Conflict
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 08:35
Against the backdrop of the quickly unfolding situation in Ukraine—the annexation of Crimea and the guerrilla war in eastern Ukrainian—there are growing fears in Georgia that Russia will also use similar techniques, including elections or referenda, to annex Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 08:10
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pledged firm support Wednesday for Colombia's newly re-elected leader and the peace process on which he has bet his presidency.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 08:05
"A medida que están ustedes recorriendo la última milla hacia la paz, y van definiendo los términos para sí mismos, a medida que van a llegar al equilibrio justo entre la paz y la justicia, los Estados Unidos los apoyará siempre", agregó el vicepresidente.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 07:02
raq’s ambassador to the United States warned that a Sunni militant group advancing on Baghdad would commit “ethnic cleansing” if President Obama doesn’t quickly intervene to stop them.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/209776-iraqi-envoy-to-us-warns-of-ethnic-cleansing-if-obama-doesnt-act#ixzz355ryTyLE
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:59
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Wednesday upgraded Iraq’s latest crisis to a level 3 humanitarian disaster — its most severe designation — as U.N. officials said they were scrambling to provide basic services while preparing to cope with an estimated 1.5 million displaced people.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:58
Nigeria's top military officer on Wednesday dismissed talk of a possible coup in Africa's most populous nation, which is currently in the grip of a raging Islamist insurgency and unrest.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 07:26
El actual proceso de negociación que adelanta el Gobierno Nacional con la guerrilla de las Farc, y al cual podría sumarse el ELN, con el fin de acabar con el conflicto armado en Colombia, fue la bandera de Juan Manuel Santos
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 06:53
En el monitoreo hecho al cese el fuego decretado por las Farc, el Centro de Recursos para el Análisis del Conflicto, Cerac, no registró acciones violentas por este grupo guerrillero, contrario a lo sucedido con el Eln en Chocó.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 12:25
Iraq's Shi'ite rulers defied Western calls on Tuesday to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the uprising in the north of the country, declaring a boycott of Iraq's main Sunni political bloc and accusing Sunni power Saudi Arabia of promoting "genocide".
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 08:54
Although Bahraini security officials argue that Bahraini Shi'ite opposition leaders are under Iran's influence, the Shi'ites reject this notion, claiming that they are seeking to reverse discrimination and obtain social equality with Sunnis.