Conflict
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:33
“During the operations in the Al-Hosn area, armed men [rebels] tried to flee for Lebanese territory. They fell to an ambush laid by the army, and 11 armed men were killed,” the source told AFP.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:31
Lebanon's frontier towns, often used by rebels to recuperate, have been increasingly drawn in to the Syrian war, and have recently been bombarded by Syrian helicopters and rockets.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:04
The High Representative and Commissioner note with regret that the verdicts against Mr Mammadov and Mr Yaqublu appear politically motivated, contrary to Azerbaijan's international commitments as a member of the Council of Europe.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 09:12
Press Secretary Jay Carney addresses the suspension of Syria's embassy in Washington DC.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:40
Humanitarian access was allowed into Syria’s besieged Yarmouk refugee camp on Tuesday after a two-week halt, according to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA).
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:37
Al-Qaeda appears to be steadily building its support networks and capacity in Lebanon, where fears are growing that a new influx of militants from the Syrian border region could bolster the terror group’s ranks and stoke instability.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:35
African peacekeepers on Monday announced the seizure of a large weapons cache near Bangui airport in the capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:33
External efforts to implement disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo fail regularly. Today, IRIN explains why this is the case and how a current DDR initiative could reverse this pattern.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:31
The attacks appeared to be the most intense exchange across the cease-fire line since the Syrian civil war began three years ago and raised the stakes along a frontier that has been mostly quiet for 40 years.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:30
Residents of the areas of Malawi and Foda, west of Mellit town, were killed, injured, and abducted in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on their villages on Monday and on Tuesday morning.