PANAMA CITY – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is nearly forgotten, languishing in a steamy jungle prison near the interoceanic canal while the country enjoys democracy and economic prosperity a…
An Aymara indigenous woman entered her pet in a Christmas costume contest for dogs in El Alto, Bolivia, on Saturday. About 50 dogs participated in the event organized by zoonosis.JUAN…
Frequently criticized as cautious on foreign policy, President Barack Obama’s secret negotiations to overhaul U.S. policy toward Cuba suggest he is willing to make bold and risky moves, if he…
Sonia San Martin holds a sign during a protest in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami on Saturday against President Barack Obama’s plan to normalize relations with Cuba. The executive…
President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving the satirical film, “The Interview,” about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, and he pledged the U.S.…
The idea was to use Cuban musicians “to break the information blockade” and build a network of young people seeking “social change,” documents show. But the operation was amateurish and…
will these songs stick like they did in ’60s?
Giselle Basurto, of Mexico, shops at a Kmart store in New York on Thanksgiving Day. Retailers are reporting that sales are lagging this holiday season because many shoppers took advantage…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government isn’t fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural catastrophe, lacks effective coordination, and, in some cases, is years away from…
“We want Santa to bring snow, soon,” Terry Goodwin said as she hit a ski trail in Anchorage on Thursday near snowmaking machines churning out the white stuff. A picturesque…
A coffee mug from the National Security Agency reveals a message when hot liquid is poured into it, one of the holiday gifts available at federal gift shops.Bill O’Leary/The Washington…
Friends of a Pakistani student who was killed in Tuesday’s Taliban attack on a military-run school offer prayers at his grave in Peshawar, Pakistan. Pakistani warplanes and ground forces killed…
A movie billboard is displayed behind a Sony Pictures Entertainment Studio entrance in Culver City, Calif. Several lawmakers are calling for new sanctions against North Korea, which reports say has…
Taxi drivers wait for clients next to their classic American cars in Havana, Cuba.Ramon Espinosa/Associated Press That’s about to become clear as the Obama administration and the communist government of…
President calls West’s sanctions part of efforts to weaken country
WASHINGTON – The computer files of more than 40,000 federal workers may have been compromised by a cyberattack at federal contractor KeyPoint Government Solutions, the second breach this year at…
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Islamic extremists killed 35 people and kidnapped at least 185 in an attack near the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April, witnesses said…
European companies expected to challenge EU decision
WASHINGTON – Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report. The Death Penalty Information Center,…
