First US cruise in decades arrives in Havana
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that…
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Czech: EU, Turkey reach breakthrough deal on migrant crisis
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS The European Union and Turkey have reached a landmark deal to ease the migrant crisis and give Ankara concessions on better EU relations, The Czech prime minister…
House tightens controls on visa-free travel to US
By ERICA WERNER Driven by the Paris terror attacks, the House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to tighten controls on travel to the U.S. and require visas for anyone who’s been in…
Fearing Ebola, N. Korea bars tourists from capital marathon
By ERIC TALMADGE Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events — the annual Pyongyang marathon — because…
Lebanon imposes rules limiting entry of Syrians fleeing war
Lebanon began imposing unprecedented restrictions Monday on the entry of Syrians, as the tiny country with a fragile sectarian balance struggles to cope with well over a million refugees fleeing…
Analysis: US was at odds with world over Cuba policy
By JULIE PACE and MATTHEW LEE President Barack Obama’s decision to pursue new relations with Cuba was driven in part by a stinging realization: Longstanding U.S. policies aimed at isolating…
American couple cleared in daughter’s death leaves Qatar
By ABDULLAH REBHY An American couple cleared of charges in their adopted daughter’s death left the Gulf Arab nation on Wednesday, leaving behind them a nearly two-year saga that climaxed…
Zimbabwe’s president: I’m no British clone
By ANGUS SHAW FILE – In this file photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe inspects the guard of honor during the opening of the first session…