Conflict
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:43
Israeli troops shot a Palestinian man to death on Wednesday in an incident the military said was sparked when the man opened fire on soldiers.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:42
While the oil and gas fields are in serious decline, control of them has bolstered the fortunes of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, and the Nusra Front, both of which are offshoots of Al Qaeda.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:36
Syrian peace talks in Geneva appear to have taken a step forward after days of deadlock, as the government delegation announced its "full readiness" to discuss the issue of a political transition.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:32
Mr. Zoubi said the American aid to the rebels, now with explicit congressional approval, contradicted the United States’ role as a sponsor of the peace talks.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 11:10
We again call on the Government of Azerbaijan to uphold its OSCE commitments to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including those related to due process of the law and ensuring transparency and fairness in the judicial process.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 11:08
A grenade blast in a northern Rwandan town wounded at least six people, two of them critically, police said, blaming the attack on rebel forces believed to have bases in eastern Congo.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 10:50
The United Nations on Monday called for tough monitoring of a ceasefire in South Sudan amid new battles between government and opposition forces.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 10:39
In the U.S. military's remarkably globalized world staff, officers deep in a special headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, are organizing training missions over three continents all dedicated to one special place — Africa.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 09:21
Fighters used explosives and heavy guns to attack a village and worshippers during a Christian church service in Nigeria's northeast, killing at least 99 people and razing hundreds of homes, officials and witnesses said.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 09:17
UN intervention is the only way to end the spiralling conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), the heads of the Christian and Muslim faiths in the capital of Bangui have told an international conference.