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Panama deal allows US to deploy troops to canal
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» PANAMA CITY - US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to reestablish influence over the vital waterway.
Panama's Cortizo wins close presidential vote
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» PANAMA CITY - Social Democrat Laurentino Cortizo won Panama's presidential election Sunday in a close race that saw a large number of voters turn out amid concerns over corruption scandals and the country's image as a money-launderer's paradise.
George HW Bush dies at age 94
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2018
» HOUSTON: George HW Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
Noriega's death closes a chapter in history
New York Times, Published on 30/05/2017
» Manuel Antonio Noriega, the brash former dictator of Panama and sometime ally of the United States whose ties to drug trafficking led to his ouster in 1989 in the largest US military action since the Vietnam War, has died. He was 83.
LA's Skid Row runners find 'home' in jogging team
AFP, Published on 20/12/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Dawn is breaking over downtown Los Angeles as a small group of men and women set off on a six-mile run from Skid Row, the epicenter of the city's homelessness crisis.
Family of Angolan rebel Savimbi sue 'Call of Duty' makers
AFP, Published on 02/02/2016
» NANTERRE (FRANCE) - The children of slain Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi will try to convince a French court Wednesday that the wildly popular video game "Call of Duty" defamed their father by representing him as a "barbarian".
Obama, Castro make history at summit
AFP, Published on 11/04/2015
» PANAMA CITY - US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro shook hands and sat near each other Friday at a historic Summit of the Americas, a new milestone in efforts to end decades of animosity.
Obama, Castro stand together at historic summit
AFP, Published on 11/04/2015
» PANAMA CITY - US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro stood near each other at a historic Summit of the Americas on Friday, marking a major milestone in their efforts to end decades of animosity.
It’s business, stupid
News, Published on 10/02/2015
» The Thai media is still bothered by “the USA” suggesting Thailand has somehow lost it’s way regarding democracy and human rights.
'Call of Duty' blasts past $10 bn in sales
AFP, Published on 21/11/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Blockbuster military shooter video game "Call of Duty" has blasted past $10 billion in lifetime sales, propelled by demand for the latest installment in the 11-year-old franchise.