Obama Makes Diplomatic Gains at Summit of the Americas
Leaders are hailing efforts by US President Barack Obama to improve relations with regional adversaries voanews.com |
U.N. Penalizes 5 North Korean Companies and Officials
An effort to bring a seemingly unyielding North Korea to heel over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. feeds.nytimes.com |
Castro’s Sister Says She Worked With the C.I.A.
The younger sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro, Juanita Castro, says she collaborated with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency against her brothers' rule in Cuba before going into exile in Miami in 1964. feeds.nytimes.com |
Amsterdam - Aruba Flight Diverted After Bomb Threat
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An ArkeFly flight carrying 235 people from Amsterdam to Aruba in the Caribbean was forced to divert to Ireland on Wednesday after an unruly Dutch passenger made bomb threats during the flight. feeds.nytimes.com |
UN Chief Wants More Police and Troops for Haiti
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he wants to beef up the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti with 1,500 additional police and 2,000 troops to better respond to the massive earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |