February 22, 2016
US, Russia Announce Cease-fire Plan for Syria
The United States and Russia have agreed on plans for a cessation of hostilities in Syria, a move that could pave the way for an expansion of humanitarian aid to besieged cities and set the stage for a resumption of talks on a political transition.…
February 9, 2016
UN Warns of Crisis as Syrian Forces Squeeze Aleppo
The United Nations warned Tuesday that if pro-government forces in Syria succeed in encircling the strategic city of Aleppo then up to 300,000 people could be cut off from humanitarian aid. In an assessment of the situation in Aleppo, the U.N. said…
February 3, 2016
Latin Heath Ministers Hold Emergency Zika Meeting
Latin American health ministers agreed Wednesday on a public information campaign and boosted the number of medical workers to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which poses the greatest threat to pregnant women. The 14 officials — including…
February 3, 2016
Obama Reaffirms Religious Liberty in First Visit to US Mosque
President Barack Obama, on his first visit to a U.S. mosque as president, says Americans "too often" conflate Islam with terrorism. "We're one American family," Obama told Muslim-Americans at the Islamic Society of Baltimore. He said the entire…
February 1, 2016
WHO Declares Zika a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization has declared Zika to be global public-health emergency. At a special meeting of researchers and health officials on the virus in Geneva Monday, the WHO said Zika is "public health emergency of international concern."…
January 25, 2016
Trump Surging in Iowa One Week Before Vote
Republican Donald Trump is surging in Iowa with a week to go before the first votes are cast in the 2016 U.S. presidential election process. A Fox News poll shows Trump moving into a big lead over Texas Senator Ted Cruz by a margin of 34 to 23…
January 25, 2016
European Youth Turn Against Immigration
Opinions of young Europeans appear to be hardening toward immigration. Ask them about their lives and talk quickly turns to the challenge of finding jobs and the threat of Europe being overrun by migrants. In Hungary, Kitti, a 28-year-old sports…
January 14, 2016
NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX
NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY 2016. ... ALEX CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... ... EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AZORES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... AT 5AM EDT,…
January 13, 2016
Obama tasks Biden with ‘moonshot’ bid to cure cancer
The United States will launch a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, assigning his deputy Joe Biden to lead the effort. Comparing the scale of the challenge to the successful US mission to put an astronaut on…
January 11, 2016
73rd Annual Golden Globe Winners
Here are the winners at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, held Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, in the order they were announced: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Kate Winslet,…