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Protest Erupts in Turkey Following Suicide Bombing

Basin Foto Ajansi/LightRocket via Getty Images(ISTANBUL) — Turkish authorities on Monday fired water cannons and tear gas at protesters who were blaming the government for the recent bombing on its border with Syria. The demonstrators gathered at a popular square in Read More

Everyday Cubans Greet US Detente with Open Arms

iStock/Thinsktock(HAVANA) — Plying the streets of Havana this past week, most ordinary Cubans like state-employed waitress Yileivi Cruz seemed to support détente with the United States. Taxi drivers, street venders, bar tenders and shoppers expressed delight Read More

Four Italian Workers Kidnapped in Libya

iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — Four Italian construction workers have been kidnapped in Libya near a compound owned by the oil company Eni in the Mellitah region, according to a statement released by Italy’s foreign ministry on Monday. The men, who work for the Read More

Diplomacy Restored as US Embassy Opens in Cuba

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and Cuba will formally restore diplomatic ties Monday after more than 54 years apart. Before dawn, a worker at the U.S. State Department quietly raised a red, white and blue Cuban flag, while in Cuba the former U.S. Read More