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Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:00
Regional rights activists investigating the case of 43 missing students in Mexico say they have been unable to interview military personnel.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:29
The Peruvian government has admitted that the Shining Path Maoist rebel group is still in existence. "We cannot say this terrorist group has been exterminated," said Defence Minister Jakke Valakivi. "It is much weakened, of course, but it continues to operate."
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 07:32
The RAF Tornado mission against Islamic State militants in Iraq is to be extended by an extra year, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:52
A month on from the armed attack that killed 38 people, 30 of whom were British, in the resort town of Sousse, the Tunisian government is still grappling with its security responses to the threat of terrorism.
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 06:42
The US has "aided and abetted" the Boko Haram Islamist militant group by refusing to provide weapons to Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari says.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 06:30
The World Bank has pledged $2.1bn (£1.4bn; €1.9bn) to help rebuild north-eastern parts of Nigeria, wracked by years of Boko Haram militancy, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 06:30
Dozens of people in Egypt have apparently disappeared after being detained secretly by security forces, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned.
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 06:46
Chad's former President Hissene Habre has been removed from the courtroom at his trial for crimes against humanity.
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 05:57
An explosion has killed at least 27 people and wounded nearly 100 in the Turkish town of Suruc near the Syrian border, the interior ministry says.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:52
At least two senior commanders from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab have been killed in a drone strike in south-west Somalia, residents say.