February 25, 2015
Britain to help train Ukrainian army to counter Russian threat
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday Britain would send military personnel to Ukraine soon to help train its army, warning Moscow…