March 16, 2016
President Obama to Nominate Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
President Obama on Wednesday will nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, two Democratic sources tell ABC News. Garland is a judicial moderate who currently serves as chief judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The president is expected…
March 16, 2016
Suspect killed in anti-terror operation in Brussels
One suspect has been shot dead, officials say, and as many as two others are said to be on the run after a counter-terrorism raid in Brussels.The suspects were believed to have been barricaded in a flat after earlier firing shots at the police. Four…
March 15, 2016
World Travel Awards 2016 nominees unveiled
World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed the nominees for its Grand Tour 2016, with thousands of hospitality leaders from across the globe in the running for the prestigious titles. Voting is now underway ahead of the Latin America, Europe, Caribbean…
February 29, 2016
Syria conflict: Russia ‘steps up air strikes’ ahead of truce
Russian jets are reported to have intensified attacks on Syrian rebel positions, hours before a cessation of hostilities is due to come into force. Russia said it was continuing to bomb "terrorists" in parts of Syria.Meanwhile, almost 100 rebel…
February 25, 2016
Trump Looks for Momentum Boost on Super Tuesday
Republican front-runner Donald Trump is on a roll, and the Super Tuesday contests on March 1 could turn the GOP presidential nomination race into a rout. Polls show Trump ahead in most of the 12 Republican contests on Super Tuesday. The exception is…
February 23, 2016
Guantanamo Prison Undermines National Security says President Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his administration's plan for closing the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying the facility "does not advance our national security, it undermines it." "If, as a nation, we don't deal with…
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…