Conflict
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:59
Humanitarian workers in Katanga province in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo have said over 60 villages were razed down in the province in the last five months.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:59
A court in Kazakhstan began the retrial Monday in the case of a former senior Senate official accused of ordering the high-profile murder of a leading opposition figure.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:58
Today, at a meeting of parliament’s defense committee, Kyrgyzstan’s deputy prime minister for security issues, Tokon Mamytov, defended the decision to kill all the suspects.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:46
The apparently steady weapons flow contrasts with the situation last summer, when lethal U.S. aid to the Syrian rebels dried up for a time due to congressional reservations.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:39
He called for the government of President Bashar al-Assad to approve immediately the full list of proposed convoy movements requested by the United Nations to the Old City of Homs, Mouadamiyah, Douma, Yarmouk, Mleiha, and Barzeh.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:34
“The humanitarian discussions haven’t produced much unfortunately,” Mr. Brahimi told reporters at the end of Monday’s discussions, citing “all sorts of problems,” including the presence of snipers.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:30
The main Shia opposition political grouping, al-Wefaq, meanwhile claims Abbas died as a result of "savage" torture during his detention.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:24
Syria peace talks resumed with the UN hoping to break a deadlock over a possible transitional authority but the opposition said an afternoon session was cancelled after the government refused to discuss it.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 10:57
The Bashar faction of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM-Bashar) announced the suspension of its joint Darfur peace committee with the government on Thursday, while criticising the Darfur Peace Agreement Follow-up Office of "delaying the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement".
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 10:54
On Saturday, two Sukhoi jet fighters attacked Kauda town in Heiban locality with 48 rockets. The secretariat of the locality’s Education Office and the Kauda Teacher Training Institute were severely damaged by 32 bombs.