October 16, 2018 Cuban dissident who carried lengthy hunger strike freed after US call for release A Cuban dissident group said Tuesday the island's government has released Tomas Nunez Magdariaga, who had carried out a lengthy hunger strike to protest his imprisonment.
October 15, 2018 Iranian papers: US sanctions violate Iranian human rights Several Iranian reformist newspapers on Monday published a rare joint editorial criticizing U.S. sanctions against the country and asking "world journalists" to defend Iranian human rights.
October 15, 2018 Germany preparing to deport convicted Sept 11 suspect A Moroccan man convicted of helping Mohamed Atta and the other Hamburg-based Sept. 11 suicide pilots as they plotted their attacks on New York and Washington was being deported Monday from Germany to his native country.
October 15, 2018 Syria's key border crossings with Jordan, Israel to reopen Jordan and Syria have agreed to reopen a vital border crossing between the two countries, three years after the commercial lifeline fell to rebel groups and traffic was halted.
October 15, 2018 When embassies become places of terror, not sanctuaries Embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions worldwide are often considered places of sanctuary, however, not all have been impervious to horrific incidents.
October 15, 2018 AP Explains: What's known about Saudi writer's disappearance Veteran Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared almost two weeks ago while on a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, sparking an international uproar involving the kingdom, Turkey and the United States that remains unresolved.
October 14, 2018 Korean gov't ministers meet to discuss post-summit specifics The rival Koreas are holding high-level talks Monday to discuss further engagement amid a global diplomatic push to resolve the nuclear standoff with North Korea.
October 14, 2018 Memory of slain councilwoman honored in Rio de Janeiro Thousands of people gathered in Brazil's second largest city Sunday to honor the memory of a councilwoman and human rights activist who was shot to death seven months ago.
October 14, 2018 Migrant caravan swells in Honduras as group nears Guatemala Hundreds more Hondurans have joined a caravan of migrants moving toward the country's border with Guatemala in a desperate attempt to flee poverty and seek new lives in the United States.
October 14, 2018 State TV broadcasts in Syria's east for 1st time in years Syrian state terrestrial TV station resumed broadcasting to the eastern city of Deir el-Zour and surrounding areas for the first time in seven years, pro-state TV reported Sunday, the latest in government efforts to restore normal life to areas it has recaptured from armed groups.
