Conflict
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:57
A source told the BBC that after halting the dialogue, the Khalifas had come under "intense" pressure from Western allies to get it back on track.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:56
Exile leaders believe they gained a measure of much-needed credibility at home and abroad, as they stuck to core messages,
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:47
But sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday that Damascus had given up less than 5 percent of its chemical weapons arsenal and would miss next week's deadline to send all toxic agents abroad for destruction.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:43
The Syrian government has been "deliberately and unlawfully" demolishing thousands of homes, a new report by Human Rights Watch says.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:41
Seven men detained for allegedly plotting a coup in South Sudan were flown to Kenya and granted political asylum, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:31
The recent escalation, with deaths on both sides, damages prospects for peaceful settlement, Warlick wrote on Twitter.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:16
This situation is providing the back drop for the discussions that continue between the two sides. The meeting of the two foreign ministers held in Paris last week shows that at least the lines of communication remain open.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:15
Strategic acceleration of tensions is a tactic used to influence the dynamics of the negotiation that will shape the management of the historical conflict.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:09
In a statement issued late on January 28, the ministry said a shoot-out occurred between Azerbaijani forces and a group of Armenian saboteurs along those countries' mutual border.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 07:58
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says the Somali military and African Union peacekeepers will soon launch operations against al-Shabab in areas still under the militant group’s control. Hassan also welcomed the addition of Ethiopian troops into the AMISOM force.