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February 20, 2017
John McCain continued his public condemnation of President Donald Trump, slamming the commander-in-chief's assault of the press as a sign…
October 4, 2014
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular
October 10, 2013
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was convicted for sponsoring atrocities in Sierra Leone, will…
September 6, 2013
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's official news agency says former NBA star Dennis Rodman has met leader Kim…
August 12, 2013
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The ex-wife of former Liberian President Charles Taylor said the convicted war criminal made 'the ultimate…
March 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - While many Americans considered the late Hugo Chavez to be an authoritarian dictator and foe of the…
December 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Singer and social activist Harry Belafonte went on MSNBC's 'Politics Nation' last night, hosted by Al Sharpton,…
May 30, 2012
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50…
April 26, 2012
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) - In a historic ruling, an international court convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday of…
February 21, 2012
Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe recently celebrated his 88th birthday by stating that he had 'beaten Christ'...
January 27, 2012
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - Haiti's president suggested Thursday that he might pardon former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, saying reconciliation for his…
December 18, 2011
Kim Jong Il dead at 69. Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital,…
October 26, 2011
In what may well be the most awkward personal moment in U.S. diplomatic history, in her new memoir Condoleezza Rice…
October 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday cast the demise of Muammar Gadhafi as a momentous opportunity for Libya…
August 25, 2011
MSNBC - The former U.S. Secretary of State paid a visit to Tripoli in 2008 during a brief interlude that…
August 25, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - This isn't the first time that an Arab enemy of the U.S. has shown admiration for a…
August 24, 2011
OPINION - Though Farrakhan has been a relevant voice for three decades, it is now time to hold leaders accountable,…
August 23, 2011
OPINION - Gadhafi must now face a reality Africans have been clamoring about for the past fifteen years: that he…
August 22, 2011
CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) - He appealed to Gadhafi to prevent further bloodshed, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic…
August 22, 2011
ROME (AP) - World leaders said Monday the end is near for Muammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's…