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A majority of Guantanamo detainees are likely to be repatriated to their home countries because there is not enough evidence to prosecute them in the United States. Rehabilitation programs can be an effective way to reintegrate former prisoners into society.
The case of Roxana Saberi grows bleaker as the journalist's health reportedly deteriorates as she continues a hunger strike against her imprisonment.
In a twist to the case of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for her rights to be respected, following her eight year sentencing on charges of espionage.
Following a one-day trial in Tehran on charges of spying, journalist Roxana Saberi was sentenced to eight years in prison by an Iranian court, a decision motivated by tensions between Iran's hard-liners and the United States.
China wants to look like a leader at the G20 summit by highlighting the extent of its stimulus package ($586 billion) as well as the relative health of its financial system.
In a debate over the resolution, "America cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran and must go to any lengths to prevent it," panelists discuss the options available to the U.S. in deterring Iranian nuclear aspirations.
President Obama's Nowruz message to the Iranian leadership and people was dismissed by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, but many Iranians appear dissapointed by his response.
With 26 delegations and a daunting list of economic issues to address, next week’s G20 Summit is unlikely to accomplish as much as the world is hoping.
In light of the Obama administration's forecast that the government will borrow $3.7 trillion in the next two years, there are growing concerns over the willingness and ability of global investors to finance American debt.
With Chinese economic growth rates decelerating beyond even the most pessimistic predictions and a leadership succession in three or four years, the CCP is more concerned about quelling internal unrest than engaging with the United States on pressing global issues.