Conflict
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 08:11
The Minsk Group has been encouraged by the November 2013 meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the decrease in incidents in the Nagorno-Karabakh region since that meeting.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 08:09
France talked 'genocide' to advocate peacekeepers. But the term is abused. A longer term solution: local elections, spreading small cash, support of new president Samba-Panza.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 08:07
Armenia's National Security Service (HAAT) said on February 5 that 61-year-old retired police Colonel Khachik Martirosian was arrested in Yerevan on January 31.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:59
In a shocking display of violence that underscores the anarchy in Central African Republic, soldiers and recruits killed a suspected rebel Wednesday with knives and concrete blocks just moments after the president and other VIPs left the area.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:58
Mortar fire from Islamic extremists has pummeled large parts of the Somali capital two nights this week, raising fears among residents of a return to the days of constant conflict and prompting government and security officials to spring into action.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:54
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:54
Manas employees take “strict precautions to ensure appropriate control and disposal of our medications,” the spokesperson added, noting that unwanted or unused medications are incinerated.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:52
The President of Colombia's Congress, Juan Fernando Cristo, was in Washington, DC two weeks ago to promote the idea of a "Plan Colombia II" to lawmakers. This proposed restructuring of aid that would move away from funding security forces, and instead would focus on providing for conflict victims, promoting rural development, ensuring human rights and repairing the justice system.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:51
Uganda seeks to be a regional power, is militarist and prone to adventures. It fought the rebels in S. Sudan and its troops could jeopardize a peace deal there.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:42
When the South African president, Jacob Zuma, returned from the African Union summit last weekend, his press statement said almost nothing that could not have been written before he left.