Posts in category International

I recently returned from giving the keynote address at the 1st International Conference on Deltas and Rivers in Africa with the theme: From Vulnerability to …

Recently I took a DNA test to determine where my ancestors come from in the world. I was prompted in large part by the frequent …

HAVANA — Three Chinese naval ships have arrived in Cuba to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Communist Party-ruled countries. The visit …

  By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) – Already a done deal in Congress, the Iran nuclear agreement is gaining more momentum. Former Secretary of State …

By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared Monday that Russian aggression in Ukraine has only reinforced the unity of …

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration escalates economic sanctions on Russia and weighs military support to Ukraine, it has revved up a …

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Germany will not provide weapons to Ukraine and supports negotiations and a diplomatic solution to the conflict between the government in Kiev …

Orleus Louima made his way from Haiti to the United States by way of the Bahamas in 1989. While riding the bus during a 2007 …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Jean-Claude Duvalier, who presided over what was widely acknowledged as a corrupt and brutal regime as the self-proclaimed “president for life” …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in 2007 he would shed any investments that conflicted with Republican positions on hot-button domestic and foreign …