by Marylin Carino | Dec 17, 2014 | Monitor
International News Coverage The Americas US, Cuba patch torn relations in historic accord Julie Pace and Matthew Lee | Associated Press “These 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked,” Obama said in remarks from the White House. “It’s...
by Marylin Carino | Dec 10, 2014 | Monitor
Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Islamic State suicide bombing kills 12 Shi’ite militia fighters Saif Hameed and Dominic Evans | Reuters A suicide bomb and mortar attack by Islamic State militants killed 12 Shi’ite militia fighters north of...
by Marylin Carino | Dec 3, 2014 | Monitor
ISIS, Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Global coalition stepping up against Islamic State Lara Jakes and John-Thor Dahlburg | Associated Press Islamic State militants invaded Iraq’s west almost a year ago and overran the nation’s second-largest...
by Marylin Carino | Nov 20, 2014 | Monitor
International News Coverage ISIS, Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources Saif Hamid, Raheem Salman, Mark Hosenball, and Dominic Evans | Reuters An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the...
by Marylin Carino | Nov 18, 2014 | Monitor
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader As Iran’s head of state and commander-in-chief, Khamenei is considered the most powerful political authority in the country. Prior to election as the Supreme Leader, he served as President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei...
