World Politics

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  President Castro Says Cuba Won’t Return to OAS

  Called it "an instrument of imperialist domination" that will never change

  • Posted June 4, 2016
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  Raul Castro Spends 85th Birthday Preparing for Summit

  HAVANA – Cuban President Raul Castro spent his 85th birthday preparing to host leaders...

  • Posted June 3, 2016
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  Haiti Council Starts Deliberating on Possible Election Redo

  Special verification commission recommended throwing out disputed results of last year’s first-round

  • Posted May 31, 2016
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  Stephen Hawking Baffled by Dynamics of Trump’s Popularity

  Says he is a "demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator"

  • Posted May 30, 2016
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  Opposition Candidate Concedes Loss in Dominican Republic

  Ruling party has won four of last five presidential ballots and has controlled Congress...

  • Posted May 17, 2016
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  French Labor Unrest: Tear Gas, Blocked Roads, President Firm

  Protest longer working hours, but President Hollande insists he won't abandon reforms

  • Posted May 17, 2016
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  Protest in Haiti Capital Demands Departure of Interim Leader

  Some demonstrators burned tires and broke car windows

  • Posted May 14, 2016
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  New Brazil Government Aims to Fix Economy

  New acting president promised to support investigation into Petrobras kickback scheme, for which he...

  • Posted May 13, 2016
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  Dominican Republic President Seems Destined for Re-Election

  Polls show the president cruising toward re-election, and he may even win more than...

  • Posted May 13, 2016
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  Brazil’s Senate Impeaches President Rousseff; Trial Ahead

  Move hurls Latin America's largest country into political turmoil just months before it hosts...

  • Posted May 12, 2016