Nigerian army says it rescued 178 captives. Freed captives not part of 200+ missing Chibok girls. The Nigerian army says it freed 178 Boko Haram captives. 101 children, 67 women, and 10 men are among the rescued. Captives were held in Borno State, Boko Haram’s stronghold. Boko Haram has killed ~5,500 people since 2014. In April, Nigeria elected President Muhammadu …
US flag will fly in Havana for 1st time in 54 years. “A new stage will begin…toward normalization,” Pres. Raul Castro Sources: CNN. NBC. In 1959, Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution. The revolution ousted US-backed President Fulgencio Batista. Castro instituted a socialist state & seized US property. He also executed former officials from President Batista regime. In 1961, the …
Thousands of Rohingya immigrants stranded on boats. Original article on CNN.com (opens in new tab) Myanmar is Buddhist majority with Rohingya Muslim minority. In 2012, ethnic violence between them killed hundreds. Over 100,000 have fled Myanmar (also called Burma) since. Those that remain live in segregated, rural camps & ghettos. Myanmar doesn’t acknowledge the Rohingyas as citizens. Now, thousands are …
Obama asks Congress to remove Cuba from terror list. In the 80’s, Cuba helped armed insurgencies in Latin America. As a result, Cuba is on USA’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. In Dec., Obama said he would normalize relations w/ Cuba. He met with Raul Castro last Saturday in Panama. Last week, the State Dept. said to remove them …
After 50+ years, Cuba/US relations cool Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government in 1959. Cuba and US severed diplomatic and economic ties in 1961. On 12/17, Obama announced they would “normalize” relations. Exactly what that means is still being negotiated. Opening Cuban economy and lifting travel bans are expected. US/Cuba traded prisoners, including American Alan Gross. Dissidents say this legitimizes …
Jeffrey Fowle has been detained since May Jeffrey Fowle was in North Korea on a tourist visa. He intentionally left a Bible on a table at a club. Independent religious activities are illegal in North Korea. Fowle was then detained at a North Korea airport. Fowle has been held in a hotel and allowed to take daily walks. There are …