Author: Reuters
Putin gives go-ahead to Belarus airbase plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the establishment of an airbase in neighboring Belarus, the latest move by Moscow to project its military power abroad.
Japan enacts bills easing pacifist constitution's limits on military
Japan's parliament voted into law on September 19 a defense policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to loosen the limits of the pacifist constitution on the military.
US sees military talks with Russia on Syria as important next step: Kerry
US President Barack Obama believes that holding military talks with Russia on Syria is an important next step and hopes they will take place very shortly, Secretary of State John Kerry said on September 18.
US moves to open up business with Cuba
The United States has issued regulations easing restrictions on American companies seeking to do business in Cuba and opening up travel in the latest move to normalize relations with the Communist country.
Croatia overwhelmed by flood of migrants, EU calls summit
Croatia threatened to close its border with Serbia on September 17 as migrants fled from overwhelmed police, trekked through fields and tried to steal into Slovenia by train in a desperate march westwards that is sowing discord and recrimination in Europe.
Chileans pick through debris after powerful quake; 11 dead
Residents sifted through rubble on September 17 and saved what they could from homes destroyed by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in central Chile that killed 11 people, forced 1 million from their homes and sent giant waves crashing into coastal areas.
Powerful quake hits off coast of Chile, evacuations ordered
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on September 16, shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and generating a tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and French Polynesia.
Cuba's Raul Castro to address UN on Sept. 28
Cuba's President Raul Castro will address the UN General Assembly in New York on September 28, Havana confirmed on September 16, but there was no mention of another possible meeting with US President Barack Obama.
Colombia, Venezuela leaders to meet Sept. 21 over border dispute
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on September 16 that he will meet his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, next week in Ecuador to discuss a border dispute that has soured relations between the South American neighbors.
Hungary shuts EU border, taking migrant crisis into its own hands
Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the European Union on September 15, taking matters into its own hands to halt Europe's influx of refugees.
