US & Canada
Women protest in Canada for topless rights
Dozens of topless women — and men — attended a "Bare With Us" rally Saturday meant to educate the public about women\'s ...Bush does first Spanish-language TV interview of campaign
In his first Spanish-language television network interview since launching his 2016 presidential campaign, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush fielded questions ranging from ...Canada approves abortion pill, joining 60 other countries
Canada has approved the use of the abortion pill mifepristone after three years of tests, the ministry of health said Thursday.US, Turkey join forces to drive Islamic State from Syria
The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State jihadists from northern Syria, senior US officials said, as ...Obama urges Ethiopia to improve record on political freedoms
U.S. President Barack Obama told Ethiopia\'s leaders on Monday that allowing more political freedoms would strengthen the African nation, which had already ...Obama in Ethiopia, focus on South Sudan peace bid
Barack Obama on Monday officially begins a two-day visit to Ethiopia, the first-ever trip by a US president to Africa\'s second-most populous ...US air strike kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Afghanistan
A US air strike in Afghanistan killed a senior Al-Qaeda commander in charge of suicide bombing and two other militants, the Pentagon ...U.S. defense chief makes surprise visit to Iraq
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Thursday to assess the campaign against Islamic State, as Iraq ...Somali, AU troops capture key Shebab stronghold
Somali government troops backed by African Union forces on Wednesday captured the Shebab stronghold of Bardhere, one of the last key bases ...U.S. imposes sanctions on Hezbollah officials for Syria support
The U.S. government on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three leaders of the militant group Hezbollah and a businessman in Lebanon, saying they ...




