Conflict
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:35
It's not quite as strange as a cannibal-rat-infested ghost ship, but it's still pretty puzzling: The crew of an oil tanker appear to have made themselves, and their vessel, disappear off the coast of Angola for a few days in order to "fake" a pirate attack.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:29
Rebel leader Machar has called on South Sudan to release four additional detainees, as agreed in a tentative peace deal. The men may face a treason trial.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:22
Although the situation has calmed somewhat since the fighting on January 11, and both sides have agreed to pull back their forces, the alleged arrival of Iskandarov adds a potentially dramatic new element into the tense situation.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:17
Over 28 rockets were launched at Israel from Gaza this month, says IDF Spokesperson's Office.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:09
Soon after, around 15 artillery shells fired from Syria landed inside northern Lebanon as Syrian government forces pursued rebels near the frontier.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:51
The United Nations distributed food in the Syrian capital's besieged Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp for a second day Friday in a bid to help tens of thousands of trapped civilians.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:45
The reaction of the Central African Republic to the EU force planned for the crisis-stricken country has been muted. The 600 additional soldiers can hardly be enough to restore order.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:38
Fighters from the Central African Republic's Seleka rebel group violently seized a town north of the capital Bangui Thursday, sending terrorised civilians fleeing, according to military and diplomatic sources.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elman Abdullayev has acknowledged that Baku has only a limited capacity to track the activities of Azerbaijani citizens inside Syria.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:27
Brahimi described 10 areas of “common ground” between the two sides that might provide a little bit of optimism.