Author: Paula Arnold

The United Nations has sharply criticized the United States over a series of military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk described the operations as “unacceptable” and called for them to stop immediately, warning that the incidents may constitute extrajudicial killings under international law. […]

Hurricane Melissa has left a devastating trail across the Caribbean, with officials now confirming at least 49 deaths and dozens more missing. The powerful storm slammed several islands with catastrophic winds, flash floods, and landslides before moving northward, its effects still rippling across the region and into parts of the United States. In Jamaica, satellite […]