International Community
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
Today the Venezuelan government officially exits the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, one year after denouncing it.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
President Nicolas Maduro tweeted that the court is "a tool to protect US geopolitical interests" and "harass progressive governments."
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
Human rights organizations have also criticized Venezuela's exit, saying the move will foment impunity and corruption.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
Venezuela ha recibido 15 condenas en la corte por ejecuciones extrajudiciales por parte de policias y militares, destituciones irregulares de funcionarios y violaciones a la libertad de expresion.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:13
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto formed an army prior to the elections in 2007 "to go to war for him", the prosecution has alleged at his trial.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:08
Regional delegates to a peace conference for the Democratic Republic of Congo said all parties to the conflict should exercise maximum restraint.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:47
This is the first of a two-part investigative series on U.S. and French counterterrorism efforts in Niger. Part I examines Niger's emergence as a target of terrorist groups active in the Sahel region. Part II will examine the growing U.S. security presence in Niger, and the nascent tensions with France over how best to counter terror and bolster Niger's security.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:44
NAMIBIAN Defence Force (NDF) members are part of 800 soldiers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s special forces participating in a five-week long warfare simulation exercise in the desert around Walvis Bay.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 08:19
Rouhani told clerics that his government wouldn’t cede “its absolute right” on what he called “the nuclear issue,” AFP reported, quoting the semi-state run Mehr news agency in Iran.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 08:03
An unexpected Russian proposal for Syria to avert a U.S. military strike by transferring control of its chemical weapons appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday.