Conflict
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 08:34
Three blasts rocked the city of Jos in central Nigeria on Tuesday, two local journalists said.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 08:10
The United Nations, which is trying to help resolve the widespread shortage of water in the developing world, is faced with a growing new problem: the use of water as a weapon of war in ongoing conflicts.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 06:56
Each side in the battle has claimed to be the legitimate defenders of the weak Libyan state; Mr. Heftar grandly calls his band “the Libyan National Army.”
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 08:36
El problema con el planteamiento es que la negociación se concentra sobre terceros como si fueran un botín. Tanto el gobierno como las Farc-ep tienen mucho que perder y todo que esconder.
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 07:00
Mr. Abdul Rahman claims to have contacts among government supporters and the security forces, and has provided rare estimates of the toll among pro-government forces: currently 61,170 Syrians, including 37,685 from the military and 23,485 from pro-government militias.
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 06:23
Reached by phone, the justice minister, Salah Merghani, sounded shaken but would not comment on the reports. “My colleagues and I are okay. I can’t really talk. Thank you,” he said.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 14:20
Armenia’s Defense Minister spoke about the incidents at the Line of Contact as well as presented his view about the perspectives of easing the tensions and establishing mutual confidence.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 09:55
Forces loyal to a rogue Libyan general said Sunday they detained the head of the General National Congress after storming the interim parliament in the capital Tripoli.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 09:54
The director of the UK-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, said Gen Ishaq's death was an "important psychological blow" to the regime.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 09:53
The self-declared Libyan National Army, led by a renegade general, told civilians on Saturday to leave parts of Benghazi before it launches a fresh attack on Islamist militants. The warning came a day after dozens were killed in the worst clashes in the city in months.