World May 23 President Obama Goes to Europe: Track His Trip President Obama will spend this week in Europe, meeting with dignitaries in Ireland, England and Poland. He'll break away for the G8 summit in France, where he's expected to ask for a financial plan to help struggling democracies Egypt and…
World May 19 Obama Lays Out U.S. Policy on Arab World Amid Uprisings With a backdrop of continuing anti-government protests in the Arab world and criticism from some corners over a perceived uneven U.S. response, President Obama said in a major policy speech Thursday that the U.S. would use its influence and economic…
World May 18 U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Syrian President al-Assad The Obama administration issued sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday in response to the continued violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in the country.
World May 18 Four Foreign Reporters, Including GlobalPost’s Foley, Freed in Libya GlobalPost freelance contributor James Foley and three other foreign journalists were released Wednesday from a detention facility in Libya, where they had been held for over a month for working in the country without a visa.
World May 18 Al-Qaida Leaders: Dead or Wanted The hunt for top-level al-Qaida members continues in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death. We profile a selection of senior terrorist leaders who were captured or killed, and others who are still on the lam.
World May 17 Queen’s Visit to Ireland Shows Improved Relations with Britain Queen Elizabeth II began her visit to Ireland doing something many Irish thought they would never see -- laying a wreath at the memorial to those who died fighting for the country's freedom from British rule.
World May 16 World Week Ahead: Obama’s Mideast Speech; Reports From Bahrain Amid continuing protests in the Middle East and following the departure of his Mideast envoy, President Obama plans to deliver a policy speech on the region on Thursday. We'll provide full coverage along with a series of on-the-ground reports from…
World May 13 Some Bright Spots Amid Worries in Japan’s Quake Recovery This week, the first group of 100 people were allowed to return to their homes within the restricted zone circling the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Japan and retrieve some of their cherished possessions.
World May 11 Detained GlobalPost Reporter ‘Treated Well’ in Libya, Visitor Says Our partners at GlobalPost reported Wednesday that their freelance contributor James Foley and another Western journalist detained with him in Libya, Claire Morgan Gillis, were allowed a visitor who said they were in good health and were being treated well.
World May 11 Q&A: In Syria, Destroying the Country to Save the Regime? The Syrian government stepped up its campaign to quash a seven-week uprising Thursday, reportedly using tanks to fire on cities. We asked Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the government's actions.