Pledging to fix America’s “broken” immigration system, President Barack Obama offered five million undocumented migrants protection from deportation Thursday, allowing families to emerge from the shadows and seek work permits. In a move that infuriated his Republican critics and drew unspecified pledges to counter it, Obama said nearly all undocumented[…]
One of the longest-held prisoners at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay was sent home to Kuwait on Wednesday, the first release based on the determination of a review panel that has been re-evaluating some men previously classified as too dangerous to release. Fawzi al-Odah had been told his[…]
Republicans have made significant gains in mid-term elections, capturing a majority of seats they need to take control of the US Senate. The Republicans padded their control of the House of Representatives by at least 12 seats, and in the big prize of Tuesday’s midterm election they retook the Senate.[…]
The US ambassador to the United Nations has criticised the level of international support for nations hit by Ebola as she begins a tour of west African nations at the epicentre of the deadly outbreak. Samantha Power said before arriving in Guinea on Sunday that too many leaders were praising[…]
Senior US officials have said they are considering an Iraqi request for more American military advisers to help Iraqi security forces in their campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. The request came up in meetings that Antony Blinken, deputy national security adviser, and other[…]
Fidel Castro, the 88-year-old former Cuban leader, has said his country is ready to work with the US in the battle against Ebola, saying that such co-operation would be in the interest of “the peace of the world”. Cuba has already sent 165 doctors and nurses to help fight Ebola[…]
US-led air strikes have killed several hundred ISIL fighters around the Syrian town of Kobane, the US military has said, but cautioned that the town near Turkey’s border could still fall to the Sunni rebel group. The US-led coalition launched about 50 air strikes on the mainly Kurdish town of[…]
US-led air strikes have killed several hundred Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters around the Syrian town of Kobane, the Pentagon said, but it cautioned that the town near Turkey’s border could still fall to the Sunni rebel group. The US-led coalition launched about 40 air strikes[…]
Hunger-striking prisoners who are force-fed at Guantanamo Bay can choose from several flavours for the liquid meal they must ingest, and well-behaved inmates sometimes are force-fed communally, a US court has heard. In a testimony outlining procedures at the US Naval base in southeastern Cuba, government officials described how prison[…]
The United States will announce tightened controls on international travelers in the coming days to prevent Ebola from spreading on US soil, health officials said Tuesday. Since the first case of Ebola in the United States was detected a week ago — a Liberian man in Texas who arrived September[…]
WhatsApp us 