Cuba accuses US of helping dissidents access internet
Cuba has accused the United States of helping Cuban dissidents access the internet as part of a campaign to undermine the communist government. In a foreign ministry statement, Cuba said the US was "promoting... financing and supplying" opponents of the government using "diverse media". It blamed staff at the US Interests Section at the Swiss embassy in Havana.
Jordan frees Al Qaida operative tied to killing of U.S. envoy
Jordan, regarded as one of the most pro-American states in the Middle East, has pardoned an Al Qaida operative linked to the assassination of a U.S. diplomat. King Abdullah issued a decree that freed six Al Qaida operatives jailed for plotting attacks on Western and other targets in Iraq and Jordan.
Syria conflict: Rebels may have committed war crime - UN
A video appearing to show Syrian rebels murdering soldiers or pro-government militiamen could be evidence of a war crime, the UN has said. The footage shows gunmen beating and shooting a group of prisoners who were cowering on the floor.
Iran Sanctions Take Unexpected Toll on Medical Imports
Sitting on one of the many crowded benches in the waiting room of the International Red Crescent’s pharmacy in central Tehran, Ali, 26, was working his phone. After nearly six weeks of chasing down batches of Herceptin, an American-made cancer medicine, Ali, an engineer, was wearing out his welcome with friends and relatives in other Iranian cities, who had done all they could to rustle up the increasingly elusive drug.
Storm Sandy: New York marathon cancelled after protests
This year's New York City marathon has been cancelled in the aftermath of the super storm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced. In a statement, he said: "We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it."
Europe still biggest headwind to global recovery: U.S.
Europe's financial crisis remains the biggest hurdle to global economic recovery and will be in focus at a meeting of world finance chiefs in Mexico City this weekend, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Friday.
Battered by storm, Staten Islanders feel forgotten
Gazing at her bungalow, swept from its foundation and tossed across the street, Janice Clarkin wondered if help would ever come to this battered island off the coast of Manhattan.