March 3, 2017 US says free expression, association on decline worldwide Basic freedoms of expression and association are on the decline around the world, the United States said Friday in a report that warned of worsening conditions for opposition groups and human rights activists.
February 12, 2017 Massive crowd protests Trump, anti-LGBT law in North Carolina A massive crowd took to the streets in North Carolina on Saturday in opposition of President Donald Trump and to a state law limiting LGBT rights for an annual civil rights march.
January 30, 2017 EXCLUSIVE: Amid U.S. immigration uproar, UN set to pick new special advisor on migration as focus for next effort Amid the furor over the Trump Administration’s temporary refugee ban and immigration restrictions, the United Nations is preparing to announce a new top-level official position to advise on international migration issues, internal sources have told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
January 13, 2017 Obama announces end to 'wet foot, dry foot' policy for Cuban refugees The Obama administration is ending the "wet foot, dry foot" policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the United States without visas.
January 13, 2017 Obama signs executive order easing sanctions against Sudan President Obama signed an executive order Friday easing but not eliminating sanctions against Sudan, in an eleventh-hour push to broaden currently limited talks with the long-estranged African government.
January 12, 2017 Obama to ease Sudan sanctions as he leaves office The Obama administration is set to ease sanctions against Sudan and broaden now limited talks with the long estranged African government, a U.S.-designated terrorism sponsor whose leader has been indicted on war crimes charges, The Associated Press learned Thursday.
January 12, 2017 White House facing questions over murky status of 53 prisoners Cuba agreed to free The status of 53 Cuban political prisoners who were supposed to be freed as part of the historic deal thawing U.S.-Cuba relations remains a mystery nearly three weeks after the announcement, prompting criticism from rights groups and lawmakers that the Castro regime is stringing along the White House.
January 12, 2017 US launching complex operation to train, arm Syrian rebels amid airstrikes Newly launched airstrikes in Syria are only one piece of the puzzle in the United States' war against the Islamic State, as the military prepares to launch a complex operation to train and arm Syrian rebels.
January 12, 2017 Assad must go? Obama administration's focus on Syria in doubt as death toll soars The rise of ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq, and the unwillingness of Americans to see their military involved in another foreign conflict, appear to have cooled President Obama's once-strident rhetoric demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "must go" -- even as the death toll in the three-year-old civil war tops 170,000.
January 12, 2017 US under new pressure to absorb Syrian refugees as Europe faces crisis The surge of refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn regions is putting immense pressure not only on Europe but also the United States, as the Obama administration faces calls to take a more active role in the humanitarian crisis.