World Feb 03 Why is Turkey attacking northwest Syria? A new front is opening in the Syrian civil war, and a turning point, it seems, is coming for U.S.-Turkey relations.
World Apr 03 Ecuador’s ruling leftist party celebrates win as opposition alleges fraud Ecuador's leftist ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno celebrated a narrow victory Monday following a contentious presidential run-off election, preserving the small, Andean nation's status as one of South America's remaining populist strongholds.
World Mar 15 Bombings, faltering talks mark 6th anniversary of Syrian war At least 40 people were killed in twin bombings in the Syrian capital Damascus and airstrikes in the northwestern city Idlib on Wednesday, the sixth anniversary of the Syrian civil war.
World Mar 01 Julian Assange’s days at the Ecuador embassy may be numbered Depending on who wins Ecuador's presidential runoff in April, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may have to find a new home.
Politics Nov 22 Trump’s vow to repeal Obamacare spurs women’s rush to get birth control Two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, Mary Ellison, a single mother in Champaign, Ill., called her gynecologist’s office to explore her birth control options. "I know what you’re going to ask," Ellison’s gynecologist told her.
Politics Jul 27 3 things to watch for in Tim Kaine’s DNC speech Few people expect Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to steal the show in his first address as the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee on Wednesday night. But the former mayor and governor of Virginia is a formidable speaker in his own…
World Mar 25 Argentine filmmaker remembers his country’s disappeared As President Barack Obama concluded his Latin America trip in Argentina this week, he sought to mend one of the U.S.’s most historically troubled relationships in the region involving the rise of a brutal military regime.
World Dec 10 Argentina’s new conservative president signals end of Peronist populism Argentina’s newly elected center-right President Mauricio Macri signaled his intentions to overturn more than a decade of wide-ranging leftist fiscal and social policies forged by the country’s outgoing Peronist party in his inaugural address Thursday.
World Nov 23 Argentina ousts incumbent presidential party in runoff election In a historic runoff election Sunday, Argentina elected Buenos Aires' pro-business mayor Mauricio Macri over Daniel Scioli, a member of the Victory Front party with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.