Obama acts to remove Cuba from terror list
President Barack Obama recommended Tuesday that Cuba be removed from the U.S. government's list of state sponsors of terrorism. Long sought by the Cuban government, Obama's decision, expected for weeks now, will likely expedite plans to re-establish embassies in both Washington and Havana.
Obama downplays Russia weapons system sale to Iran
President Barack Obama on Friday downplayed the significance of Russia's recent announcement that it would sell a missile-defense system to Iran, despite the White House having pressured Moscow since 2009 to refrain from making the transfer and having long seen limiting Tehran's military capacity as a key strategic objective.
Carter: Iraqis showed 'no will to fight' in Ramadi
Defense Secretary Ash Carter, in his first comments since the key town of Ramadi fell to ISIS, blamed the weak state of Iraq's military as one major reason for the city's fall, in an exclusive interview on CNN's "State of the Union" aired Sunday.
Hospital refuses to allow police to interrogate Salah Uddin.
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences in Shillong had not allowed the East Khasi Hills police investigators to interrogate Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salah Uddin Ahmed considering his physical condition.
Khaleda arrives at court.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived at the makeshift court in the capital’s Bakhshibazar on Monday morning.
Mass graves of migrants found in Malaysia
Mass graves feared to contain bodies of Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants and suspected human trafficking detention camps have been discovered in Malaysian towns and villages bordering Thailand,
PM for steps against those trying to go abroad illegally
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said steps needed to be taken against those trying to go abroad illegally risking their lives and the middlemen as they were tarnishing the country’s image abroad.
Peru declares state of emergency over mining violence.
Peru declared a state of emergency in two provinces starting Saturday after protests against a mining project turned violent."The government has announced a declaration of a state of emergency in all the districts in Islay,
Ireland votes overwhelmingly in favor of same-sex marriage.
Same-sex couples will soon be able to walk down the aisle in the Emerald Isle.Voters in Ireland overwhelmingly chose to change their nation's constitution Friday, becoming the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage through popular vote.
Iraqis launch counterattack against ISIS near Ramadi.
After days of ISIS fighters advancing east out of Ramadi, an alliance of Iraqi forces opposed to the terror group have launched a counterattack -- hoping to push them away from a key Iraqi military base and the country's capital.
