Conflict
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:59
Intra-Shiite violence breaks out in Karbala between supporters of Shiite leader Mahmoud al-Sarkhi and security forces.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:22
Israel and Hamas escalated their military confrontation on Tuesday, with Israel carrying out extensive air attacks in response to heavy rocket fire and authorizing a major call-up of army reserves for an extended campaign against militants in Gaza.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:11
Yemeni Shiite rebels seized control Tuesday of the northern city of Amran, near the capital Saana, after three days of fierce fighting, an official said, according to Agence France-Presse.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:10
Syria's Western-backed opposition, the National Coalition, elected Hadi al-Bahra, chief negotiator at the Geneva peace talks, as its new president on Wednesday after a three-day meeting in Istanbul.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:08
"Nos reunimos en Cartagena Bill Clinton (presidente de Estados Unidos, 1993-2001), Felipe González (presidente del gobierno español, 1982-1996) Ricardo Lagos (presidente de Chile, 2000-2006), Tony Blair, primer ministro del Reino Unido, 1997-2007) y yo."
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 07:52
La ponencia de Alberto Rojas propone que desmovilizados de las guerrillas y los paramilitares e incluso agentes del Estado condenados puedan participar en política, siempre y cuando cumplan ciertas exigencias.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 06:46
Kenya's opposition leaders demanded on Monday the country withdraw troops from Somalia after a spate of bloody attacks by militants at home, but dropped a demand for talks with the government.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 06:41
The Bahraini government declared a visiting senior U.S. diplomat persona non grata Monday after he met with representatives of a Shiite opposition party, and it took the highly unusual step of demanding his immediate departure from the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 11:53
This week, ISIS continues to consolidate power in the Middle East, declaring itself a state; Iraq’s neighbors are bolstering security along their borders; and violent clashes erupted in Jerusalem over the revenge killing of an Arab teen.
Another 200 U.S. troops were authorized for deployment in Iraq, bringing total deployments in June to 775 U.S. personnel
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 09:46
Clashes between Shiite rebels and tribesmen allied with the government have killed at least 35 people and wounded 40 others in some of the fiercest fighting to hit the country in months, a Yemeni security official said Sunday.