The most dangerous chemicals in Syria’s stockpile have been loaded onto a Danish ship to be destroyed.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The first batch of Syrian poison gas precursor chemicals was loaded onto a Danish cargo ship and taken out of the war-torn country Tuesday — a week later than initially planned, the United Nations announced. The announcement that the raw materials had been loaded onto the ship at Syria's Latakia port marked a
Kerry ” very concerned” about recent takeover of Fallujah and Ramadi by al-Qaida and affiliate.
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States will support Iraq's fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who have overrun two cities, but won't send in American troops. Kerry said the militants are trying to destabilize the region and undermine a democratic process in Iraq, and that the U.S. is in
According to a U.N. report, nearly 8,000 Iraqi civilians died in violence last year.
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations said Wednesday that violence claimed the lives of 7,818 civilians in Iraq in 2013, the highest annual death toll in years. Over eight months of escalated violence has sparked fears that the country may be returning to the widespread bloodshed of 2004-2007 that saw tens of thousands killed each year. Death
While auto, electronics and agriculture sectors in Mexico have grown, a majority of Mexicans have seen little benefit in income.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Looking around a Mexico dotted by Starbucks, Wal-Mart and Krispy Kreme outlets, it's hard to remember the country before the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has dramatically expanded consumer choice and trade since it took effect 20 years ago on Jan. 1. While it changed the country in some fundamental ways, the
After having endured several nasty episodes of criminality by U.S. servicemen on its citizens, many residents want the base gone entirely.
With diplomatic stakes high, the governor of Okinawa approved a measure on Friday that will allow the relocation of a controversial U.S. Marine base -- infamous locally for crimes committed by U.S. serviceman that include rape and gang rape -- to another part of the strategic island. Despite overwhelming sentiment from the island’s 1.4 million
Angered by strikes, protesters continue to block main supply road for Afghanistan-bound NATO trucks.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suspected American drone fired two missiles at a home in a northwestern tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, killing at least three foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said Thursday. The U.S. authorities often target Taliban, al-Qaida and their Pakistani supporters in the country's tribal
