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Nicaragua Withdraws Social Security Changes That Sparked Unrest

6:58am April 23, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The president of Nicaragua has recalled a welfare overhaul package that started days of protests. The Nicaraguan Human Rights Office says at least 25 people have been killed in the protests.

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Survivors Of Attack On Douma Exiled To Camps In Northern Syria

6:10am April 23, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

As international inspectors examined Douma, Syria, the Assad regime is holding firm in its denial of a chemical weapons attack that killed scores of civilians. Survivors are telling their story.

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News Brief: Senate Panel To Vote On Pompeo Nomination, Nicaragua Protests

5:53am April 23, 2018

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state. It appears the panel won't support him. Nicaragua's president withdraws a welfare overhaul that sparked protests.

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Anti-government protesters gather below the one metal tree sculpture remaining after pulling down a second one, a monument that is emblematic of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, at the Jean Paul Jennie round-about in Managua, Nicaragu

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Nicaragua's President Withdraws Social Security Reforms That Sparked Violent Unrest

9:40pm April 22, 2018

by Alexis Diao

A local human rights group says at least 25 people have been killed, and that the government is to blame. Now, President Daniel Ortega has called off the planned changes to the welfare program.

How Does Kim Jong Un Define 'Denuclearization'?

5:11pm April 22, 2018

Korea expert Jean Lee of the Wilson Center tells Michel Martin Kim Jong Un's understanding of "denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula may be very different from what President Trump expects.

An Afghan member of medical staff cleans a stretcher following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens At Voting Center In Afghanistan

2:56pm April 22, 2018

by Alexis Diao

More than 50 people attempting to register to vote have been killed in a suicide blast in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The Islamic State claims responsibility.

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Suicide Blast Kills Dozens At Voter Registration Center In Kabul

12:40pm April 22, 2018

A suicide bomber has targeted a voter registration center in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dozens are dead and more than 100 wounded.

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Dozens Of Protesters Killed In Nicaragua Following Pension Changes

8:13am April 22, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Human Rights groups are accusing the government of Daniel Ortega of using live rounds to quell the demonstrations. The violence was triggered by an unpopular pension overhaul.

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First State Visit: Trump Hosts French President Emmanuel Macron

7:45am April 22, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Macron arrives in Washington on Monday. The two leaders are vastly different, separated in age by three decades and also have opposing political beliefs and styles. Yet, they've formed a bond.

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OPCW Team Visits Syria To Probe Chemical Attack Site

7:45am April 22, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

A team of inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has visited Douma in Syria to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack there two weeks ago.