The stage is set for a final showdown in Ivory Coast after the army chief of staff abandoned strongman Laurent Gbagbo. General Philippe Mangou sought refuge with his family in the South African ambassador’s home on the night of March 30
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Susan Rice: A Voice for Intervention
As Muammar Gaddafi’s troops closed in on the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on March 15, President Barack Obama put the fate of the city’s 1 million residents in the hands of U.N.
Colombia, U.S. sign deal on use of bases
Colombia and the United States signed an agreement Friday that allows U.S.
Video shows hikers’ ‘lightness of heart’ before Iran prison, mom says
On Tuesday, the counter at the Web site Free the Hikers was at 88 days. Switzerland’s ambassador to Iran paid the three a consular visit in September and said they were in good condition, but they have had no direct contact with relatives, the families said in a news release
Iran weighs high-stakes nuclear offer
Two days after negotiators reached a draft agreement over Iran’s nuclear activities, Tehran left it unclear Friday whether it would ultimately sign on. If Iran agrees to the proposal — reached Wednesday at the Vienna headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N
U.S. to shift Sudan policy, pursue greater engagement
The United States will change its policy on Sudan to pursue greater engagement with the Sudanese government and less isolation, senior U.S. officials said Monday
Zakaria: Nobel rewards Obama’s ‘big, bold gambit’
President Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a stunning decision that comes just eight months into his presidency. NEW YORK (CNN) — President Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a stunning decision that comes just eight months into his presidency.
Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa, ‘voice of Latin America,’ dies at 74
Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa, known as “the voice of Latin America” for her songs about the plight of the poor, died Sunday, according to an announcement on her Web site. She was 74
Anti-Islamic film’s maker faces UK ban
A Dutch lawmaker who made a controversial film about Islam planned to travel to Britain on Thursday despite a ban on his entry. Geert Wilders said he was invited to screen his film, “Fitna,” at the House of Lords on Thursday evening, but was informed by the British ambassador to the Netherlands that he would be refused entry because the beliefs expressed in the film would threaten public security
N. Ireland: Teens held over attacks on Romanians
Two teenagers were arrested in connection with the alleged attacks last week on Romanians in Belfast, Northern Ireland, police said. The teenagers, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on charges of provocative conduct