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Red Cross' Guantanamo reports sought in 9/11 case
The International Committee of the Red Cross urged a military judge Tuesday to refuse a request to open its confidential communications with U.S.
WikiLeaks trial focuses Army email list
A huge database of troop names and email addresses an Army private allegedly downloaded to a personal computer could be used by foreign adversaries ...
Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key ...
Officials renew call for closing Gitmo after visit
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and two leading senators on national security reaffirmed their support for closing the U.S.
AG: Won't prosecute reporters for doing their jobs
Attorney General Eric Holder denied Thursday that the Obama administration is killing suspected terrorists with drone strikes to avoid capturing them ...
Gitmo detainees claim genitals being searched
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees urged a federal judge Wednesday to stop what they describe as new "genital searches" for detainees who want to ...
Cubans try out new public Internet centers
Cubans lined up Tuesday to try out computers newly wired to the World Wide Web as authorities began offering Internet at more than 100 public access ...
Raul Castro turns 82, with heir-apparent on deck
Cuba's Raul Castro marked his 82nd birthday Monday in another reminder that time is running out for the aging generation that has led the country ...
US denies Mauritania got 2 Guantanamo prisoners
The United States Department of Defense denied claims by a prisoner's rights group in Mauritania, which announced on Saturday that the U.S.
In Vietnam, a Cuban rat poison finds new market
His wares banned in much of the world, the Vietnamese salesman hawking a rat poison laced with salmonella sought to prove the bait was as safe as ...
Cuban blogger Sanchez back after world tour
Blogger Yoani Sanchez returned Thursday to the island homeland that officially considers her a traitor, concluding a more than three-month ...
Britons on trial in Cuba corruption crackdown
Two British businessmen targeted in a corruption probe in Cuba went on trial Thursday, as authorities continue to press a crackdown on graft that has ...
Colombian rebel rejects peace talks deadline
A leading peace negotiator of Colombia's main rebel group has rejected the government's insistence that talks wrap up by November ahead of national ...
Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected ...
Obama balances threats against Americans' rights
Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, ...
Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones
President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror ...
Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba
A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his ...
4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen ...
AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT community celebrates
A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against ...
Afghanistan's Karzai urges closure of Guantanamo
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday pressed for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama mulls a renewed push before ...
US keeps Cuba on state sponsors of terrorism list
A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes ...
Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day
Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced ...