White House officials detailed the most significant changes to U.S. and Cuba foreign policy in more than 50 years. During a conference call, a senior administration official acknowledged President Barack Obama's commitment to change policies that was originally viewed as a failure at the expense of advancing interests.
The Governor of New York announced Wednesday during a year-end cabinet meeting the state will prohibit fracking for natural gas, citing unresolved health concerns and questionable economic benefits.
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed nine new members to the Vatican's sex abuse commission. The announcement came as the Buenos Aires-born Church leader celebrated his 78th birthday.
President Obama announced the U.S. will re-establish its diplomatic relations with Cuba, and open economic and travel ties between the two nations after a decades-long embargo.
Latin America’s economy has been symbiotically linked to China’s consumption of its natural resources for decades, and now that China is slowing down its purchases, Latin America’s economy must brace itself for the upcoming blow.
The ruble showed signs of recovery Wednesday after the dramatic devaluation the Russian currency had experienced in the previous two days. Vladimir Putin's government pressured exporters not to hoard foreign-currency earnings, and the country's central bank announced measures to support financial stability.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the head monk of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, has entertained the idea that he might be the last Lama to ever hold the sacred title.
The Obama Administration announced this week the opening of the nation's largest family immigration detention center in the rural Southern Texas town of Dilley. The center is being converted from former oil field workers camp and being prepared as authorities brace for another influx of mothers and children from across the U.S. border.
Peruvian anti-terrorist police have arrested a Lebanese national, who is part of Hezbollah, in the capital city. The man initially lied about his nationality but later confessed to being part of the terrorist group.
Hong Kong's leader declared on Monday that the ongoing pro-democracy protests that obstructed the city's roads for over two months have officially come to an end. Police arrested the last remaining demonstrators for refusing to move from a protest site.
According to Mexico City-based news magazine Proceso, Mexican federal authorities may have had real-time information regarding the attack on 43 student teachers by local police and yet did nothing to stop their disappearance or murder.
