Foreign Aid
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 11:48
The House Armed Services Committee discusses possible U.S. military and diplomatic courses of action in relation to the ongoing Syrian crisis.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:18
The US has quietly decided to resume military and economic aid to Pakistan, with plans to send more than $1.6bn within the next few months.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:17
"Thousands of families also remain trapped in other locations across Syria, for example in Nubil, Zahra, old Aleppo town, old Homs town and Hassakeh," she said.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 06:07
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki condemns the Syrian regime's ongoing siege of Ghouta and general actions of violence perpetrated against civilians.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 08:28
A U.S. Navy ship rescued 128 men from a raft after it was spotted in the Mediterranean Sea by a Maltese patrol aircraft, U.S. authorities said, the latest incident in the growing migrant crisis.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 08:17
A US warship has rescued 128 Somali migrants from an inflatable raft that was threatening to capsize in rough seas in the Mediterranean Sea after a request from Malta, officials said Thursday (October 17th).
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 09:12
Mr. Idrissov emphasized the center could be focused not only on Central Asia and Afghanistan, but also the Caucasus, Iran, Pakistan and Mongolia.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 10:04
It pointed to the Damascus suburbs of East and West Gouta, which OPCW inspectors have visited but where MSF said medics report “desperate” drug shortages and cases of malnutrition due to lack of food.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:41
Government opponents say the army’s blockade of the area and its regular shellings and bombings are starving civilians, while Syrian officials say that armed groups, which they call terrorists, are holding civilians hostage.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:25
Some armed groups are reportedly using ransoms from kidnappings to help finance their activities.