Putin's Big Speech.. Historic Cuba Deal.. Pakistan's Sorrow

Putin Accuses West Of Trying To Sideline Russia In Major Speech President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fix Russia's economic woes within two years by diversifying away from its heavy reliance on oil and gas and voiced confidence that the plummeting ruble will soon recover. Cuban Beauty How Cuba Changed Colombia's Government Rebuffs FARC Rebel Truce Colombia's government has rebuffed a unilateral truce declared by the country's largest rebel group, saying conditions demanded by the guerrillas' are unacceptable until a peace deal is reached. Continue reading Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen Kidnap Over 100 Women, Children In Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped more than 100 women and children and killed 35 people during a Sunday raid on the remote northeast Nigerian village of Gumsuri, a security source and resident said on Thursday. Continue reading Alan Gross: 'Freedom Is Not Free' Alan Gross emerged Wednesday from five years of captivity in Cuba praising the Cuban people and offering a lesson he said he learned: Freedom is not free. Continue reading U.S. Officials Determine North Korea Is Behind Sony Hack: Reports U.S. officials have determined that hackers working for North Korea are behind the Sony Pictures Entertainment attack, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday. Continue reading This Is The Biggest Change To U.S.-Cuba Policy In Most Of Our Lifetimes. Here's What It Means. The Obama administration has long said that it would take more steps to open up Washington’s long-frozen relations with Cuba as soon as the country released a U.S. government contractor jailed their since December of 2009. Continue reading On The Blog: Pakistan Must Discard Its 'Good Taliban, Bad Taliban' Narrative Although Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has termed the Peshawar attack a national tragedy, announced three days of national mourning and promised to eradicate the terrorists, real change won't occur unless Pakistan discards the "good Taliban, bad Taliban" narrative and moves to decisively uphold the rule of law. Continue reading